Huizhou 惠州市 | |
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 Top：Hejiang Tower, Huizhou West Lake, Middle：Jiangbei skyline,Huicheng District at night Bottom：Shuangyue Bay | |
| Motto: A city to benefit people (惠民之州) | |
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 Location of Huizhou in Guangdong | |
  Huizhou Location in China | |
| Coordinates (Huizhou government):23°06′43″N114°24′58″E / 23.112°N 114.416°E /23.112; 114.416 | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Guangdong |
| City | 1988 |
| Municipal seat | Huicheng District |
| Government | |
| • CPC Secretary | Li Yiwei (李贻伟) |
| • Mayor | Liu Ji (刘吉) |
| Area | |
| 10,922 km2 (4,217 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 2,672 km2 (1,032 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,488.5 km2 (574.7 sq mi) |
| • Coastline | 223.6 km2 (86.3 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 15 m (49 ft) |
| Population (2020 census[1]) | |
| 6,042,852 | |
| • Density | 553.27/km2 (1,433.0/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 3,494,715 |
| • Urban density | 1,308/km2 (3,387/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 2,090,578 |
| • Metro density | 1,404.5/km2 (3,637.6/sq mi) |
| GDP[2] | |
| • Prefecture-level city | CN¥ 497.7 billion US$ 77.2 billion |
| • Per capita | CN¥ 82,113 US$ 12,728 |
| Time zone | UTC+08:00 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 516000 |
| Area code | 0752 |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-GD-13 |
| Licence Plate | 粤L |
| Website | www |
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Huizhou (Chinese:惠州) is a city in east-centralGuangdong Province,China, forty-three miles north ofHong Kong. Huizhou borders the provincial capital ofGuangzhou to the west,Shenzhen andDongguan to the southwest,Shaoguan to the north,Heyuan to the northeast,Shanwei to the east, andDaya Bay of theSouth China Sea to the south. As of the 2020 census, the city has about 6,042,852 inhabitants and is administered as aprefecture-level city.[3] Huizhou's core metropolitan area, which is within Huicheng and Huiyang Districts, is home to around 2,090,578 inhabitants.[4]
During theSong dynasty, Huizhou was a prefectural capital of the Huiyang prefecture and the cultural center of the region.[5]
The West Lake in Huizhou was formerly known as Feng Lake. At the age of 59,Su Shi was exiled to Huizhou by the imperial government of Song. When he visited Feng Lake in Huizhou, he found it located in the west of the city and was as beautiful asWest Lake in Hangzhou. Therefore, he renamed it the West Lake. In order to solve the traffic problems on both sides of 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".[6]
Huizhou used to be a prosperous region, specializing in commerce and trading, which changed during the 20th century due towars.[7] After the 1980s, Huizhou developed as a manufacturing base.
In ancient China, Huizhou andHeyuan were a part of the remoteLingnan region. In pre-Tang times, the population includedBaiyue peoples (Zhuang,Yao,Hmong,Tanka, andShe) but very fewHan Chinese aside from imperial Chinese soldiers.[8] According to the Huiyang County annals (2003), during the lateYuan dynasty (14th century), what is now Huizhou had only 45,410 inhabitants in 9,545 households.[8] That corresponds to one household or five people per square kilometer.[8] Most of the 6 million inhabitants in Huizhou and Heyuan are descended from people who migrated during the late Yuan and earlyMing dynasties and during theQing dynasty after theGreat Clearance.[8]
According to the2020 census, the city's permanent population was 6,042,852,[9] representing an increase of 1,444,450 people, or 31.43%, from the2010 census. Between 2000 and 2010, the average annual increase over that 10-year period was 3.64%. As of 2010, the population included 2,419,258 males (52.63%) and 2,177,744 females (47.37%), for a sex ratio of 111.09 males for every 100 females. There were 809,270 children aged 0–14 (17.6%); 3,517,928 people aged 15–64 (76.53%), and 269,804 people aged 65 and older (5.87%).
The majority of Huizhou's residents areHan Chinese, with a population of 3,617,800, 97.69% of Huizhou's population. There are 85,500 residents of minority ethnic groups, includingYao andShe, representing 2.31% of the population.[10] The Han population includesHakka andHoklo people. The Hakka are distributed widely in each district and county of the prefecture-level city, and Huizhou hasHakka walled villages. The Hoklo are concentrated in Boluo County and Huidong County. In Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan, there are more than 800,000 people of Huizhou ancestry.
Located in the Pearl River Delta, Huizhou is one of the 9 prefecture-level cities in thePearl 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.[11]
TheHuizhou 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 and Electronics Assembly & Manufacturing.[12]
The 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) in size. The zone was considered suitable for companies focusing on electronics, auto parts, textiles and chemicals.[13]
The Huizhou Zhongkai High-tech Industrial Development Zone is connected with Shenzhen, Guangzhou and Dongguan by the Huizhou-Shenzhen Highway, Guangzhou-Huizhou Highway and Dongguan-Huizhou Highway. The Beijing-Kowloon Railway and Huizhou-Aotou Railway also run through the zone, linking it withBeijing,Hong Kong, and other cities along the railway. Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport is a one-and-a-half hour drive from the zone.
