永康，古称丽州，位于浙江省中部的低山丘陵地区。置县始于公元245年(三国赤乌八年)，相传孙权之母吴国太因病到此进香，祈求“永葆安康”而得名。永康市有山清水秀的田园风光和古朴纯正的乡风民俗，是闻名海内外的“五金之都”和旅游胜地。

Yongkang is a county-level city located in the central part of Zhejiang province, People's Republic of China. The county was established in the time of Wu Kingdom (AC 222~280) during the famous Three Kingdoms Period. The Chinese name means "Forever Well-being". In the last two decades, Yongkang has been well known for both its aggressive promotion of tourism and booming economy in hardware manufacturing. It is widely considered as "Hardware Capital of China".