Huzhou

Located in the north part of Zhejiang Province，Huzhou City stands on the south bank of Taihu Lake，the third biggest freshwater lake in China，and is adjacentto Jiangsu Province and Anhui Province.It enjoys an advantageous location，75 kilometers（47 miles）north of Hangzhou City，160 kilometers（99 miles）west of Shanghai City.The city’s terrain slopes downwards from southwest to northeast.The northern part is a mountainous region while the east is a low，flat plain.

The city has a history of over 2，200 years since it was set as a county of Chu Kingdom in the year 248 BC.The Sui Dynasty（581-618）governed this area as a prefecture and named it as Huzhou for its adjacency to Taihu Lake.

Huzhou has a long history of manufacturing ink brushes，which can be traced back tothe Qin Dynasty.Huzhou’s ink brush production and manufacture gained prominence in the Ming Dynasty.Now Huzhou is known as the”Hometown of Ink Brush.”Huzhou also holds annual“Huzhou Ink Brush Festival，”and the festival also has some memorial activities dedicated to Meng Tian一the inventor of ink brush pen.

Huzhou is also well-known as one of the birthplaces of silk civilization.In1958，a great number of silks，silk ribbons，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 silk dating back 4，700 years ago.Now，these silk pieces have become the greatest treasures of Zhejiang Silk Museum.

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