Walk into Huzhou: Encounter the poetry of Jiangnan and meet the city of happiness

In the spring of 2025, Asia's largest clay tennis center will be officially completed in Huzhou, which is built in accordance with the highest international Roland Garros standard tennis base, with 14 clay courts and 4 hard courts, including a 5,000-seat center court and a 2,000-seat sub-court, which can be called a luxury configuration. The China Tennis Tour, one of the three top professional leagues in China, has been confirmed to be the first large-scale professional tennis tournament to be held here, and more than 200 Chinese tennis masters are expected to participate in the tournament, presenting a unique sports feast for Huzhou tennis fans.

When it comes to this city, I can always think of the phrase "see beautiful China in Huzhou", the beauty of the city, the beauty of the scenery, the beauty of the industry, and the beauty of the people, creating a veritable "treasure city". Located on the south bank of Taihu Lake, Huzhou has a long history, a rich cultural gathering, and a superior geographical location, let us walk into this prestigious ancient city in the south of the Yangtze River to explore a unique beauty and tranquility.

Eat: Eat the lake by the lake and start the journey of taste buds

It can be said that a large part of the charm of Huzhou is hidden in the mouth-watering food, if you can't eat in Huzhou, then you miss not only the mouth, but also the soul of Huzhou life.

Rely on the lake to eat the lake, how can you miss the "Taihu Lake Three Whites" in Huzhou, whitebait, white fish, and white shrimp make you taste endless deliciousness. The fat and fresh eel silk has created the traditional famous dish of Huzhou, and the thick soup is wrapped in the fresh and tender eel silk, which is the unique delicacy of Huzhou, the water town.

In addition to Huxian, Huzhou also has a variety of local delicacies, Zhejiang people love to eat spring bamboo shoots, whether stir-fried, stewed, or stewed, sweet and tender spring bamboo shoots can always bring surprises. Hidden in the streets and alleys, Lu Ji baked cakes are also a snack to a big delicacy for Huzhou locals, and steamed stinky tofu, fine sand sheep's tail, and raw boiled meat cakes are the specialties on the dinner table. In addition, there are various kinds of dim sum, such as Xinshi tea cake, Dingsheng cake, plum blossom burnt, orange cake, Zhenyuan and halva candy, etc.

Drink: A cup of green tea and taste the thousand-year-old tea culture

Huzhou's tea culture has a long history, the earliest can be traced back to ancient times, with its superior natural environment, this land has become a fertile soil for tea growth early, and it is also one of the pilgrimage sites of the world's tea culture. In Huzhou, tea is not only a drink, but also a way of life, and the teahouses in the streets and alleys of Huzhou are full of citizens of all ages.

Huzhou is one of the core production areas of green tea in China, and there are three counties in Huzhou - Anji County produces Anji white tea, Changxing County produces Guzhu purple bamboo shoots, and Deqing County produces Mogan yellow buds, all of which are Huzhou's representative teas with a certain status in Chinese history. Anji white tea, although it is called "white tea", belongs to the category of green tea. Its tea is light and elegant, light green, hence the name, and with its unique taste and fragrant tea aroma, it has won the favor of many tea lovers.

Lu Yu, the author of the Book of Tea, found "purple bamboo shoot tea" on Guzhu Mountain thousands of years ago, because of its exquisite tea-making technology, delicate tea buds, purple color, and its shape is like bamboo shoots, so it is called "purple bamboo shoots", which was the tribute tea of the Tang Dynasty. Mogan Yellow Bud, the word "Mogan", refers to Mogan Mountain. Mogan yellow bud is produced in the mountains and mountains of Mogan Mountain Scenic Area, due to the undulating mountains, fertile land, abundant rainfall, the average altitude is more than 600 meters, perennial clouds and mist, extremely suitable for tea growth, is an excellent place to produce famous tea.

Located in the major tea towns in Huzhou, the tourist routes with the theme of tea culture are being favored by more and more tourists. With the development of the times, Huzhou tea culture is no longer limited to traditional tea production and tasting, but deeply integrated with catering, tourism, cultural and creative fields, thus bringing a rich and colorful form of tea culture experience.

Play: Forget about the landscape and unlock the fun and good times

As one of the representative cities of Jiangnan Water Town, Huzhou carries too much cultural heritage. Nanxun Ancient Town, one of the six ancient towns in the south of the Yangtze River, is located here, where a large number of buildings from the Ming and Qing dynasties are preserved. Taihu Dragon Dream Park is a perfect combination of modernity and tradition, integrating vacation, sightseeing and entertainment. Moon Square is an excellent place to enjoy the night view of Taihu Lake, and the iconic Moon Hotel has become a new Internet celebrity check-in place.

Moganshan in Deqing is one of China's four major summer resorts, with an average temperature of 24.9°C in the hottest month (July), about 5°C lower than that of surrounding cities such as Shanghai, Hangzhou and Nanjing. The mountains of Mogan Mountain overlap, the scenery is beautiful, the lush green bamboo, the gurgling mountain spring, the swirling clouds and mist, constitute a natural landscape painting. Stroll through the forest paths, breathe in the fresh air, and all your worries melt away.

Anji is the go-to destination for many families in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai for a weekend getaway, this beautiful little city has unique natural scenery, rich cultural heritage and comprehensive tourism facilities. There are the rippling Xitiao River, the majestic Longwang Mountain, the beautiful Zhongnan Baicao Garden and the thousand-year-old temple Lingfeng Temple. In the embrace of Anji, feel the gift of nature and appreciate the strong humanistic atmosphere.

Happiness: The capital of sports, enjoy an active life

Huzhou's unique geography and topography have created a good natural ecological environment, making it an excellent place for outdoor sports. The National Extreme Sports Competition has been successfully held here for 22 consecutive years, and it is actually a "pilgrimage" place for Chinese extreme sports enthusiasts, so Huzhou was awarded the honorary title of "Extreme Capital Outdoor Paradise" by the General Administration of Sports of China.

Gunanri Discovery Extreme Theme Park is definitely a great place to visit, with many wild challenges that will make your heart beat faster, and you can't miss it if you love adventure. Yunmenggu Leisure Park is an outdoor adventure paradise hidden between the shores of Taihu Lake, where there are abundant outdoor facilities, including Taihu Lake cycling, live CS, archery, off-road ATVs, etc., allowing you to experience the fun of outdoor sports, which is extremely suitable for family travel.

Nowadays, tennis has also become a beautiful scenery in Huzhou. Last year, Huzhou hosted the first international professional tennis tournaments, including the ITF International Women's Tennis Tour (W35) and the ITF International Men's Tennis Tour (M25), bringing together nearly 600 professional tennis players from more than 30 countries and regions around the world.

This year, the arrival of the Huzhou International Clay Tennis Center has become another round of development in the tennis sector of Huzhou, which will undoubtedly bring new vitality to Huzhou, and the city will surely become one of the emerging popular destinations for tennis enthusiasts.

(Part of the source: "Wuxing Cultural Tourism Sports" public account)