| Anhui Province | |||||
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| Abbreviations: 皖 (pinyin: Wǎn) | |||||
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| Origin of name | 安 ān - Anqing 徽 huī - Huizhou (now Huangshan city) | ||||
| Administration type | Province | ||||
| Capital (and largest city) | Hefei | ||||
| CPC Ctte Secretary | Wang Jinshan 王金山 | ||||
| Governor | Wang Sanyun 王三运 | ||||
| Area | 139,400 km² (53,800 sq mi) (22nd) | ||||
| Population (2004) - Density | 64,610,000 (8th) 463 /km² (1,200 /sq mi) (9th) | ||||
| GDP (2006) - per capita | CNY 614. Pinyin, more formally Hanyu pinyin, is the most common Standard Mandarin Romanization system in use Administration The Prefecture-level city of Anqing administers 11 county-level divisions, including 3 districts, 1 County-level city Administration The Prefecture-level city of Huangshan administers 7 county-level divisions, including 3 districts and 4 counties. A province, in the context of China, is a translation of sheng ( which is an administrative division Hefei ( literally "Junction of the (South Fei Rivers " former names Ho-fei Luzhou Luchow is a Prefecture-level city and the provincial capital of The Communist Party of China ( CPC) ( also known as the Chinese Communist Party ( CCP) is the founding and ruling political party of the A committee (some of which are titled instead as a "Commission" or other terms discussed below in) is a type of small Deliberative assembly that is usually intended Wang Jinshan ( Chinese 王金山 is a Chinese Politician. He was elected chief Secretary of the Communist Party of China in Anhui Wang Sanyun ( Chinese 王三运 born 1952 is a Chinese Politician. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. This is a list of the first-level administrative divisions of the People's Republic of China (PRC including all provinces autonomous regions special administrative In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume This is a list of the first-level administrative divisions of the People's Republic of China (PRC including all provinces autonomous regions municipalities This articles lists of the first-level administrative divisions of People's Republic of China (P Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. 2 billion (15th) CNY 10,044 (28th) | ||||
| HDI (2005) | 0. This is a list of the first-level administrative divisions of Mainland China (including all provinces autonomous regions and municipalities in order of their total Gross This is a list of the first-level administrative divisions of the People's Republic of China (PRC including all provinces autonomous regions and municipalities in order of The Human Development Index ( HDI) is an index combining normalized measures of Life expectancy, Literacy, Educational attainment, and GDP Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 727 (medium) (25th) | ||||
| Major nationalities | Han - 99% Hui - 0. The following is a list of ethnic groups in China where "China" is taken to mean areas controlled by either of the two states using "China" in their formal Han Chinese ( are an Ethnic group native to China and by most modern definitions the largest single Ethnic group in the world. The Hui people ( Xiao'erjing: حُوِ ذَو) are a Chinese ethnic group, typically distinguished by their practice of Islam. 6% | ||||
| Prefecture-level | 17 divisions | ||||
| County-level | 105 divisions | ||||
| Township-level† | 1845 divisions | ||||
| ISO 3166-2 | CN-34 | ||||
| Official website http://www.ah.gov.cn/ (Simplified Chinese) | |||||
| Source for population and GDP data: 《中国统计年鉴—2005》 China Statistical Yearbook 2005 Source for nationalities data:ISBN 7503747382 《2000年人口普查中国民族人口资料》 Tabulation on nationalities of 2000 population census of China † As at December 31, 2004ISBN 7105054255 | |||||
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| Simplified Chinese: | 安徽 |
| Traditional Chinese: | 安徽 |
| Hanyu Pinyin: | Ānhuī |
Anhui (in Chinese: 安徽 Ānhuī) is a province of the People's Republic of China. Prefecture, in the context of China, is used to refer to several unrelated political divisions in both ancient and modern China. In the context of Political divisions of China, county is the standard English translation of 县 ( xiàn) Township ( is the basic level of political divisions in China. ISO 3166-2 is the second part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Pinyin, more formally Hanyu pinyin, is the most common Standard Mandarin Romanization system in use A province, in the context of China, is a translation of sheng ( which is an administrative division Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES Located in eastern China across the basins of the Yangtze River and the Huaihe River, it borders Jiangsu to the east, Zhejiang to the southeast, Jiangxi to the south, Hubei to the southwest, Henan to the northwest, and Shandong for a tiny section in the north. The Huai River ( is a major river in China. The Huai River is located about mid-way between the Yellow River and Yangtze River, the two largest rivers ( Postal map spelling: Kiangsu) is a province of the People's Republic of China, located along the east coast of the country Zhejiang ( is an eastern coastal province of the People's Republic of China. ( Postal map spelling: Kiangsi is a southern province of the People's Republic of China, spanning from the banks of the Yangtze River ( Postal map spelling: Hupeh) is a central province of the People's Republic of China. Henan ( is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the central part of the country ( is a coastal province of eastern People's Republic of China. The capital of the province is Hefei. Hefei ( literally "Junction of the (South Fei Rivers " former names Ho-fei Luzhou Luchow is a Prefecture-level city and the provincial capital of
The name "Anhui" derives from the names of two cities in south Anhui, Anqing and Huizhou (now Huangshan City). Administration The Prefecture-level city of Anqing administers 11 county-level divisions, including 3 districts, 1 County-level city Huizhou is also the name of a city in the Guangdong province of China. Administration The Prefecture-level city of Huangshan administers 7 county-level divisions, including 3 districts and 4 counties. [1] The abbreviation for Anhui is "Wan", because there were historically a State of Wan, a Mount Wan, and a Wan river in the province.
