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| Introduction |
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Quzhou is situated in the western part of Zhejiang Province and in the upper reaches of the Qiantang River. Located at the intersection point of Zhejiang Province, Anhui Province and Jiangxi Province, the city borders Nanping to the south, Shangrao (Jiangxi) and Jingdezhen (Jiangxi) to the west, Huangshan (Anhui) to the north, and Jinhua and Lishui (all in Zhejiang Province) to the east. It is within 4 hours’ drive from Quzhou to the four capital cities of Zhejiang Province, Anhui Province, Jiangxi Province and Fujian Province.
The city is easily accessible. Quzhou Airport offers flights to Beijing, Shenzhen, Guangzhou and several other major cities in China. The Hangzhou-Jinhua-Quzhou Highway, the Huangshan-Quzhou-Nanping Highway, the Hangzhou-Xin'anjiang-Jingdezhen Highway and the Longyou-Xin'anjiang Highway all run through the city. Ningbo-Zhoushan Port and Shanghai Port, the top two ports in China by container turnover in 2009, are 366 km and 450 km from Quzhou, respectively.
Quzhou has a subtropical monsoon climate, with an average temperature of 16.5°C. The two rainy seasons in the city usually fall in the period from March to June and in September.
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| Economic Features |
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Quzhou is relatively a small city in Zhejiang in terms of GDP in 2009. The GDP of the city rose 13.3% year on year to RMB 75.28 billion. Primary, secondary and tertiary industry amounted to RMB 6.43 billion, RMB 41.39 billion and RMB 27.45 billion, contributed 8.5%, 55% and 36.5% to the city's GDP, respectively.
The gross industrial output of the city hit RMB 113.75 billion in 2010, representing an increase of 38.5% from a year earlier. Heavy industry and light industry gained RMB 83.74 billion and RMB 30.01 billion in gross industrial output, accounting for 74% and 26% of the city's industrial output, respectively.
Chemicals, machinery, construction materials, metallurgy, paper making, wood processing, textiles, and electricity production and supply are the main industries in the city, with the industrial output of RMB 23.47 billion, RMB 26.54 billion, RMB 6.89 billion, RMB 12.97 billion, RMB 6.86 billion, RMB 5.69 billion, RMB 4.51 billion and RMB 6.32 billion, respectively..
Zhejiang-based Juhua Group, set up in 1958, specializes in producing and supplying raw chemicals and chemical products. Its production base in Quzhou, covering an area of 7.3 sq km, is the largest chemical industry base in Zhejiang. In 2009, Juhua achieved sales revenue of RMB 3.7 billion and net profit of RMB 93 million.
The total foreign trade value in Quzhou amounted to US$1.89 billion in 2010, an increase of 59.6% from the previous year. Exports increased 65.1% year on year to US$1.2 billion. The value of exports to the E.U, U.S. and Japan ranked the top three, which hit US$253 million, US$139 million and US$63 million respectively. The combined export value of the three destinations accounted for 37.8% of the city's total export. Exports of machinery, high-tech products, chemicals, textiles and garments, and agricultural products amounted to US$ US$293 million, US$76 million, US$395 million, US$182 million and US$141 million respectively.
In 2010, Quzhou attracted foreign investments totaling US$121 million. The utilized FDI in the city down 2.2% to US$62 million.
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| Cultural Highlights |
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Quzhou has a long history. During the Spring-and-Autumn Period (770 BC-476 BC), Quzhou was under the jurisdiction of the Yue State. During the Eastern Han Dynasty (AD 25-220), Xin’an Shire was set up on the current site of Quzhou. In 1985, it became a prefecture-level city.
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| Tourist Attraction |
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The city has rich cultural and historical heritage. The Ancestral Temple of the Southern Confucian Clan is a rare example of Confucian architecture in China. Other places of interest include the Ershibadu Ancient Town and the Xianshan Ancient Residence. The city is also rich in natural scenic spots, including Jindingzi National Geographic Park, Longyou Karst Cave, Jianglang Mountain, Lanke Mountain Scenic Area, Nine Dragon Lake, and the Bamboo Sea of Longyou County. The most characteristic dishes in Quzhou include Suo Mian (a kind of noodle cooked with tea oil), Kai Yang Dry Bean-curd, Shan Fen Rou Yuan (a kind of steamed dumpling made of potato powder, meat, bamboo shoots, bean-curd and rice) and Gaojia-flavored Sliced Radish.
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| Honors |
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Best Tourism City in China (2006)
-National Tourism Administration of P.R. China
Historical and Cultural City (1994)
-State Council of P.R. China
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