Huzhou, in its general aspect, is in the center of the Yangtze River Delta Economic Area, with the city center 10 km (6.2 mi) south of the Chinese third largest freshwater lake Lake Tai. There are transportati… See more

• 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 Hu… See more

According to the seventh census data, as of midnight on November 1, 2020, the city's permanent population was 336,7579.
At the end of 2011, Huzhou had a registered population of 2,611,700, of which 1,31,700 w… See more

• 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.
• In 2022, Huzhou will achieve a regional gross domestic product of 385.0 bill… See more

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. See more