The city has grown considerably over the past 20 years. It has 871,200 inhabitants.
Geography
Map including Huize (labeled as HUI-TSE (HWEITSEH) (TUNGCHWAN) 會澤) (AMS, 1954)
It is 120 km (75 mi) 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.[1]
Tempered by the low latitude and moderate elevation, Huize has a mild subtropical highland climate (KöppenCwb), with short, mild, dry winters, and warm, rainy summers. A great majority of the year's rainfall occurs from June to September.
Climate data for Huize (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1971–2010)
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.[5][6]
References
^"国家统计局" (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2021-12-07.