Huqiu District (simplified Chinese: 虎丘区; traditional Chinese: 虎丘區; pinyin: Hǔqiū Qū; lit. 'Tiger Hill District') is one of five urban districts of Suzhou, Jiangsu province, China. The district is named after Tiger Hill, a historically famous hill and tourist attraction.

Huqiu
虎丘区
Huqiu District in September 2018
Huqiu District in September 2018
Huqiu is located in Jiangsu
Huqiu
Huqiu
Location in Jiangsu
Coordinates: 31°19′10″N 120°24′30″E / 31.3195°N 120.4083°E / 31.3195; 120.4083
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceJiangsu
Prefecture-level citySuzhou
Area
 • Total
332.37 km2 (128.33 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)
 • Total
599,300
 • Density1,800/km2 (4,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
215004
Websitehttp://www.snd.gov.cn/

Nowadays, Huqiu District is also branded as Suzhou High-tech Zone (苏州高新区).

Administrative divisions

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In the present, Huqiu District has 3 subdistricts and 3 towns.[1]

3 subdistricts
3 towns

The attraction places

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Huqiu Wedding Market

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Huqiu Wedding Market

Huqiu Wedding Market, also known as the Huqiu wedding dress street or Tiger Hill Wedding Market, located in Huqiu Road, Huqiu District, Suzhou, is one of the famous wedding dress domestic production base, and there are near 1200 factories producing wedding & evening dresses in Suzhou, but manufacturers like JUSERE could offer professional design & custom service are no many in Suzhou, most of wedding dress factories you may find are medium-scale, like Fannybrides factory.[2] Since 2012, Huqiu wedding market has become the largest production and sales base, and over 30 countries around the world to have business dealings, perennial orders. Manufactured by individuals in workshops, the wedding dresses win customers' praises since they're able to provide it at an affordable price while remaining fashionable. In fact, the wedding dress supply is often unable to meet the demand of wedding seasons throughout spring, autumn and winter. Also, it attracts foreign merchants seeking to customize wedding dresses.[3]

Huqiu Wedding Dress Street

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There are hundreds of wedding shops and boutiques in Huqiu wedding dress street, thousands of wedding dress factories manufacturing wedding & evening dress, but most of them are family workshops. Some strong and reliable manufacturers like Jusere owning the professional design team produce quality wedding & evening dress.

References

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  1. ^ "苏州市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
  2. ^ "Wedding& Evening Dress Manufacturers, Wholesale Bridesmaid Dresses". Fannybrides.
  3. ^ "虎丘婚纱城官方网站". www.hqhsc.com. Archived from the original on 2015-11-17. Retrieved 2015-11-14.