Huizhou

Huizhou (Chinese: 惠州) is a city in southeast Guangdong Province, China, forty three miles north of Hong Kong. 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.

This article is about the city in Guangdong. For the historical prefecture in Anhui, see Huizhou, Anhui. For other uses, see Huizhou (disambiguation).
Huizhou

惠州市
Prefecture-level city
Top：Hejiang Attic, Huizhou West Lake,
Middle：Jiangbei skyline, Huicheng District at night
Bottom：Shuangyue Bay
Motto(s): 
A city to benefit people (惠民之州)
Location of Huizhou in Guangdong
Huizhou
Location in China
Coordinates (Huizhou government): 23°06′43″N 114°24′58″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceGuangdong
City1988
Municipal seatHuicheng District
Government
 • CPC SecretaryLi Yiwei (李贻伟)
 • MayorLiu Ji (刘吉)
Area
 • Prefecture-level city10,922 km2 (4,217 sq mi)
 • Urban
2,672 km2 (1,032 sq mi)
 • Coastline223.6 km2 (86.3 sq mi)
Elevation
15 m (49 ft)
Population
 (2010 census[1])
 • Prefecture-level city4,598,402
 • Density420/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
 • Urban
2,344,634
 • Urban density880/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
 • Metro
44,778,513
Time zoneUTC+08:00 (China Standard)
Postal code
516000
Area code(s)0752
ISO 3166 codeCN-GD-13
GDP¥383.1 billion (2017)
$57 billion ($0.11 trillion, PPP)
GDP per capita¥80,222 (2017)
$11,882($22,862, PPP)
Licence Plate粤L
Websitewww.huizhou.gov.cn
Huizhou
"Huizhou", as written in Chinese
Chinese惠州
PostalWaichow

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.[2]

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".[3]

Huizhou used to be a prosperous region, specializing in commerce and trading; this changed during the 20th century due to wars.[4] 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 (include Huizhou urban area, Huiyang, Huidong and Boluo only). TCL, a major TV and multinational consumer electronics company is headquartered in Huizhou.[5]

Huizhou Dayawan Economic and Technological Development Zone

Huizhou Daya Bay Economic and Technological Development Zone (DBETDZ) was approved by the State Council in 1993. It had an initial area of 9.98 km2 (3.85 sq mi), and in 2006, the State Council expanded the zone to 23.6 km2 (9.1 sq mi) in three phases.

Industries encouraged in the zone include Automobile Production/Assembly, Chemical Production and Processing, Electronics Assembly & Manufacturing, and others.[6]

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 3 km2 (1.2 sq mi). The zone was considered suitable for companies focusing on electronics, auto parts, textiles and chemicals.[7]

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.[5]

Administration

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

Map
Name Simplified Chinese Hanyu Pinyin Population
(2010 census)		 Area
(km2)		 Density
(/km2)
Huicheng District 惠城区 Huìchéng Qū 1,579,818 1,488.45 1,061
Huiyang District 惠阳区 Huìyáng Qū 764,816 1,205.44 664
Boluo County 博罗县 Bóluó Xiàn 1,038,198 2,855.11 364
Huidong County 惠东县 Huìdōng Xiàn 908,390 3,526.73 258
Longmen County 龙门县 Lóngmén Xiàn 307,180 2,267.2 135

Transport

Huicheng urban center of Huizhou is served by the Jingjiu Railway (also known as the Guangmeishan Railway in Guangdong) 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.[8] Additionally the town is about a one and one half-hour drive by bus from Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport.[9] There are also coach bus services connecting Huizhou with Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA).[10]

A mass rapid transit linking it to Shenzhen was under construction as of 2011.

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.[11]

Language

The main languages spoken in Huizhou are Hakka Chinese (Huiyang dialect), 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:

Sport

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 (Köppen climate classification: Cwa).

Climate data for Huizhou (1971−2000)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 18.6
(65.5)		 19.3
(66.7)		 22.2
(72.0)		 26.1
(79.0)		 29.3
(84.7)		 31.3
(88.3)		 32.7
(90.9)		 32.5
(90.5)		 31.2
(88.2)		 28.6
(83.5)		 24.2
(75.6)		 20.4
(68.7)		 26.4
(79.5)
Average low °C (°F) 10.2
(50.4)		 11.7
(53.1)		 14.9
(58.8)		 19.2
(66.6)		 22.5
(72.5)		 24.7
(76.5)		 25.4
(77.7)		 25.2
(77.4)		 24.0
(75.2)		 20.7
(69.3)		 15.8
(60.4)		 11.6
(52.9)		 18.8
(65.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 37.3
(1.47)		 62.8
(2.47)		 87.0
(3.43)		 202.0
(7.95)		 226.7
(8.93)		 323.6
(12.74)		 255.1
(10.04)		 276.1
(10.87)		 173.0
(6.81)		 66.6
(2.62)		 28.2
(1.11)		 33.4
(1.31)		 1,771.8
(69.75)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 6.3 10.6 12.6 14.5 18.3 18.7 17.2 18.4 13.0 6.6 5.1 4.8 146.1
Source: Weather China

Tourism
South and West Lake in Linghu

Daya Bay
Main article: Daya Bay

Daya Bay is located to the southeast of Huizhou City, on the South China Sea, with waters covering an area of nearly 500 km2 (190 sq mi). 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. Historically, Daya Bay had whales and turtles.[12][13] The bay was one of the breeding grounds along the southern coast of China for Asian population of gray whales which are now one of the most endangered whale population in the world. They migrated here to calve in the winter-spring seasons. Other species, such as humpback whales also migrated here historically. All of these were wiped out by Japanese whalers established whaling stations on various sites on Chinese coasts including at nearby Daya Bay.[14][15] Critically endangered Chinese white dolphins and occasional whales such as humpbacks have been confirmed in the bay recent years.[16]

International relations
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in China

Twin towns — Sister cities

Huizhou is twinned with:

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