Huizhou


Huìzhōu is a city in southeast Guangdong Province, China. It forms part of the Pearl River Delta megalopolis. Huizhou borders the provincial capital of Guangzhou to the west, Shenzhen and Dongguan to the southwest, Shaoguan to the north, Heyuan to the northeast, Shanwei to the east, and Daya Bay of the South China Sea to the south. The city has about 4.6 million inhabitants and is administered as a prefecture-level city.
In April 2018, the China Daily announced that the world's first automatic rail road was currently under construction between Dongguan and Huizhou. As a pilot project, it would contain ten railway stations, driverless trains and robotic assistance for passengers with luggage and tickets.

History

During the Song dynasty, Huizhou was already a prefectural capital of the Huiyang prefecture, and it was also the cultural center of the region.
The West Lake in Huizhou, formerly known as The Feng Lake. At the age of 59, Su Shi was taken to Huizhou by the imperial government. When he came to visit the Feng Lake in Huizhou, he found it located in the west of the city and was as beautiful as West Lake in Hangzhou. Therefore, he renamed it as the West Lake. In order to solve the traffic problems on both sides of the West Lake, he invested to help build two bridges. Later generations named bridges as the bridge Su Di to commemorate his achievements. And the two bridges in the West Lake becomes one of the eight scenic spots in the West Lake, called "Su Di Play Moon".
Huizhou used to be a prosperous region, specializing in commerce and trading; this changed during the 20th century due to wars. After the 1980s, Huizhou followed the path of nearby Shenzhen and Dongguan and developed as a manufacturing base.

Economy

Located in the Pearl River Delta, Huizhou is one of the 9 prefecture-level cities in the Pearl River Delta Economic Zone. TCL, a major TV and multinational consumer electronics company is headquartered in Huizhou.

Development zones

Huizhou Dayawan Economic and Technological Development Zone

was approved by the State Council in 1993. It had an initial area of, and in 2006, the State Council expanded the zone to in three phases.
Industries encouraged in the zone include Automobile Production/Assembly, Chemical Production and Processing, Electronics Assembly & Manufacturing, and others.

Huizhou Export Processing Zone

Huizhou Export Processing Zone was approved by Guangdong Provincial Government as a subzone of DBETDZ in June 2005. The planned area was. The zone was considered suitable for companies focusing on electronics, auto parts, textiles and chemicals.

Huizhou Zhongkai High-tech Industrial Development Zone

Huizhou Zhongkai High-tech Industrial Development Zone is connected with Shenzhen, Guangzhou and Dongguan by Huizhou-Shenzhen Highway, Guangzhou-Huizhou Highway and Dongguan-Huizhou Highway. Beijing-Kowloon Railway and Huizhou-Aotou Railway also run through the zone, linking it with Beijing, Hong Kong, and other cities along the railway. Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport is a one-and-a-half hour drive from the zone.
Huizhou Zhongkai HIDZ has established electronics, information technology and optical-, mechanical- and electronic-integration as its major industries. It also encourages investment in new materials, telecommunications, and other high-tech industries. The zone is one of the National Electronic Information Industry Bases and National Video and Audio Products Parks in China.

Administration

The prefecture-level city of Huizhou administers 5 county-level divisions, including 2 districts and 3 counties.

Transport

urban center of Huizhou is served by the Jingjiu Railway with two stations: Huizhou West and Huizhou. Huizhou itself is vast as Los Angeles County with sparse rail service as compared with bay peer cities.
Huizhou Pingtan Airport reopened in 2015. Additionally the town is about a one and one half-hour drive by bus from Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport. There are also coach bus services connecting Huizhou with Hong Kong International Airport.
A mass rapid transit linking it to Shenzhen was under construction as of 2011.

Language

The main languages spoken in Huizhou are Hakka Chinese, Huizhou dialect, Hokkien dialect, and Cantonese.

Military

Huizhou is headquarters of the 42nd Group Army of the People's Liberation Army, one of the two group armies that comprise the Guangzhou Military Region responsible for the defense of China's southern coast and its border with Vietnam.

Education

Educational facilities in Huizhou include:
Huizhou is a well-known city of sports in China with the opening of Huizhou Olympic Stadium in 2010.

Climate

Huizhou has a dry-winter humid subtropical climate.

Tourism

Daya Bay

Daya Bay is located to the southeast of Huizhou City, on the South China Sea, with waters covering an area of nearly. There are nearly 100 islands and reefs in the bay. The climate is described as a typical subtropical oceanic climate, with temperatures averaging 21.8 degrees over the year.

Twin towns — Sister cities

Huizhou is twinned with: