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27-1739: (Redirected from Wu Xing ) [REDACTED] Look up wuxing in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Wuxing may refer to: Places in China [ edit ] Counties and districts [ edit ] Huzhou , formerly Wuxing County, Zhejiang, China Wuxing District (吴兴区), central district of Huzhou Subdistricts (五星街道) [ edit ] Wuxing Subdistrict, Mudanjiang , in Dong'an District , Mudanjiang, Heilongjiang Wuxing Subdistrict, Xinyang , in Shihe District , Xinyang, Henan Wuxing subdistrict, Xi'an, in Chang'an District, Xi'an , Shaanxi Wuxing, Jiangsu , in Zhonglou District , Changzhou, Jiangsu Wuxing, Yancheng, Jiangsu , in Tinghu District , Yancheng, Jiangsu Towns (五星镇) [ edit ] Wuxing, Anhui , in Taihe County, Anhui Wuxing, Xinye County , in Xinye County , Henan Townships (五星乡) [ edit ] Wuxing Township, Anhui, in Xuanzhou District , Xuancheng, Anhui Wuxing Township, Henan, in Puyang County , Henan Wuxing, Sichuan ,

54-798: A township in Xingwen County, Yibin, Sichuan Wuxing, Yunnan , in Huize County , Yunnan Other [ edit ] Wuxing (Chinese philosophy) , a concept in Chinese philosophy Wuxing (text) (五行), a Chinese "Warring States" text Five Animals ("Five Forms") (五形), a kind of Chinese martial arts Five Punishments (五刑), a series of physical penalties in dynastic China Wuxing (c. 630) Chinese monk who travelled to India and mentioned by Yijing , died in Northern India. See also [ edit ] Flag of China , or

81-486: A garden available to visitors. Huzhou is served by Huzhou railway station , situated to the west of the city. Both conventional and high-speed trains stop at the station. Huzhou has unique scenery, the style of small bridges and flowing water in the east, and the charm of mountain meadows in the western Chinese bamboo township. It has given birth to six tourism brands: "Taihu Lake, Bamboo Township, Famous Mountain, Wetland, Mansion Gate, and Paleoecology". Feiying Pagoda in

108-583: A great number of silk, silk ribbon and uncarbonized tablets were found in the southern suburbs of Huzhou. Scientists from the Institute of Archaeology measured these silk products carefully and determined the age of the silk to date back 4700 years. Now, these silk pieces have become the greatest treasures of the Zhejiang Silk Museum . Huzhou silk has many desirable features, such as paleness in color, luster, flexibility, and roundness in shape. As

135-528: A national scenic spot in the cool world, is known as China's four major summer resorts together with Lushan , Beidaihe and Jigongshan . Xiazhu Lake in Deqing is the largest wetland scenic area in Jiangnan, which is a newly developed natural ecological scenic spot; Jiangnan Mansion Gate Nanxun, with the connotation of world cultural heritage, has become a symbol of the ancient town of water town together with

162-524: A new roadside restaurant called "Zhou Shengji's". Unlike his first venture, this one made a profit. He sold a wonton bowl with flower dumplings filled with various ingredients. The dumplings could have pork, with your choice of mix such as celery, bamboo, or spinach. And Zhou Shenji's cooks continue to be very particular about the quality of dumpling they serve. They select all the raw materials very carefully, such as wheat flower, sesame, sesame oil, wine, sugar, salt and other spices that need to be added to create

189-589: A result, Huzhou silk has been respected and desired for a very long time. The history of Huzhou silk can be uncovered back to the time of the Warring States (474 BC –221 BC). By the time of the Southern and Northern Dynasties (420 AD – 589 AD), Huzhou silk had already been exported to more than ten countries. During the Tang dynasty (618 AD – 907 AD), Huzhou silk was chosen for an imperial tribute, thus marking

216-413: Is 16.3 degrees Celsius and the total annual precipitation is 1303.4 mm. 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 were men and 1,38,800 were women; 851,700 were non-farmers, up 22,700 from the previous year; and 511,200 were over 60. For

243-470: Is 3150,37 or 10.89 per cent. The population living in urban areas is 1530,418, or 52.89 per cent, and the population living in rural areas is 1,363,124, or 47.11 per cent. The prefecture-level city of Huzhou administers six county-level divisions , including one economic development zone and two districts and three counties . These are further divided into 66 township-level divisions , including 50 towns , 10 townships and six subdistricts . Huzhou

270-418: Is a new park just north of the city center on an island stretching north–south in the middle of Xitiao River . It was built in 2009. The park is open every day. A popular destination for local residents after dinner, the lengthy route becomes something of a promenade for people taking their daily constitutional through the form of a jog or, more commonly, a walk. There is a small golf park, a historical pool, and

297-509: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Huzhou 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 transportation links to the provincial capital of Hangzhou 78 km (48 mi) away in

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324-601: 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. The Lotus Garden (pinyin "Lianhua Zhuang") is a pleasure garden located 20 minutes south on foot from the city center of Huzhou. The main attractions of the garden include the Lotus flowers that bloom seasonally in

351-438: Is open during daytime hours and admission is free of charge. Xiangwang Park (Southwest Gate Park) is a more recent addition to Huzhou's collection of historical parks. It was built in 2009 and located at Chen Bei Bridge. The park includes the rebuilt wooden gate outpost on top of the original defensive wall. A visitor ship is permanently moored one kilometer west of the historic gate. Long Island Park (pinyin "Changdao Gongyuan")