The Huizhou Zhongkai HIDZ has also 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.[11]
Theprefecture-level city of Huizhou administers 5county-level divisions, including 2districts and 3counties.
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| 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 |
Huicheng, the urban center of Huizhou, is served by theJingjiu Railway (also known as theGuangmeishan Railway in Guangdong) with two stations:Huizhou West andHuizhou. Huizhou itself is vast asLos Angeles County with sparse rail service as compared with bay peer cities.
Huizhou Pingtan Airport reopened in 2015.[14] Additionally the town is about a one and one half-hour drive by bus fromShenzhen Bao'an International Airport.[15] There are also coach bus services connecting Huizhou withHong Kong International Airport.[16]
A mass rapid transit linking it to Shenzhen was under construction as of 2011[update].
In April 2018, theChina Daily announced that the world's first automatic railroad 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.[17]
The main languages spoken in Huizhou areHakka (mainly Huiyang dialect),Cantonese,Hokkien, andHuizhou dialect.
Huizhou is the headquarters of the42nd Group Army of thePeople's Liberation Army, one of the two group armies that comprise theGuangzhou Military Region responsible for the defense of China's southern coast and its border withVietnam.
Educational facilities in Huizhou include:
Huizhou is a well-known city of sports in China with the opening ofHuizhou Olympic Stadium in 2010.
Huizhou has ahumid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification:Cwa). Summers are long, hot and humid. Winters are short, mild and dry.
| Climate data for Huiyang (Boluo County), elevation 50 m (160 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 28.6 (83.5) | 31.3 (88.3) | 33.2 (91.8) | 34.3 (93.7) | 35.8 (96.4) | 37.9 (100.2) | 39.0 (102.2) | 38.0 (100.4) | 37.7 (99.9) | 36.3 (97.3) | 33.8 (92.8) | 30.2 (86.4) | 39.0 (102.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 19.6 (67.3) | 20.8 (69.4) | 23.3 (73.9) | 27.0 (80.6) | 30.3 (86.5) | 32.1 (89.8) | 33.5 (92.3) | 33.3 (91.9) | 32.3 (90.1) | 29.7 (85.5) | 25.9 (78.6) | 21.3 (70.3) | 27.4 (81.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 14.3 (57.7) | 16.0 (60.8) | 18.8 (65.8) | 22.7 (72.9) | 26.0 (78.8) | 27.9 (82.2) | 28.9 (84.0) | 28.6 (83.5) | 27.6 (81.7) | 24.7 (76.5) | 20.4 (68.7) | 15.7 (60.3) | 22.6 (72.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 10.9 (51.6) | 12.8 (55.0) | 15.8 (60.4) | 19.8 (67.6) | 23.0 (73.4) | 25.1 (77.2) | 25.8 (78.4) | 25.6 (78.1) | 24.4 (75.9) | 21.1 (70.0) | 16.8 (62.2) | 12.1 (53.8) | 19.4 (67.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 0.1 (32.2) | 0.9 (33.6) | 2.1 (35.8) | 9.3 (48.7) | 15.5 (59.9) | 18.4 (65.1) | 20.2 (68.4) | 22.3 (72.1) | 16.9 (62.4) | 10.0 (50.0) | 4.9 (40.8) | −0.1 (31.8) | −0.1 (31.8) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 47.7 (1.88) | 54.9 (2.16) | 104.2 (4.10) | 208.1 (8.19) | 266.0 (10.47) | 413.9 (16.30) | 258.4 (10.17) | 314.3 (12.37) | 167.5 (6.59) | 41.9 (1.65) | 30.1 (1.19) | 35.4 (1.39) | 1,942.4 (76.46) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 6.4 | 9.1 | 12.6 | 14.3 | 17.1 | 19.4 | 16.5 | 17.2 | 12.1 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 5.5 | 139.7 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 73 | 76 | 79 | 81 | 81 | 83 | 80 | 81 | 77 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 77 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 130.4 | 94.2 | 84.7 | 90.7 | 123.6 | 143.8 | 198.3 | 182.3 | 187.9 | 196.3 | 166.9 | 149.9 | 1,749 |
| Percentagepossible sunshine | 39 | 30 | 23 | 24 | 30 | 34 | 46 | 44 | 50 | 57 | 51 | 47 | 40 |
| Source:China Meteorological Administration[19][20] | |||||||||||||
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 subtropicaloceanic climate, with temperatures averaging 21.8 °C (71.2 °F) over the year. Historically, Daya Bay had whales and turtles.[21][22] The bay was one of the breeding grounds along the southern coast of China for Asian population ofgray 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 ashumpback 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.[23][24] Critically endangeredChinese white dolphins and occasional whales such as humpbacks have been confirmed in the bay recent years.[25]
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