Huizhou
徽州 | |
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Region | |
 Xidi, a World Heritage Site, is a village in Huizhou that was built by a merchant family during the Ming Dynasty | |
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| Country | China |
| Province | Anhui and Jiangxi |
| Area | |
• Total | 13,870 km2 (5,360 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | c. 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.