Huizhou is a historic city, a hometown of overseas Chinese, and a new industrial base.

Huizhou is situated on the southeastern coast of Guangdong Province at the 

northeastern end of the Pearl River Delta. It faces Daya Bay of the South China Sea to 

the south and adjoins Hong Kong. Huizhou is one of the 11 cities in the Guangdong‑

Hong Kong‑Macao Greater Bay Area.

Huizhou is a modern city with a convenient multimodal transportation network that 

includes an airport, a number of high‑speed railway lines (such as the Ganzhou‑

Shenzhen and Guangzhou‑Shanwei high‑speed railways), inter‑city railways, and 

expressways crisscrossing the province. By high‑speed train, it takes only about 30 

minutes to reach Shenzhen and around one hour to reach downtown Hong Kong. 

Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport can be reached in approximately 1.5 

hours via combined high‑speed train and metro.

A place where the cultural environment values harmony and inclusiveness, Huizhou is 

home to the Hakka people, who make up the majority of the population and are known 

for their honesty and openness. This has shaped a welcoming folkway captured in the 

local saying: “No matter whether you are an old Hakka or a new Hakka, once you come 

to Huizhou we are family; no matter whether you are a local or a newcomer, once you 

work in Huizhou we are family.” The city upholds a spirit of “advocating civilization and 

virtue, embracing the whole world, and valuing dedication and gregariousness.”

Huizhou boasts abundant tourism resources, featuring natural landscapes such as 

mountains, lakes, rivers, the sea, hot springs, waterfalls, forests, streams and islands, 

seamlessly integrated with cultural attractions. Renowned as one of the cities with the 

most elegant environments, Huizhou is often praised as a city of half mountain and 

half lake.

Huizhou is a new industrial city full of vitality. Since it embarked on reform and 

opening‑up, the city has achieved remarkable economic progress by implementing a 

strategy that prioritizes industrial development and an export‑oriented economy. 

Huizhou has established economic and trade ties with more than 200 countries and 

regions. To date, 43 Fortune Global 500 companies have established over 70 foreign‑

invested enterprises here.

In particular, global petrochemical giants ExxonMobil and Shell, as well as leading 

enterprises such as Amer International Group and Hengli Group, have all launched 

major projects in Huizhou. In 2025, Huizhou’s GDP reached RMB 636.366 billion 

(approx. US$88.9 billion), up 4.5 percent year on year at constant prices, maintaining 

its position as the fifth largest economy in Guangdong Province. Its fiscal revenue also 

continues to rank fifth in the province.

Huizhou enjoys a favorable geographical location and a rich cultural heritage. Recent 

years have seen substantial improvements in the city’s infrastructure. The municipal

government has placed a high priority on infrastructure upgrading and has taken 

effective measures to promote economic and social development. These efforts have 

earned Huizhou a place among Guangdong’s Top Ten Cities in Investment Environment.