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History
The province of Anhui was formed in the seventeenth century. As a means of recording the passage of Time, the 17th Century was that Century which lasted from 1601 - 1700 in the Gregorian calendar Before then, there was no coherent concept of "Anhui". Northern Anhui was firmly a part of the North China Plain in terms of culture, together with modern-day Henan province. The North China Plain ( is based on the deposits of the Huang He (Yellow River and is the largest Alluvial plain of eastern Asia. Henan ( is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the central part of the country Central Anhui constituted most of the fertile and densely-populated Huai He River watershed. The Huai River ( is a major river in China. The Huai River is located about mid-way between the Yellow River and Yangtze River, the two largest rivers Southern Anhui, along the Yangtze, was closer to Hubei and southern Jiangsu provinces in culture. ( Postal map spelling: Hupeh) is a central province of the People's Republic of China. ( Postal map spelling: Kiangsu) is a province of the People's Republic of China, located along the east coast of the country Finally, the hills of southeastern Anhui formed a unique and distinct cultural sphere of its own. The creation of the province of Anhui has not eroded these distinctions.
During the Shang Dynasty (sixteenth to eleventh century BC) most of Anhui was populated by non-Sinitic peoples known collectively as the Dongyi. The Shang Dynasty ( Chinese: 商[[wiktionary 朝|朝]] or Yin Dynasty ( 殷[[wiktionary 代|代]] was according to traditional sources the Dongyi (東夷 was a collective term for people in Eastern China and in the east of China. King Tang of Shang, the legendary founder of the Shang Dynasty, was said to have put his capital at Bo (亳), in the vicinities of Bozhou in modern northern Anhui. King Cheng Tang of Shang of China (in Chinese:"湯" born Zi Lü, in Chinese"子履" Administration The Prefecture-level city of Bozhou administers 4 county-level divisions, including 1 district and 3 counties.
During the Warring States Period, Shouchun (modern Shou County) in central Anhui became a refugee capital for the state of Chu after its heartlands in modern Hubei province was overrun by the powerful state of Qin in the west, in 278 BC. The Warring States Period ( also known as the Era of Warring States covers the period from some time in the 5th century BC to the unification of China by the Shou County (寿县 is a county in Anhui under the jurisdiction of Lu'an. Chǔ ( 楚) was a kingdom in what is now central and southern China during the Spring and Autumn period ( 722 - 481 BC) and ( Postal map spelling: Hupeh) is a central province of the People's Republic of China. Qín or Ch'in ( Wade-Giles) (秦 ( 778 BC - 207 BC) was a State during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods Events By place Seleucid Empire After their defeats in Greece, the Gauls move into Asia Minor. Qin nevertheless managed to conquer all of China in 221 BC, creating the Qin Dynasty. Events By place Carthage The Carthaginian general Hasdrubal is murdered by a Celtic assassin while campaigning to increase Not to be confused with the Qing Dynasty, the last dynasty of China
