Huizhou, Anhui

This article is about a historical region in Anhui. For the modern district in Huangshan city, see Huizhou District.
Huizhou
徽州
Region
Xidi, a World Heritage Site, is a village in Huizhou that was built by a merchant family during the Ming Dynasty
Xidi, a World Heritage Site, is a village in Huizhou that was built by a merchant family during the Ming Dynasty
Location of modern Huangshan City
CountryChina
ProvinceAnhui and Jiangxi
Area
 • Total13,870 km2 (5,360 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
 • Totalc. 1,984,000

Huizhou (Chinese: 徽州; pinyin: Huīzhōu) is a historical region in Anhui Province which roughly corresponds to Huangshan City today – the southernmost region of the province. In Ming and Qing dynasties, Huizhou was a prefecture corresponding to Huangshan city and Jixi County of modern Xuancheng, plus Wuyuan County in northeastern Jiangxi. Anhui, the name of the province, is a portmanteau word combining the first characters of Anqing and Huizhou.