Overview

Bozhou is a state-level famous historical and cultural city, and one of the outstanding tourist cities of China. It has a long history and profound cultural details. People of talent come forth in great number in Chinese History, Chengtang, the state-founding sage-king of Shang Dynasty; Lao Zi and Zhuang Zi, grandfathers of Taoism; Huatuo, ancestor of surgery; Caocao, Military Emperor of Wei Dynasty; Caopi, Civil Emperor of Wei Dynasty; Caozhi, a poet; Huamulan, a heroine; and etc. They shine as brilliant stars in human history. The ruins and landscapes left after them can be listed as a string of beads and make people linger on and forget to return.

Bozhou is the hometown of Huatuo, “the miracle-making doctor”, and one of the four main herb capitals in Chinese history. It abounds in traditional Chinese medicinal material, and its medicinal materials market is of long standing. Bozhou is fertile and abundant in products, especially in traditional Chinese medicinal material. It is the national production base of traditional Chinese medicinal material and has the reputation of “ medicine capital.”Bozhou has the largest specialized market and trade center of traditional Chinese medicinal material in China. An industrial system of traditional Chinese medicinal material manufacture and traditional Chinese medicine of certain scale is initially formed in Bozhou. There is a sizable group of professionals skilled in mastering traditional processing techniques. In Bozhou, the largest production area of yellow cattle, every family wears grass and raises cattle. It enjoys the reputation of “ the golden triangle of yellow cattle in China.”

Bozhou is noted as “home of liquor” and produces Gujinggong liquor, “ peony of liquor”, “Shuanglunchi”, “Zhuangzi Home Liquor.”Wan ( abbreviation for Anhui province) liquor represented by “ Bo Liquor”gets abreast of Chuan liquor and Gui liquor. Gujinggong liquor is one of the eight famous liquors in China. The economic bebefit of Gujinggong ranks the second among the famous liquor industries in China. “Gujinggong Liquor”of Bozhou which is served at the state banquet enjoys great prestige in China and in the world. In recent years, a museum of Chinese liquor culture is built. The exhibits in this museum are abundant and the display is exquisite. The extensive knowledge, profound culture, and long history of liquor are represented in full. The total population of Bozhou is more than 5.3 million.