Hefei was named one of the three national garden cities in 1982. Here, the city is embraced in green trees, air is fresh ,flowers are in bloom all the year around, and the landscape features both small hills and large pieces of waters. Here, the green coverage in the urban area takes up 37%, while per capita green area is 8.7 spuare meters. The layout of the city proper featuring "Gardens in the City, and the City in Gardens" is unique in China. The 8.7 km-long RingPark, with a water-and-land area of 137.6 hectares, is just like an emerald necklace around the old urban area and linking the new urban districts.