Get to know Huozhou
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- Administrative area
- County-level city · 县级市
- Part of
- Linfen
- Chinese name
- 霍州市
- Local areas
- County-level city guide
Area & population
- Area in the source
- 765.00 km²
- Population · 2017
- 347,000
Source: cited geographic source, as of the dates shown.
The prefectural government compound
Huozhou Prefectural Yamen (霍州署) is arranged along a central axis with eastern and western subsidiary groups. The main hall dates to 1304, during the Yuan dynasty, and uses reduced and repositioned columns. Its beams and pillars lack carved or painted decoration. A more elaborate Ming porch stands in front of the hall. The compound received national cultural relic protection in November 1996.
Ceramics and mountain valleys
Huozhou Kiln (霍州窑), at Chencun Village (陈村) in Bailong Town (白龙镇), was a civilian pottery kiln producing ceramics during the Jin and Yuan periods. It was selected among the 2023 national top ten archaeological discoveries. In the eastern mountains, Qiliyu (七里峪) and Taotangyu (陶唐峪) are named scenic areas of Mount Huo.
Sources for this guide
霍州概况-霍州简介-霍州市人民政府门户网站 · Huozhou City Government
霍州署-人文旅游-霍州市人民政府门户网站 · Huozhou City Government
Original English written from the listed sources and checked sentence by sentence against quoted extracts by a separate reviewer. Updated 2026-09-26.
Explore Huozhou
Core places to explore, with English and Chinese names.
Plan your visit
Getting there
Huozhou is about 60 km in a straight line from central Linfen. Search for 霍州市 in a map app to find stations and your accommodation.
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Sources & geographic information
Administrative names and parent areas: Official geographic directory · Reference date 2026-09-06.
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