Anhui was administered under several different commanderies during the Qin Dynasty and the Han Dynasty. The commandery ( 郡 in Pinyin: jùn was a historical administrative level of China. Not to be confused with the Qing Dynasty, the last dynasty of China The Han Dynasty ( 206 BC–220 AD followed the Qin Dynasty and preceded the Three Kingdoms in China. Near the end of the Han Dynasty Shouchun became the base for the warlord Yuan Shu, who declared himself emperor at one point, but soon succumbed to illness, allowing his small realm to come under the powerful warlord Cao Cao, founder of the Wei Kingdom, one of the Three Kingdoms. The Han Dynasty ( 206 BC–220 AD followed the Qin Dynasty and preceded the Three Kingdoms in China. A warlord is a person with power who has military control over a subnational area due to Armed forces loyal to the warlord and not to a central authority This article is about the warlord during the Eastern Han Dynasty Cáo Cāo ( 曹[[wikt 操|操]] 155 &ndash March 15, 220) was a regional Warlord and the penultimate Chancellor of the Cao Wei ( was one of the empires that competed for control of China during the Three Kingdoms period The Three Kingdoms period ( is a period in the History of China, part of an era of disunity called the Six Dynasties following immediately the loss of
The 4th century saw the influx of nomadic tribes from Central Asia into North China. As a means of recording the passage of Time, the 4th century (per the Julian calendar and Anno Domini / Common era) was that Century Central Asia is a region of Asia from the Caspian Sea in the west to central China in the east and from southern Russia in the north to northern Pakistan in the south Northern China or North China ( literally "China's north" is a Geographical region of China. This began several centuries of political division of northern and southern China. Alternative meaning In Geology, North China (continent and South China (continent were two ancient landmasses that correspond to modern northern Being at the juncture of north and south, the lands comprising modern Anhui changed hands frequently and was usually bisected through the middle politically. The Battle of Feishui, between the Former Qin of the north and the Eastern Jin Dynasty of the south, took place in 383 AD in modern Anhui. The Battle of Fei River or “Feishui” ( was a battle in 383, where Fu Jiān (T The Former Qin ( 351 - 394) was a State of the Sixteen Kingdoms in China. The Jìn Dynasty ( 265 – 420) one of the Six Dynasties, followed the Three Kingdoms period and preceded the Southern and Northern Dynasties Events By Place The British Isles Niall of the Nine Hostages becomes the first High King of Ireland Roman
The Sui Dynasty (581-618) and the Tang Dynasty (618-907) oversaw several centuries of relative peace and unity in China. The Sui Dynasty ( 581 - 618 AD and in the undertaking of other construction projects including the reconstruction of the Great Wall. Events By Place Europe Tauric Chersonesus is besieged by the Gokturks. Events By Place Asia The Sui Dynasty ends and the Tang Dynasty begins in China. The Tang Dynasty ( Middle Chinese: dhɑng (June 18 618&ndashJune 4 907 was an imperial dynasty of China preceded by the Sui Dynasty and followed by Events By Place Asia The Sui Dynasty ends and the Tang Dynasty begins in China. Events By Place Asia Oleg leads the Kievan Rus' in a campaign against Constantinople (see Rus'-Byzantine During this period Anhui was once again ruled under several different jurisdictions.
During the division of China between the Jin Dynasty in the north and the Southern Song Dynasty in the south, Anhui was once again bisected, this time along the Huai He River. This is an article for the Jurchen Jin Dynasty (1115–1234 For other Chinese dynasties whose names are also rendered "Jin" in Pinyin, see Jin Dynasty The Song Dynasty ( Wade-Giles: Sung Ch'ao was a ruling dynasty in China between 960&ndash1279 CE it succeeded the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms The Huai River ( is a major river in China. The Huai River is located about mid-way between the Yellow River and Yangtze River, the two largest rivers This lasted until Mongol reunification of China in 1279.
