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City Introduction of Zhejiang, China: Huzhou

Published: 15 Mar 2009 09:49:32 PST

Major Economic indicators (2007)

Land Area	5,818 sq km
Population	2.6 million
GDP	RMB 89.6 billion (US$11.9 billion), 14.4% up
GDP Composition
Primary Industry (Agriculture)	8.2%
Secondary Industry (Industry&Construction)	57.0%
Tertiary Industry(Service)	34.8%
GDP Per Capita	RMB 34,7488 (US$4,620), 14.3% up
Unemployment Rate	3.2%
Fixed Asset Investment	RMB 45.8 billion (US$6.1 billion), 12.5% up
Utilized FDI	US$844 million, 11.4% up
Total Import & Export	US$4.3 billion, 41.7% up
Export	US$3.7 billion, 37.8% up
Import	US$590 million, 72.2% up
Sales of Consumer Goods	RMB 31.9 billion (US$4.2 billion), 16.6% up

Source: Huzhou Economic and Social Development Report 2007

Introduction

Huzhou, located in the northern part of Zhejiang Province, is adjacent to Shanghai to the east, Hangzhou to the south, Tianmu Mountain to the west and Taihu Lake to the north. It faces Wuxi and Suzhou across the Taihu Lake. Shanghai and Hangzhou are 160 km and 75 km away, respectively.

The Hangzhou-Nanjing Highway, the State Highway 104, the Xuancheng-Hangzhou Railway and State Highway 318 link Huzhou with Hangzhou, Nanjing, Xuancheng, Shanghai, and other cities in east China. Huzhou is easily accessible by air, as the Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, the Shanghai Hongqiao Airport and the Shanghai Pudong International Airport are within 1.5 hours’ drive from the city.

Huzhou has a subtropical, humid monsoon climate with an average temperature of 16 ℃. The weather is usually humid and pleasant. The lily is the city’s official flower and the ginkgo tree is official tree.

Economic Features

Huzhou, a traditional industrial city, is the eighth largest economy in Zhejiang in terms of GDP in 2007. The city’s GDP reached RMB 89.6 billion in 2007, representing an increase of 14.4% from the previous year. The industry sector gained RMB 51 billion in industrial value-added output, contributing 57.0% to Huzhou’s GDP.

In 2007, the total gross industrial output in Huzhou rose 28% year on year to RMB 176.3 billion, of which 55.8% and 44.2% are attributable to heavy industry and light industry, respectively. The city’s major industries, metallurgy, equipment manufacturing, wood processing, non-metal products manufacturing, electricity and heat, and textiles, achieved over RMB 103.4 billion in gross industrial output in 2007, accounting for 58.7% of Huzhou’s tota