Huzhou

Huzhou (湖州) is a prefecture-level city in Zhejiang province, located on the southwest side of Lake Tai, a bit north of Hangzhou.

Understand
Huzhou is located in Zhejiang Province, China, and is the central city of the Yangtze River Delta. It faces Wuxi and Suzhou in Jiangsu Province across the lake.

History
Huzhou is an ancient city south of the Yangtze River with a history of more than 2,000 years. It is known as the "Land of Fish and Rice" and "The House of Silk". It is relatively close to Suzhou and Hangzhou, the two heavens on earth that everyone longed for in ancient times, and is close to the ocean. It is located on the south bank of Lake Tai (Taihu in Chinese) and has been nurtured by the lake for generations. Since ancient times, Huzhou people have lived a leisurely life. They work and rest every day at sunrise, which provides certain conditions for the development of Huzhou culture.

Huzhou Feather Fan
Huzhou Feather Fan, commonly known as Bird Feather Fan, is a famous traditional handicraft with a long history. Together with Suzhou Tuan Fan and Hangzhou Folding Fan, it is one of the three most famous fans in China. It has a history of more than 1,300 years.

Huzhou feather fans have many production processes, strict selection of materials, and fine selection of materials. There are strict requirements on the origin and collection season of wool.

Send the Kitchen King
Every household must "send the Kitchen God" on this day. When people from all over Huzhou offer stoves, they light incense candles on the lid of the stove, offer wine, fruits, water chestnuts, mushrooms, maltose, sugar-filled dumplings, fish, meat and other offerings.

Spring Festival
The Spring Festival is a major folk festival that integrates getting rid of the old and bringing in the new, worshiping gods and ancestors, praying for blessings and warding off evil spirits, reuniting relatives and friends, celebrating entertainment and eating.

Qing Ming Festival
Qingming Festival, also known as Outing Festival, Qingming Festival, March Festival, Ancestor Worship Festival, etc., takes place at the turn of mid-spring and late spring.

Climate
Huzhou City is located in the north subtropical monsoon climate zone.Huzhou City is located in the north subtropical monsoon climate zone. . The city's annual average temperature ranges from 12.2℃ to 17.3℃. The coldest month is January and the hottest month is July.

Talk
Huzhou dialect is one of the representative dialects of Wu dialect. Like Suzhou dialect with the same root, it is also called "Wunong soft dialect". Huzhou Rural Dialect, like Shanghai Dialect, Suzhou Dialect, Hangzhou Dialect, Wuxi Dialect, Changzhou Dialect, Jiaxing Dialect, Shaoxing Dialect, and Ningbo Dialect, are all northern Wu dialects. They are highly similar in phonology, vocabulary, grammar, etc., and there is basically no major obstacle to direct communication.

Get in
By Train

By plane
Since there is no airport in Huzhou, you need to go to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport.

By bus
Huzhou Bus Terminal Located at No. 1288, Zhanqian Road, Wuxing District.

Suzhou North Square Bus Terminal to Huzhou.It takes about 2 hours.¥51

Get around
There are 2 districts and 3 counties within Huzhou, a mix of urban, suburban and rural areas.
 * 1) Wuxing District	吴兴区
 * 2) Nanxun District	南浔区 (named after the historic town of Nanxun 南浔镇), which lies in the middle of the district)
 * 3) Changxing County	长兴县
 * 4) Deqing County	德清县
 * 5) Anji County 安吉县

By bus
Huzhou has 38 digital lines and 55 dedicated lines. The bus fare policy is 2 yuan for air-conditioned buses, and multi-level fares are implemented for suburban lines, with the highest fare being 7 yuan. At the same time, free ride services are provided to seven types of people, namely retired cadres, model workers at or above the municipal level, the blind, honorary soldiers, active military personnel, seniors aged 70 and above, and disabled people. Seniors aged 60-69 and those recovering from cancer are provided with free rides. Members of the association are provided with a half-price discount, and students are provided with a 20% discount on bus services.

By taxi
The starting fare for taxis in Huzhou is 8 yuan within 2.5 kilometers, and then 2.5 yuan per kilometer, and a 20-minute journey costs 35 yuan.

By bicycle
Huzhou's public bicycles are free to rent within 1 hour (including 1 hour). If it exceeds 1 hour, it will be charged at 1 yuan per hour per bicycle (less than 1 hour will be counted as 1 hour). The rental service fee will be charged; the maximum cumulative limit within 24 hours The charge is 10 yuan per vehicle; if the vehicle is rented continuously for more than 24 hours, it will be re-billed according to the above standards.

See

 * Popular with Chinese tourists from Shanghai & Hangzhou, Anji County (安吉县) offers a glimpse of rural life amid the bamboo forests. The area has 60,000 hectares of bamboo groves.







Drink
Anji White Tea: One of the famous traditional Chinese teas, it is a type of green tea. It is produced in Anji, Huzhou. It is famous for its unique shape, color and aroma. Its unique characteristics and taste are widely loved by tea lovers.



Emergencies
Free emergency telephone numbers:


 * Police: 110.
 * Fire alarm: 119.
 * Medical care: 120.

Stay healthy
Because it is located in a subtropical monsoon climate area, the air is moist and warm, so there are more mosquitoes in summer.But repellents can be found in every convenience store, and they don't carry any known diseases in the area.

In Huzhou, like most of China, tap water is not recommended for drinking directly, but it can be used for washing. Filtered and boiled tap water is safer to drink.

Cope
You can get a free map from a Huzhou tourist information office (near most tourist places).

Go next
Shanghai: It takes about 2 hours to take the high-speed rail from Huzhou Station to Shanghai Hongqiao Station. Shanghai is the economic, financial and cultural center of China. Shanghai is world-famous for its bustling urban landscape, modern architecture and unique cultural charm. Shanghai is a vibrant, multicultural city that attracts tourists and investors from all over the world.

Hangzhou: It takes about 30 minutes by high-speed rail from Huzhou to Hangzhou East Railway Station. Hangzhou is one of the seven ancient capitals of China. The Liangzhu culture of Yuhang 5,000 years ago is known as the "dawn of civilization." During the Yuan Dynasty, it was praised by Italian traveler Marco Polo as "the most beautiful and luxurious city in the world."

Ningbo: It takes about 1 hour and 30 minutes to take the high-speed rail from Huzhou to Ningbo Station. Ningbo is one of China's important coastal tourist cities and an important city in the Shanghai metropolitan area. Not only the scenery is beautiful, but the history and culture are also very rich. The Jinzi Kingdom of the Xia Dynasty, 4,200 years ago, is considered to be the earliest origin of Ningbo as a "city". It attracts many domestic and foreign tourists every year for sightseeing and vacation.