The Ming Dynasty drove out the Mongols in 1368. The Ming Dynasty ( or Empire of the Great Ming ( was the ruling dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644 following the collapse of the Mongol -led Due to a short stint as the capital of China by the city of Nanjing in nearby Jiangsu province, the entirety of Jiangsu and Anhui kept their special status as territory-governed directly by the central government, and were called Nanzhili (南直隸 "Southern directly-governed"). ( Chinese: 南京 Romanizations Nánjīng ( Pinyin) Nan-ching ( Wade-Giles ( Postal map spelling: Kiangsu) is a province of the People's Republic of China, located along the east coast of the country
The Manchu Qing Dynasty, which conquered China in 1644, changed this situation by establishing Nanzhili as Jiangnan province; in 1666 Jiangsu and Anhui were split apart as separate provinces. The Manchu people ( Manchu: Manju;, Mongolian: Манж Russian: Маньчжуры are a Tungusic people who originated in Not to be confused with Qin Dynasty, the first dynasty of Imperial China This was the beginning of the contemporary Anhui province, which has since kept almost the same borders as today. The one significant change that occurred was the move of the provincial capital from Anqing to Hefei in 1946. Administration The Prefecture-level city of Anqing administers 11 county-level divisions, including 3 districts, 1 County-level city Hefei ( literally "Junction of the (South Fei Rivers " former names Ho-fei Luzhou Luchow is a Prefecture-level city and the provincial capital of
When the People's Republic of China was founded in 1949, Anhui was briefly split into two separate administrative regions: Wanbei (North Anhui) and Wannan (South Anhui). Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES They were merged into a province in 1952.
In the 2007 book China Road, author Rob Gifford stated that the Chinese refer to Anhui as nongye dasheng ("big agricultural province"). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Rob Gifford was National Public Radio 's China Correspondent from 1999 to 2005 According to Gifford this is a euphemism for a "very poor" area and that people have referred to Anhui as the "Appalachia of China. A euphemism is a substitution of an agreeable or less offensive expression in place of one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant to the listener or in the case of doublespeak Appalachia is a term used to describe a region in the eastern United States that stretches from southern New York state to northern Alabama, "[2]
Geography
Anhui is quite diverse topographically. The north of the province is part of the North China Plain while the north-central areas are part of the Huai He River watershed. The North China Plain ( is based on the deposits of the Huang He (Yellow River and is the largest Alluvial plain of eastern Asia. The Huai River ( is a major river in China. The Huai River is located about mid-way between the Yellow River and Yangtze River, the two largest rivers Both of these regions are very flat and densely populated. The land becomes more uneven further south, with the Dabie Mountains occupying much of southwestern Anhui and a series of hills and ranges cutting through southeastern Anhui. Dabie Mountains ( Chinese: 大别山 Pinyin: Dàbié Shān is a major mountain range ("shan" means "mountain" located in central China The Yangtze River finds its way through south Anhui in between these two mountainous regions. The highest peak in Anhui is Lotus Peak, part of the Huangshan Mountains in southeastern Anhui. It has an altitude of 1873 m. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International
Major rivers include the Huai He in the north and the Yangtze in the south. The Huai River ( is a major river in China. The Huai River is located about mid-way between the Yellow River and Yangtze River, the two largest rivers The largest lake is Lake Chaohu in the center of the province, with an area of about 800 km². Lake Chao, or Chao Hu, ( is a Lake located at the juncture of Chaohu and Hefei cities in Anhui province China Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of The southeastern part of the province near the Yangtze River has many lakes as well.
As with topography, the province differs in climate from north to south. The north is more temperate and has more clearcut seasons. January temperatures average at around -1 to 2°C north of the Huai He, and 0 to 3°C south of the Huai He; in July temperatures average 27°C or above. The Celsius Temperature scale was previously known as the centigrade scale. Plum rains occur in June and July and may cause flooding.
