Is Lishui safe? China travel risk
Is Lishui safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Lishui scores 39/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates China Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 4 Sep 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories). No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Lishui scores 39/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and China (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Lishui: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (76/100) and security (37/100).
A score of 39 is higher than the scores of 50% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the China travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Coordinates 28.4680° N, 119.9230° E place Lishui within Zhejiang at an elevation of 72 meters. Heading to Beijing: 1,312.3 km NNW.
Zhejiang
28.4680° N, 119.9230° E
72 m
Asia/Shanghai
2,116,957
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in China
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tropical Cyclones | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Droughts | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Most tropical cyclone events within 100 km of Lishui happened in July (3 of 3 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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