Huzhou
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湖州 |
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vu ciu (Huzhou dialect)
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Huzhou (Chinese: 湖州; pinyin: Húzhōu; Huzhou pronunciation vu ciu) is a prefecture-level city in northern Zhejiang province of Eastern China. Lying south of the Lake Tai, it borders Jiaxing to the east, Hangzhou to the south, and the provinces of Anhui and Jiangsu to the west and north respectively.
Administration
The prefecture-level city of Huzhou administers six county-level divisions, including one economic development zone and two districts and three counties.
These are further divided into 66 township-level divisions, including 50 towns, 10 townships and six subdistricts.
Location
- Huzhou is in the center of Yangtze River Delta Economic Area, next to Shanghai in the east, on the south beach of Taihu lake—the third big freshwater lake in the China, rejoices Hangzhou in the south and links to Jiangsu and Anhui province in the west.
- The State Way 318 of east-to-west direction, the State Way 104 of north-to-south direction, the Changxing-Huzhou-Shanghai Channel—Eastern Rhine River, Xuancheng-Hanghzou railway—the secondary tunnel in the east of China, Nanjing-Huzhou-Hangzhou express way and Shanghai-Jiangsu-Zhejiang-Anhui express way contributes to a quick and complicated transportation system.
History
- 248 BC, Gucheng County (菰城縣) was set up by the State of Chu.
- 222 BC, Qin Dynasty, Wucheng County (烏程縣) was set up.
- 266, Kingdom of Wu, set Wuxing Shire (吳興郡), its administrative area including the modern Huzhou prefecture city and Hangzhou (杭州), Yixing (宜興).
- 602, Sui dynasty, changed the name of Wuxing to Huzhou (湖州).
- During the Tang Dynasty, Huzhou administered 5 counties: Wucheng (烏程), Wukang (武康), Changxing (長興), Anji (安吉), and Deqing (德清).
- At the beginning of the Song Dynasty, Gui'an county (歸安縣) was divided from the Wucheng county.
- During the Qing Dynasty, Huzhou administered 7 counties: Wucheng, Guo'an, Wukang, Deqing, Changxing, Anji, and Xiaofeng.
- 1949, the People's Republic of China, Huzhou town became the seat of government of the First Special District of Zhejiang, administrative area including the modern Huzhou and Jiaxing prefecture cities.
- 1983, Huzhou prefecture level city was set up.
Economy
- Huzhou is known as the City of Silk, is one of the Four Capital-cities of Silk in China.
- Textiles (especially silk), building materials and agriculture.
Military
Huzhou is headquarters of the 1st Group Army of the People's Liberation Army, one of the three group armies that comprise the Nanjing Military Region responsible for the defense of China's eastern coast and the recovery of Taiwan.
Tourism
The Lotus Garden (pinyin "Lianhua Zhuang") is a small garden located near the city center of Huzhou. It was built in 1924 and features local history, including a Tea House, and ancient stones transferred from TaiHu-Lake Tai. The park is open during daytime hours, free admission, and many local people will have Taiji exercise or Mahjong games. The park has a lake system where Lotus flowers bloom seasonally, and a large Koi pond attraction. Also, pedal boats are available for leisure.
Notable people
- Zhu Zhi 朱治 (156-224) and Zhu Ran 朱然 (182-248), military general for the Kingdom of Wu during the Three Kingdoms era of China.
- Shen Yue 沈約 (441-513), prominent scholar of the Liang Dynasty and author of the Book of Song宋書.
- Chen Baxian 陳霸先 (503-559), founder and Emperor Wu of Chen dynasty 陳武帝.
- Lu Yu 陸羽 (733-804), sage of tea, author of the Classic of Tea.
- Zhao Mengfu 趙孟頫 (1254–1322), great calligrapher in Yuan dynasty.
- Yu Yue 俞樾 (1821–1906), famous scholar.
- Shen Jiaben 沈家本 (1840–1913), Late Qing Chinese scholar and jurist.
- Wu Changshuo 吴昌硕 (1844–1927), great calligrapher.
- Chen Qimei 陳其美 (1878–1916), revolutionary, member of Chinese Tongmenghui. Chen Guofu 陳果夫 and Chen Lifu 陳立夫 are nephews of Chen Qimei.
- Lei Zhen 雷震 (1897–1979), famous politician and political analyst of the Republic of China.
- Dai Jitao 戴季陶 (1891–1949), famous politician of the Republic of China.
- Zhu Jiahua 朱家驊 (1893–1963), famous politician of the Republic of China.
- Qian Sanqiang 錢三强 (1913–1992), famous scientist of great merit in Chinese atomic bomb study; and his father Qian Xuantong 錢玄同 (1887–1939), famous scholar.
- Tu Shou'e 屠守鍔 (1917-), famous scientist and rocket designer.
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