Major cities:
Administrative divisions
Anhui is divided into seventeen prefecture-level divisions, all of them prefecture-level cities:
- Anqing (安庆市 Ānqìng Shì)
- Bengbu (蚌埠市 Bèngbù Shì)
- Bozhou (亳州市 Bózhōu Shì)
- Chaohu (巢湖市 Cháohú Shì)
- Chizhou (池州市 Chízhōu Shì)
- Chuzhou (滁州市 Chúzhōu Shì)
- Fuyang (阜阳市 Fǔyáng Shì)
- Hefei (Simplified Chinese: 合肥市, Hanyu Pinyin: Héféi Shì)
- Huaibei (淮北市 Huáiběi Shì)
- Huainan (淮南市 Huáinán Shì)
- Huangshan (黄山市 Huángshān Shì)
- Lu'an (六安市 Lù'ān Shì) not Liù'ān
- Ma'anshan (马鞍山市 Mǎ'ānshān Shì)
- Suzhou (宿州市 Sùzhōu Shì)
- Tongling (铜陵市 Tónglíng Shì)
- Wuhu (芜湖市 Wúhú Shì)
- Xuancheng (宣城市 Xuānchéng Shì)
The seventeen prefecture-level divisions of Anhui are subdivided into 105 county-level divisions (44 districts, five county-level cities, and 56 counties). See also Administrative divisions of the Republic of China Due to China 's large Population and area the political divisions of China have consisted A prefecture-level city ( or prefecture-level municipality is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China, ranking below a province and Administration The Prefecture-level city of Anqing administers 11 county-level divisions, including 3 districts, 1 County-level city Administration The Prefecture-level city of Bengbu administers 7 county-level divisions, including 4 districts and 3 counties. Administration The Prefecture-level city of Bozhou administers 4 county-level divisions, including 1 district and 3 counties. Administration The Prefecture-level city of Chaohu administers 5 county-level divisions, including 1 districts and 4 counties. Administration The Prefecture-level city of Chizhou administers 4 county-level divisions, including 1 district and 3 counties. Administration The Prefecture-level city of Chuzhou administers 8 county-level divisions, including 2 districts, a Sub-prefecture-level Administration The Prefecture-level city of Fuyang administers 8 county-level divisions, including 3 districts, 1 County-level city Hefei ( literally "Junction of the (South Fei Rivers " former names Ho-fei Luzhou Luchow is a Prefecture-level city and the provincial capital of Pinyin, more formally Hanyu pinyin, is the most common Standard Mandarin Romanization system in use Administration The Prefecture-level city of Huaibei administers 4 county-level divisions, including 3 districts and 1 county. Administration The Prefecture-level city of Huainan administers six county-level divisions, including five districts and one county Administration The Prefecture-level city of Huangshan administers 7 county-level divisions, including 3 districts and 4 counties. Administration The Prefecture-level city of Lu'an administers 7 county-level divisions, including 2 districts and 5 counties. Administration The Prefecture-level city of Ma'anshan administers 4 county-level divisions, including 3 districts and 1 county Administration The Prefecture-level city of Suzhou administers 5 county-level divisions, including 1 district and 4 counties. Administration The Prefecture-level city of Yantai administers 4 county-level divisions, including 3 districts and 1 county. WUHU (1071 FM) is a Radio station broadcasting a Hot Adult Contemporary format Administration The Prefecture-level city of Chizhou administers 7 county-level divisions, including 1 district, 1 County-level city See also Administrative divisions of the Republic of China Due to China 's large Population and area the political divisions of China have consisted See also Administrative divisions of the Republic of China Due to China 's large Population and area the political divisions of China have consisted The term district, in the context of China, is used to refer to several unrelated political divisions in both ancient and modern China. A county-level city ( is a county-level administrative division of Mainland China. In the context of Political divisions of China, county is the standard English translation of 县 ( xiàn) Those are in turn divided into 1845 township-level divisions (972 towns, 634 townships, nine ethnic townships, and 230 subdistricts). See also Administrative divisions of the Republic of China Due to China 's large Population and area the political divisions of China have consisted When referring to Political Divisions of China, town is the standard English translation of the Chinese 鎮 (simplified 镇; pinyin zhèn Wade-Giles Township ( is the basic level of political divisions in China. In a similar fashion to the former Soviet Union 's Titular nations a number of areas associated with one or more ethnic minorities are designated as '''autonomous''' Subdistrict is a low level Administrative division of a country
See List of administrative divisions of Anhui for a complete list of county-level divisions. Anhui, a province of the People's Republic of China, is made up of the following three levels of administrative division: See also Administrative divisions of the Republic of China Due to China 's large Population and area the political divisions of China have consisted
Politics
The Politics of Anhui Province is structured in a dual party-government system like all other governing institutions in mainland China. The Politics of Anhui Province in the People's Republic of China is structured in a dual party-government system like all other governing institutions in mainland
The Governor of Anhui (安徽省省长) is the highest ranking official in the People's Government of Anhui. However, in the province's dual party-government governing system, the Governor has less power than the Anhui Communist Party of China Provincial Committee Secretary (安徽省委书记), colloquially termed the "Anhui Party Chief". The Communist Party of China ( CPC) ( also known as the Chinese Communist Party ( CCP) is the founding and ruling political party of the
Economy
Agriculture in Anhui varies according to the climate zones that the province crosses. North of the Huai He river wheat and sweet potatoes are grown, while south of the Huai He it is rice and wheat instead. The Huai River ( is a major river in China. The Huai River is located about mid-way between the Yellow River and Yangtze River, the two largest rivers Wheat ( Triticum spp is a worldwide cultivated grass from the Levant area of the Middle East. The sweet potato ( Ipomoea batatas) is a Dicotyledonous plant which belongs to the family Convolvulaceae The Huai River ( is a major river in China. The Huai River is located about mid-way between the Yellow River and Yangtze River, the two largest rivers Rice is a Cereal foodstuff which forms an important part of the diet of many people worldwide and as such it is a staple food for many Wheat ( Triticum spp is a worldwide cultivated grass from the Levant area of the Middle East.
