| Quzhou | |
| Native Name: | 衢州市 |
| Native Name Lang: | zh |
| Other Name: | Chuchow |
| Settlement Type: | Prefecture-level city |
| Image Map1: | Location map of Quzhou, Zhejiang.png |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Quzhou City jurisdiction in Zhejiang |
| Pushpin Map: | Eastern China#China |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in eastern China |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | People's Republic of China |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Zhejiang |
| Subdivision Type2: | County-level divisions |
| Subdivision Name2: | 6 |
| Seat Type: | Municipal seat |
| Seat: | Kecheng District |
| Leader Title1: | Mayor |
| Leader Name1: | Xu Wenguang (Chinese: 徐文光) |
| Leader Title2: | Party Secretary |
| Leader Name3: | Tang Feifan (Chinese: 汤飞帆) |
| Area Total Km2: | 8846 |
| Area Urban Km2: | 3069 |
| Area Metro Km2: | 1008.9 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 census |
| Population Total: | 2276184 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Metro: | 902767 |
| Population Density Metro Km2: | auto |
| Population Urban: | 902767 |
| Population Density Urban Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type2: | GDP[1] |
| Demographics2 Title1: | Prefecture-level city |
| Demographics2 Info1: | CN¥ 163.9 billion US$ 22.2 billion |
| Demographics2 Title2: | Per capita |
| Demographics2 Info2: | CN¥ 71,766 US$ 10,115 |
| Timezone: | China Standard |
| Utc Offset: | +8 |
| Coor Pinpoint: | Quzhou municipal government |
| Coordinates: | 28.9702°N 118.8593°W |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 324000 |
| Area Code: | 0570 |
| Iso Code: | CN-ZJ-08 |
| Blank2 Name: | License Plate Prefix |
| Blank2 Info: | Chinese: 浙H |
| Blank6 Name: | City tree |
| Blank6 Info: | Camphor |
| Blank7 Name: | City flower |
| Blank7 Info: | Osmanthus |
| P: | Qúzhōu |
| W: | Ch‘ü2-chou1 |
Quzhou is a prefecture-level city in western Zhejiang province, People's Republic of China. Sitting on the upper course of the Qiantang River, it borders Hangzhou to the north, Jinhua to the east, Lishui to the southeast, and the provinces of Fujian, Jiangxi and Anhui to the south, southwest and northwest respectively. Its population was 2,276,184 inhabitants as of the 2020 census of whom 902,767 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made of Qujiang and Kecheng urban Districts.[2] Chinese actress and singer Zhou Xun was born in Quzhou.
During the Southern Song dynasty the descendant of Confucius at Qufu, the Duke Yansheng Kong Duanyou fled south with the Song Emperor to Quzhou, while the newly established Jin dynasty (1115–1234) in the north appointed Kong Duanyou's brother Kong Duancao who remained in Qufu as Duke Yansheng.[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] From that time up until the Yuan dynasty, there were two Duke Yanshengs, once in the north in Qufu and the other in the south at Quzhou. An invitation to come back to Qufu was extended to the southern Duke Yansheng Kong Zhu by the Yuan dynasty Emperor Kublai Khan. The title was taken away from the southern branch after Kong Zhu rejected the invitation,[3] [4] [5] [10] so the northern branch of the family kept the title of Duke Yansheng. The southern branch still remained in Quzhou where they lived to this day. Confucius's descendants in Quzhou alone number 30,000.[11] [12] The Hanlin Academy rank of Wujing boshi (Chinese: [[w:zh:五經博士|五經博士]]) was awarded to the southern branch at Quzhou by a Ming Emperor while the northern branch at Qufu held the title Duke Yansheng.[3] [5] [13] [14] Kong Ruogu (Chinese: 孔若古) aka Kong Chuan (Chinese: 孔傳)[5] 47th generation[15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] was claimed to be the ancestor of the Southern branch after Kong Zhu died by Northern branch member Kong Guanghuang.[3] [6] The leader of the southern branch is Kong Xiangkai (Chinese: 孔祥楷).[21]
During the Second World War, Imperial Japanese army used bacteriological weapons in Quzhou, spreading plague, typhoid and other diseases in Quzhou, as well as in Ningbo and Changde. As a result, between 1940 and 1948 more than 300,000 Chinese civilians in the area contracted the plague and other diseases, and an estimated 50,000 died in Quzhou alone.[22]
On April 18, 1942, hours after bombing Tokyo, six US Army B-25 bombers crash landed near Quzhou after running out of fuel, including the leader of the raid, Lieutenant Colonel Jimmy Doolittle.