378-468: Is said that in 1930, Mr. Zhouji saw how profitable Ding Lianfang's roadside restaurant (began in 1878) was by serving a noodle bowl with bean curd dumplings . As a result of this observation, Zhouji also opened a store to compete for the same clients. Soon after, Mr. Zhouji found that his roadside restaurant could not replicate his competitors profit and was forced to close. However, considering what his competitor did not sell, he rethought his plans. He opened

405-634: The Qin dynasty . Huzhou's ink brush production and manufacture gained prominence in the Ming dynasty (13th century). Since the late 20th century, Huzhou has been known as the "Hometown of the Ink Brush". Huzhou also holds an annual "Huzhou Ink Brush Festival", and the festival also has some memorial activities dedicated to Meng Tian - the inventor of ink brush pen. The most famous brush pen workshop in Huzhou could be

432-555: The "Five-starred red flag" (五星红旗) Five star (disambiguation) , or Wuxing (五星) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Wuxing . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wuxing&oldid=1135432674 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

459-466: The Shanlian ( 善琏 ; Shàn Liǎn ), thus its brush pens are named Shanlian Hubi ( 善琏湖笔 ; Shànliǎn Húbǐ ) in reverence of this workshop. Shanlian is also a local place name, whose ancient name was Mengxi (Chinese: 蒙溪 ; lit. 'creek of Meng Tian'). Meng Tian made brush pens there. The now popular Huzhou style Wonton dish is known to be introduced by an ingenious man named Zhouji. It

486-768: The State Way 104 in a north–south direction; the Nanjing-Huzhou-Hangzhou toll expressway and Shanghai-Jiangsu-Zhejiang-Anhui toll expressway offers convenient access to major areas in the region. The Express Xuancheng–Hangzhou Railway Station is located 8 km (5.0 mi) west of the city center. This railway line is part of the "secondary tunnel" in eastern China. Huzhou has a typical subtropical monsoon climate in Jiangsu South. Summers are hot, winters are mild, and there are four distinct seasons with abundant rainfall. The average annual temperature

513-730: The central urban area has become a national key cultural relic protection unit with a tower within a tower; The Iron Guanyin in the Iron Buddha Temple is famous overseas for the reputation of the Venus of the East. The eight scenery of Wuxing on the outskirts of the city is still beautiful. Nanxun Ancient Town is a famous town in Jiangnan, and there are many scenic spots in the town, such as Jiayetang Library Building, Baijian Building, Zhang Shiming's Former Residence, Xiaolian Zhuang and so on. Anji , China's bamboo township, Longwang Mountain at

540-506: The first prosperity in silk production. With the establishment of the Ming dynasty (1368 AD – 1644 AD), the residents living near Lake Tai entered the profitable textile industry, resulting in a larger workforce and a refinement of Huzhou silk products. Huzhou silk has won awards at World Fairs, and is desired by clothing and furnishing manufacturers overseas. Huzhou has a long history of manufacturing ink brushes , and it can be traced back to

567-464: The harmonious design of traditional Chinese architecture. Sign posts describe local history and the halls maintain a Tea House where visitors may converse and take a break from the rays of the sun. A particular geological feature worth seeing are the ancient stones transferred from Lake Tai. Families pour into the garden on public vacation days while local people partake in tai chi exercise, or play card and Mahjong games every day, year round. The garden

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594-413: The male population was 1470,472, or 50.82 per cent, and the female population was 1423,070, or 49.18 per cent. The sex ratio of the total population (100 females) is 103.33.The population aged 0–14 years is 337,688, or 11.67 per cent; the population aged 15–59 years is 2086,891, or 72.12 per cent; and the population aged 60 years and over is 468,963, or 16.21 per cent; of the population aged 65 years and over

621-617: The source of the Huangpu River , Tianhuangping Pumped Storage Power Station, a national industrial tourism demonstration point, and the China Bamboo Expo Park, which has the largest area and complete bamboo species in China, seem to be a green corridor in the Yangtze River Delta, accompanied by the pure melody of bamboo music, showing tourists the tourism positioning of "green ecology"; Deqing Moganshan,

648-609: The south, Jiangsu and Anhui province in the west, and the metropolitan municipality of Shanghai 150 km (93 mi) to the northeast. Flowing quietly through the city is the Changxing-Huzhou-Shanghai Channel, it is also referred to as the "Eastern Rhine River" for the continuous barge transportation that goes on similarly in the more internationally known Rhine River in Germany. The State Way 318 passes through Huzhou in an east–west direction and

675-441: The thousand-year-old town of Deqing. Located at the junction of Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui provinces, Changxing has become a witness of paleoecology with its ten-mile ancient ginkgo corridor, "living fossil" Yangzi crocodile , golden nails from the second glacial period site and Tang dynasty tribute tea purple shoot tea. Huzhou is twinned with: Huzhou is well known as one of the birthplaces for silk cultivation. In 1958,

702-417: The three lake system, a large Koi pond near the north gate, a karaoke veranda and amusement rides for children. Also, barge-themed pedal boats are available for leisure boating. The garden was built in 1924 with stone footpaths and bridges bordering and crossing over the lake system. A variety of structures inhabit the 300 meter squared grounds including two halls, six pavilions, and two inlets, all following

729-421: The whole year, the birth rate was 7.96 per thousand, the death rate was 6.79 per thousand, the natural growth rate was 1.17 per thousand and the family planning rate was 98.08 per cent. According to the sixth national census in 2010, the city's resident population stood at 2893,542, an increase of 267,753 or 10.20 percent over the fifth national census, with an average annual growth rate of 0.98 percent. Of these,

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