administration increase from northeast to southwest and there are 3,573 peaks that reach an altitude of or more. The highest mountain in the province, Huangmaojian Peak, is high and located near Lishui. Lishui City covers approximately , of which 88.42% is mountainous. The Ou River flows through the city before emptying in the East China Sea. Lishui has a monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa), with short, mild winters (with occasional frost), and long, very hot, humid summers. The average high in July is and the average low is . The average January high is and the average low in . The highest temperature ever recorded is on July 31, 2003. The coldest temperature ever recorded was on January 16, 1967, and January 16, 1970. Autumn and early winter are the driest times of the year, while from March to June rain falls on more than half of the days. From midsummer on to autumn, typhoons occasionally strike the area. Sports The 19,000-capacity Lishui Stadium is located in Lishui. Part of the seats are covered with a roof. The stadium is used mostly for association football matches and also sometimes for athletics. Transportation and telecommunications Lishui enjoys a convenient telecommunication and transportation network. Lishui uses optical cables and SPCETSS (Stored Program Controlled Electronic Telephone Switching System) to provide the whole prefecture with communication services such as telephone, fax, telegram, internet, and mobile phones. Over of paved roads and highways link every sub-county of the prefecture. These roads, together with the No.330 National Highway and Jinhua-Wenzhou Railway, form the public transportation system of the prefecture. Government and politics Under the guide of the basic line of the third Plenary Session of the eleventh Party Congress, the local government of Lishui has transformed its work priority to economic development. The government put forward a policy where forestry is the top priority, combining food and livestock husbandry, multi-management, comprehensive development and enhanced the agricultural development. In 1985, the local government proposed the guideline of: Emancipate the mind Take a bold reforming attitude Make Lishui more efficient Achieve Double Development Ahead of Schedule Promote the Development of Commodity Economy. In 1991, the whole area set out for the great discussion of open-mind and concept innovation, to develop along the River, to run markets along road and develop industry in town. This has played an active role in the development of the agricultural industry, market