Huainan

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Huainan
淮南
Prefecture-level city
淮南市
Location of Huainan City jurisdiction in Anhui
Country People's Republic of China
Province Anhui
County-level divisions 6
Township-level divisions 66
Municipal seat Tianjia'an District
(32°37′N 116°59′E / 32.617°N 116.983°E / 32.617; 116.983)
Government
 • CPC Secretary Yang Zhenchao (杨振超)
 • Mayor Cao Yong (曹勇)
Area
 • Prefecture-level city 2,526 km2 (975 sq mi)
 • Urban 1,526 km2 (589 sq mi)
 • Metro 1,919 km2 (741 sq mi)
Population (2010 census)
 • Prefecture-level city 2,334,000
 • Density 920/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
 • Urban 1,626,905
 • Urban density 1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi)
 • Metro 1,899,740
 • Metro density 990/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
Time zone China Standard (UTC+8)
Area code(s) 554
License Plate Prefix 皖D

Huainan (Chinese: 淮南; pinyin: Huáinán) is a prefecture-level city with 2,334,000 inhabitants in central Anhui Province, People’s Republic of China. It borders the provincial capital of Hefei to the south, Lu’an to the southwest, Fuyang to the west, Bozhou to the northwest, Bengbu to the northeast and Chuzhou to the east. Its built up area is home to 1,899,740 inhabitants in 2010 spread out on 5 districts (Tianjia'an, Datong, Xiejiaji, Bagongshan, Panji and 1 county Fengtai) nowadays in agglomeration.

The name traditionally refers to the entire area south of the Huai River and north of the Yangtze River, which includes the present day central Anhui. The historic political centers of the Huainan area were situated in Yangzhou and Shouchun (present day Shou County).

Administration

The prefecture-level city of Huainan administers six county-level divisions, including five districts and one county.

These are further divided into 66 township-level divisions, including 24 towns, 23 townships and 19 subdistricts.

History

Summer in Huainan.
Pedestrian Bridge at Huainan

The name Huainan first came into existence in 203 BC, when Liu Bang bestowed upon Ying Bu, one of his most trusted generals, the title of the King of Huainan. The capital of the Kingdom of Huainan was situated in the present day Lu'an. Later, after Ying Bu was executed, the title was transferred and the capital moved to Shouchun (present day Shou County).

In 164 BC, the kingdom was divided into three parts, one of which retained the name Huainan and continued to be administered from Shouchun. This was governed by Liu An, a notable scholar who authored the great Daoist classic, the Huainanzi. When Liu An committed suicide in 122 BC, the kingdom was abolished and the area renamed Jiujiang Commandery, which was its old name before 203 BC.

Towards the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Yuan Shu declared himself emperor of the so-called Zhong Dynasty and renamed the commandery Huainan Commandery. This entity remained generally intact till the Northern Song Dynasty, when it divided into the eastern and the western halves in 1071. This division was converted to a north-south one, with the line drawn along the Huai River, following a peace pact between the ruling bodies of the Southern Song Dynasty and Jin Empire.

The divided state persisted till the area was claimed by the Communist Party of China on January 18, 1949. The party renamed the area Huainan Coalmine Special District for its rich coal resources.

The area was controlled by Communist forces during the war with Japan. They set up Huainan District Station of Communications in 1942, issuing local postage stamps from then until sometime in 1944.[1]

Economy

Huainan is a major production center for coal, with an output of 43.28 million tons in 2006.

The city hosted the 17th China Tofu Cultural Festival on September 15–17, 2010, including the National Bean Products Exhibition.[2]

Education

The key high school Huainan No.1 high school(For liberal arts) Huainan No.2 high school(For science) Huainan No.5 high school(For science) Huainan No.4 high school(For Art and Sports)

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in China

Twin towns – Sister cities

Huainan is twinned with:

See also

References

  1. ↑ The Postage Stamp Catalogue of the Chinese People's Revolutionary Period, published by Chinese Postage Stamp Museum
  2. ↑ http://english.anhuinews.com/system/2010/09/16/003356173.shtml
  3. ↑ "МЕЖДУНАРОДНО СЪТРУДНИЧЕСТВО НА ОБЩИНА РУСЕ - Побратимени градове". Община Русе [Municipality Ruse] (in Bulgarian). Archived from the original on 2013-08-05. Retrieved 2013-08-12. 

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