Huizhou
/ˈhweɪ.dʒoʊ/noun
Huizhou is the English romanization of Chinese place names, most notably the historic Huizhou region in southern Anhui and Huizhou city in Guangdong.
Did you know?The historic Huizhou region in Anhui became famous for Huizhou merchants, distinctive architecture, ink-making, and a major Chinese merchant culture that flourished for centuries.
Etymological Timeline
Pre-Qin period
Old Chinese
州
“A large territorial division or region; the character later became associated with administrative prefectures.”
Han dynasty
Classical Chinese
州
“An officially recognized administrative region of the Chinese empire.”
Song dynasty, 1121
Middle Chinese
徽州
“The Song government renamed the former Shezhou prefecture Huizhou; 徽 referred to the official name chosen for the prefecture, while 州 meant prefecture.”
Ming–Qing dynasties
Chinese
徽州
“The name continued for the historic prefecture and its surrounding cultural region in southern Anhui.”
20th Century
Mandarin Chinese
Huīzhōu
“Pinyin romanization of 徽州; the name also became associated internationally with the historic Huizhou cultural region.”
Modern English
English
Huizhou
“An established English place-name, also used for Huizhou city in Guangdong, whose Chinese characters are 惠州 rather than 徽州.”