Suizhou is the hometown of Shennong (Patron of Agriculture, or Emperor Yandi, who is one of the forefathers of Chinese Nation along with Emperor Huangdi). (photo from nipic.com)

Suizhou's location in Hubei

Suizhou is a city of great importance in northern Hubei province. It is also an open city to the outside world. Suizhou has an area of 9,363 square kilometers and a population of 2.5 million. It has long history, great culture and abundant products, which is known as its antiquity, uniqueness, beautifulness and newness, and is a famous historical and cultural city in China.

Suizhou is the hometown of Shennong (Patron of Agriculture, or Emperor Yandi, who is one of the forefathers of Chinese Nation along with Emperor Huangdi). According to the historical records and the investigation of the experts both at home and abroad, the primogenitor of our Chinese-Emperor Yandi-Shennong was born in Lieshan Mountain in Suizhou (Lishui town) which became a holy place for the overseas Chinese to pay homage to their ancestors. Every year on the twenty-six day of the sixth lunar month, there will be a tourist festival held in the Lieshan town in northern suburbs of Suizhou to celebrate the birthday of the great ancestor of the country.

Suizhou is the ancient hometown of chime bells. A large series of chime bells (percussion instrument) made in the early period of the Warring States were unearthed in the Leigu Hill in the west of Suizhou city. The set of bronze bells consists of sixty articles; it is a rare and delicate treasure that establishes China's instrumental music advances earlier in history by five hundred years.

Suizhou is the ancient hometown of chime bells.

It is a scenic resort. Dahong Mountain, the famous scenic spot in Jingchu (Hubei province) is praised as the first peak under the sky of the northern Chu (a country in the Warring States Period and now the Hubei province), and it has picturesque scenery and unique landscape which is boasted as a marvelousness in the central plains of China. It is a state level natural reserve.

Dahong Mountain is a state level natural reserve.

With broad area and abound resources, Suizhou is an inspiring place and has plenty local products. Many outstanding persons are from Suizhou. It has a solid economical base and is a multi-functional city with torrid economic growth and is also a famous hot-rod city.

Suizhou adopts its name from the most ancient vassal state of Sui in the Western Zhou Dynasty (11th century - 221 BC.)

Meandering hills make up the main part of the city's territory with some interleaving mountain lands and alluvial plains. The Dahong Mountain is in the south and Tongbai Mountain is in the north of the city, and a long and narrow plain lies northwest southeast in the center.

Suizhou Museum

Suizhou features a subtropical monsoon climate, having four discernable seasons, rich sunshine and abundant rainfall. The chilly and torrid periods in midwinter and midsummer are relatively short. Its annual average temperature falls around 15.5℃ (59.9℉).

Suizhou is rich in tourism resources and is a hot tourist city in the traveling line of the northwest of Sichuan province to Shennong, the traveling line to pay a pilgrimage to Wudang Mountain, and traveling line to visit the Yangtse Gorges.

Hometown of Emperor Yandi-Shennong

When to Go: spring and autumn