The prefecture-level city of Quzhou administers 2 districts, 1 county-level city, and 3 counties.
| Map | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Hanzi | Hanyu Pinyin | ||||
| 1 | Kecheng District | Chinese: 柯城区 | Kēchéng Qū | |||
| 2 | Qujiang District | Chinese: 衢江区 | Qújiāng Qū | |||
| 3 | Jiangshan City | Chinese: 江山市 | Jiāngshān Shì | |||
| 4 | Changshan County | Chinese: 常山县 | Chángshān Xiàn | |||
| 5 | Kaihua County | Chinese: 开化县 | Kāihuà Xiàn | |||
| 6 | Longyou County | Chinese: 龙游县 | Lóngyóu Xiàn | |||
The centre of Quzhou sits on a broad basin along the, a tributary of the Qiantang River. The Qu River flows roughly southeast for 81.5km (50.6miles) and is flanked on both sides by hills. Almost all the rivers of Quzhou feed into the Qiantang, which ultimately empties into Hangzhou Bay.
The terrain is higher in the west and the east. The territory of Quzhou Municipality is made up of plains (15%), hills (36%), and mountains (49%). In the north is the Qianli Gang (Chinese: 千里岗) mountain range and in the west the Yu Mountains (Chinese: 玉山脉). The highest mountains, the range known as the Xianxia Ling (Chinese: 仙霞岭), lie in the south. The highest point in the city is at Dalong Gang (Chinese: 大龙岗), which rises to 1,500 m above sea level.
70.7% of the land is covered with forest. The rest is densely irrigated and farmed, producing citrus fruits, tea and mulberry leaves.
The north China plain is an important grain-producing areas is also the key area of nitrogen loss, Quzhou nitrogen loss in 2017 about 9000 tons, through effective to improve crops (wheat, corn, vegetables and animal (pig, eggs) in the production of reasonable management to further improve the Quzhou has been the development of the north China plain green agriculture.[23]
Quzhou has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) with four distinctive seasons, characterised by hot, humid summers and chilly, cloudy and drier winters (with occasional snow). The mean annual temperature is 17.31°C, with monthly daily averages ranging from 5.4°C in January to in July. The city receives an average annual rainfall of 1665.1mm and is affected by the plum rains of the Asian monsoon in June, when average relative humidity also peaks. The frost-free period lasts 251–261 days. Winds along the Qiantang River valley are predominantly north-easterly and north-east-easterly. Occasionally typhoons blow in from the Pacific Ocean. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 25% in March to 59% in August, the city receives 1,810 hours of bright sunshine annually.
As of 2003, Quzhou municipality registered a population of 2,578,100. The vast majority are Han Chinese (99.16%) but there are also small minorities of She (0.73%) and Hui, Zhuang, Manchu and Miao (together making up 0.1%). Most of the people in Quzhou are engaged in agriculture (2,035,100). The genders are roughly evenly split. Population density is 273 people per km2. At any given time there are a handful of foreign (mainly European and Australian) teachers at the schools and university of Quzhou, as well as alleged but never seen Russian Military Personnel who work and advise at the military base.
Quzhou is well served by both railways and highways. The city of Quzhou is a major connection hub between the three provinces of Anhui, Jiangxi and Fujian, with the Zhegan Railroad running through southern Quzhou and the Qu River flowing past northern Quzhou. .
One of the most famous railway passes through the city is Shanghai-Kunming Railway with a speed of 200km/h. This railway has three stations in city, which are Longyou railway station, Quzhou railway station, Jiangshan railway station, Changshan Station, Kaihua Station. More information can be found on Quzhou Railway Website