Heze
Sign in to saveHeze (), formerly known as Caozhou, is the westernmost prefecture-level city in Shandong province, China, bordering Jining to the east and the provinces of Henan and Anhui to the west and south respectively. The total area is 12238.62 square kilometers and the population is 10.58 million. It governs Mudan District and Dingtao District, 2 districts and 7 counties including Caoxian, Chengwu, Shanxian, Juye, Yuncheng, Juancheng and Dongming.
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Place details
- Locality
- 牡丹区
- Region
- 山东省
- Country
- 中国
- Population
- 1,346,717
- Timezone
- Asia/Shanghai
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Key facts
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- Heze
- Settlement.other_name
- Hotseh, Tsaochow
- Settlement.native_name
- 菏泽市
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- zh-Hans
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Prefecture-level city
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- Juye Wenmiao Dacheng Dian, Juye.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- A pagoda in Juye County of Heze
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- yes
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- 7
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- none
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- ChinaShandongHeze.png
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- Location of Heze City jurisdiction in Shandong
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- Heze municipal government
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- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- People's Republic of China
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- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Shandong
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- County-level divisions
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Travel guide
Understand
Many people in Heze have never seen a foreigner. The local dialect is more widely spoken than standard Mandarin. Native Chinese speakers typically have no trouble with the dialect, as it is similar to the Beijing dialect, but it can prove challenging for non-native Chinese speakers.
Get in
Heze has a long distance bus station and a train station.
Get around
It is possible to get around the city by bus, but they shut down on major holidays such as during the Chinese New Year. Cab rides are very inexpensive: about ¥10 will get you most places in town. If you are going to one of the surrounding villages, cab rides are often around ¥150. It is also possible to get around much of the city by walking.
See
There are some nice paths and bridges along the river. Heze is famous for its peony blossoms.
Eat
Dumplings are one of the specialties of northeast China, and are common in Heze. Heze also has a surprising number of Sichuan restaurants.
Drink
Heze Melon Juice (菏泽瓜汁): Heze is renowned for its melon production, and you can find freshly squeezed melon juices such as watermelon juice and cantaloupe juice.
Connect
Emergency numbers: 110 - Police, 119 - Fire, 120 - First aid, 122 - Traffic accidents
Heze's area code for landlines is 0530, adding a "0530" at the beginning if calling from outside of the city. For international calls add +86, the country code for China.
Heze has many Internet cafés .Most of the bars that cater to the expatriate community and many of the foreign-based fast food chains — Starbucks, KFC, McDonald's and likely others — offer free WiFi. Many hotels also provide free WiFi service. The Great Firewall of China blocks popular web services including Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Google, and Yahoo. Some of the websites that are partially blocked include Wikipedia, BlogSpot, WordPress, and Tumblr. To overcome these restrictions, travelers use VPN services that unblock these favorite websites. VPNs also help travelers to access Public Wi-Fi Hotspots securely.
Go next
Jinan is about 4 hours by train (6 hours by bus) to the northeast. Zhengzhou, Henan is likewise a few hours away by bus or train to the southwest.
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Encyclopedic overview
16 sectionsContents
- History
- City flower
- Climate
- Administration
- Demographics
- Government
- Culture
- Places of interest
- Foods
- Transportation
- Ancient times
- Current
- Economy
- Sister cities
- References
- External links
Heze (), formerly known as Caozhou, is the westernmost prefecture-level city in Shandong province, China, bordering Jining to the east and the provinces of Henan and Anhui to the west and south respectively. The total area is 12238.62 square kilometers and the population is 10.58 million. It governs Mudan District and Dingtao District, 2 districts and 7 counties including Caoxian, Chengwu, Shanxian, Juye, Yuncheng, Juancheng and Dongming.
There are more than 100 cultural relics and historic sites in the territory, 6 national-level cultural relics protection units, and 52 provincial-level cultural relics protection units. Places of interest include Caozhou Peony Garden, Yuncheng Water Margin, Sunbin Tourist City, Dingtao Han Tomb, Shanxian Archway, Jinshan Mountain, Fangshan Mountain, Fulong Lake, the scenery of the old Yellow River route, etc.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Heze” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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