Lizhong

Lizhong City (Chinese: 栗中市) is the capital and largest city in Meihua, Tseng. It was called Meihua City (梅花市) until 1958.

Lizhong is the economic, financial, and cultural hub of eastern Tseng.

History
Lizhong was founded in 1635 by Dutch traders who named the settlement Willemstad. It means "William's City", after, one of the founders of the Dutch West India Company. Usselincx himself visited Willemstad in 1640. A "Der" (the) was added in 1671.

Der Willemstad served as the capital of Dutch Tseng until 1946, with a brief period from 1936 to 1944 being in the UST and another being occupied by Japan. During Japanese occupation the town was called Richu.

After Tsengian independence in 1946, the town became the capital of Meihua state. In 1958, the town name was changed from Meihua to Lizhong. Lizhong was upgraded to a city on December 25, 1964.

Geography
Lizhong is located on the eastern coast of Tseng and is surrounded by the Van Wittek Mountains.

Transportation
Lizhong Airport opened on September 19, 1978. Highway A1 reached the city in 1985, while the Qihua Highway starts from here. The Qihua Highway is supposed to connect Qishan City in Qishan to the National Highway System of Tseng, but it is under construction, and due to the terrain, work is delayed.