The Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal is the earliest and longest man-made canal in the world. With a total distance of more than 1700 kilometers, it starts from Beijing and ends in Hangzhou. The Grand Canal plays a great role in the exchange of economy and culture between southern and northern China, especially in the industrial and agricultural development in the canal line area.

“Mountains emerge in groups behind Mount Tianmu; Waters flow on separate ways out of Taihu Lake”. Named after Taihu Lake, Huzhou is located in the northern part of Zhejiang province, on the southern shore of Taihu Lake. It covers an area of 5,820 square kilometers and has a permanent population of 3.42 million, with jurisdiction over 2 districts, Wuxing and Nanxun, 3 counties, Deqing, Changxing, and Anji, as well as two high-level development platforms - South Taihu Lake New District and Yangtze River Delta (Huzhou) Industrial Cooperation Zone.

Editor: Xu Zhitian