Natural resources of Anhui include iron in Ma'anshan, coal in Huainan, and copper in Tongling. Iron (ˈаɪɚn is a Chemical element with the symbol Fe (ferrum and Atomic number 26 Administration The Prefecture-level city of Ma'anshan administers 4 county-level divisions, including 3 districts and 1 county Administration The Prefecture-level city of Huainan administers six county-level divisions, including five districts and one county Copper (ˈkɒpɚ is a Chemical element with the symbol Cu (cuprum and Atomic number 29 Administration The Prefecture-level city of Yantai administers 4 county-level divisions, including 3 districts and 1 county. There are industries related to these natural resources (e. g. steel industry at Ma'anshan). Steel is an Alloy consisting mostly of Iron, with a Carbon content between 0 Administration The Prefecture-level city of Ma'anshan administers 4 county-level divisions, including 3 districts and 1 county One of the famous Anhui-based corporations is the automobile company Chery, which is based in Wuhu. Chery Automobile (English pronunciation) ( is an Automobile manufacturer in China. WUHU (1071 FM) is a Radio station broadcasting a Hot Adult Contemporary format
Compared to its more successful neighbours to the east, Zhejiang and Jiangsu, Anhui has lagged markedly behind in economic development, with a GDP per capita around one third the level of those two provinces. Zhejiang ( is an eastern coastal province of the People's Republic of China. ( Postal map spelling: Kiangsu) is a province of the People's Republic of China, located along the east coast of the country There is great regional disparity as well, and most of the wealth is concentrated in industrial regions close to the Yangtze River, such as Hefei, Wuhu, and Ma'anshan. Hefei ( literally "Junction of the (South Fei Rivers " former names Ho-fei Luzhou Luchow is a Prefecture-level city and the provincial capital of WUHU (1071 FM) is a Radio station broadcasting a Hot Adult Contemporary format Administration The Prefecture-level city of Ma'anshan administers 4 county-level divisions, including 3 districts and 1 county
Anhui's nominal GDP for 2006 was approximately 614. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. 2 billion yuan (79. 4 billion USD) and a per capita of 10,044 yuan (1,300 USD). It is considered a mid-size economy in terms of economic output.
Demographics
Han Chinese make up the vast majority of the population. Han Chinese ( are an Ethnic group native to China and by most modern definitions the largest single Ethnic group in the world. The She and Hui nationalities are the two largest minorities. The She (畲 people are an Ethnic group. They form one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China. The Hui people ( Xiao'erjing: حُوِ ذَو) are a Chinese ethnic group, typically distinguished by their practice of Islam. The following is a list of ethnic groups in China where "China" is taken to mean areas controlled by either of the two states using "China" in their formal
Culture
Anhui spans many geographical and cultural regions. The northern, flatter parts of the province, along the river Huai He and further north, are most akin to neighbouring provinces like Henan and Shandong. The Huai River ( is a major river in China. The Huai River is located about mid-way between the Yellow River and Yangtze River, the two largest rivers Henan ( is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the central part of the country ( is a coastal province of eastern People's Republic of China. In contrast, the southern, hilly parts of the province are more similar in culture and dialect to other southern, hilly provinces, like Zhejiang and Jiangxi. Zhejiang ( is an eastern coastal province of the People's Republic of China. ( Postal map spelling: Kiangsi is a southern province of the People's Republic of China, spanning from the banks of the Yangtze River
