an li an ▁() ▁is ▁a ▁small ▁town ▁located ▁in ▁northern ▁Z he ji ang ▁province ▁in ▁China , ▁in ▁the ▁Nan x un ▁District ▁of ▁the ▁pre fect ure - level ▁city ▁H uz hou . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁ren owned ▁as ▁the ▁sole ▁source ▁of ▁the ▁pri zed ▁H uz hou ▁writing ▁br ush , ▁which ▁has ▁been ▁manufact ured ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁for ▁over ▁ 2 , 0 0 0 ▁years . ▁ ▁An ▁extensive ▁canal ▁system ▁cr iss - cross es ▁the ▁town , ▁and ▁a ▁good ▁deal ▁of ▁agricult ure ▁is ▁done ▁in ▁the ▁out lying ▁areas ▁surrounding ▁the ▁town . ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁there ▁are ▁extensive ▁gro ves ▁of ▁mul berry ▁bush es ▁grown ▁throughout ▁the ▁district ▁for ▁sil k ▁production . ▁ ▁The ▁land ▁upon ▁which ▁the ▁town ▁is ▁built ▁is ▁made ▁up ▁of ▁very ▁gentle , ▁rolling ▁fields , ▁and ▁the ▁climate ▁is ▁quite ▁temper ate ▁- ▁snow ▁in ▁the ▁winter ▁is ▁possible ▁but ▁rare . ▁ ▁Agricult ure ▁is ▁possible ▁nearly ▁the ▁whole ▁year ▁round . ▁ ▁, ▁a ▁large ▁new ▁Buddh ist ▁temple ▁is ▁currently ▁under ▁construction ▁next ▁door ▁to ▁the ▁old ▁temple . ▁It ▁is ▁planned ▁to ▁eventually ▁include ▁the ▁old ▁temple ▁grounds . ▁The ▁east ▁side ▁of ▁town ▁has ▁been ▁experien cing ▁significant ▁growth ▁for ▁several ▁years ▁now , ▁while ▁the ▁older , ▁western ▁part ▁of ▁town ▁is ▁very ▁gradually ▁being ▁abandoned . ▁ ▁Image ▁gallery ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁H uz hou ▁Writing ▁Br ush ▁Short ▁video ▁clip ▁of