Wikipedia / Huize County
Wikipedia / Huize County
Huize County (, old name: Dongchuan 東川) is a county, under the jurisdiction of Qujing City, Yunnan province, People's Republic of China.
Demography
The city has grown considerably over the past 20 years. It has 871,200 inhabitants.
Geography
Huize is in northeastern Yunnan and borders Xuanwei and Weining County, Guizhou to the east, Zhanyi District and Xundian County to the south, Dongchuan District and Qiaojia County to the west and Ludian County to the north.
It is from the center of Qujing.
Huize is located between mountains with rice fields at one side and a large earth dam to the south. Some of the mountain areas are blasted for construction materials.
Administrative divisions
Huize County has 3 subdistricts, 7 towns, 12 townships and 1 ethnic township.
3 subdistricts
Gucheng ()
Baoyun ()
Jinzhong ()
7 towns
Nagu ()
Yiche ()
Leye ()
Kuangshan ()
Zhehai ()
Dajing ()
Daibu ()
12 townships
Dahai ()
Laochang ()
Wuxing ()
Daqiao ()
Zhichang ()
Malu ()
Huohong ()
Yulu ()
Luna ()
Shangcun ()
Jiache ()
Tianba ()
1 ethnic township
Xinjie Hui ()
Climate
Tempered by the low latitude and moderate elevation, Huize has a mild subtropical highland climate (Köppen Cwb), with short, mild, dry winters, and warm, rainy summers. A great majority of the year's rainfall occurs from June to September.
Transport
Economy
There are several food markets, temples, shops and bars in the county center.
Tourist attractions
On 23 July 2023 a glass segment of touristic glass slide had completely dislodged, leaving a void at a height of 10 metres. It caused collisions between rafts but nobody was injured. A video of the accident was in the worldwide media.
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