Mandarin dialects are spoken over the northern and central parts of the province. Dialects to the north (e. g. Bengbu dialect) are classified as Zhongyuan Mandarin, together with dialects in provinces such as Henan and Shandong; dialects in the central parts (e. Zhongyuan Mandarin ( lit Official Language of the Central Plain is a dialect of Mandarin Chinese spoken in the central part of Shaanxi, Henan Henan ( is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the central part of the country ( is a coastal province of eastern People's Republic of China. g. Hefei dialect) are classfied as Jianghuai Mandarin, together with dialects in the central parts of neighbouring Jiangsu province. ( Postal map spelling: Kiangsu) is a province of the People's Republic of China, located along the east coast of the country Non-Mandarin dialects are spoken in the south: dialects of Wu are spoken in Xuancheng prefecture-level city, though these are rapidly being replaced by Jianghuai Mandarin; dialects of Gan are spoken in a few counties in the southwest bordering Jiangxi province; and the Hui dialects are spoken in about ten counties in the far south, a small but highly diverse and unique group of Chinese dialects. Administration The Prefecture-level city of Chizhou administers 7 county-level divisions, including 1 district, 1 County-level city A prefecture-level city ( or prefecture-level municipality is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China, ranking below a province and ( Postal map spelling: Kiangsi is a southern province of the People's Republic of China, spanning from the banks of the Yangtze River
Huangmeixi, which originated in the environs of Anqing in southwestern Anhui, is a form of traditional Chinese opera popular across China. Huangmei opera or Huangmei tone (黃梅戲 or 黃梅調 Pinyin: Huángméixì or Huángméidiào originated as a form of Rural folksong and dance that Administration The Prefecture-level city of Anqing administers 11 county-level divisions, including 3 districts, 1 County-level city Chinese Opera ( Chinese: 戏曲/戲曲 Pinyin: xìqǔ is a popular form of Drama and Musical theatre in China with roots going back Huiju, a form of traditional opera originating in the Hui-speaking areas of southern Anhui, is one of the major precursors of Beijing Opera; in the 1950s Huiju (which had disappeared) was revived. Beijing opera or Peking opera ( is a form of traditional Chinese theatre which combines music vocal performance mime dance and acrobatics The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive Luju is a type of traditional opera found across central Anhui, from east to west.
Anhui cuisine is one of the eight great traditions of Chinese cuisine. Anhui cuisine ( is one of the Eight Culinary Traditions of China. Chinese cuisine ( Traditional Chinese: 中國菜 Simplified Chinese: 中国菜 originated from the various regions of China and has become widespread in Combining elements of cooking from northern Anhui, south-central Anhui, and the Hui-speaking areas of southern Anhui, Anhui cuisine is known for its use of wild game and herbs, both land and sea, and comparatively unelaborate methods of preparation.
Anhui has a high concentration of traditional products related to calligraphy: Xuanzhou (today Xuancheng) and Huizhou (today Huangshan City) are revered for producing Xuan Paper and Hui Ink, respectively, which are traditionally considered the best types of paper and ink for Chinese calligraphy. Administration The Prefecture-level city of Chizhou administers 7 county-level divisions, including 1 district, 1 County-level city Administration The Prefecture-level city of Huangshan administers 7 county-level divisions, including 3 districts and 4 counties. Calligraphy (from Greek kallos "beauty" + graphẽ "writing" is the art of writing (Mediavilla 1996 17 She County is famous for the She Inkstone, one of the most preferred types of inkstones (a required tool in traditional calligraphy). An inkstone ( or; Japanese: 硯 suzuri) is literally a stone mortar for the grinding and containment of Ink.
Tourism
- Ancient Villages in Southern Anhui - Xidi and Hongcun (World Heritage Site)
- Mount Huangshan (World Heritage Site)
- Mount Jiuhua
- Mount Qiyun
- Mount Tianzhu
- Old Town of Tunxi
Development
In 2008, France is to help the Anhui Provincial Tourism Bureau develop a rural tourism demonstration project. Xīdì ( also Xi'di, or Xi Di, literally West Post) is a village in southern Anhui province (Yixian County in China, Hongcun (宏村 Pinyin: Hóngcūn is a village in Yixian county Anhui province (Yixian County located near the southwest slope of Mount Huangshan A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a site (such as a Forest, Mountain, Lake, Desert, Monument, Building, complex Mount Jiuhua ( Pinyin: Jǐuhuá Shān literally "Nine Glorious Mountains" is one of the four sacred mountains of Chinese Buddhism. Qiyunshan (also called "Mount Qiyun") is a mountain of China and sacred to the Taoists. Mount Tianzhu ( is a mountain in Anhui, China. Tianzhu Mountain has 45 peaks which are 1000 meters above sea level France attracted 819 million foreign Tourists in 2007 (surpassing its population a 3 [3]
Miscellaneous topics
Colleges and universities
- Anhui Normal University
- Anhui University, in Hefei
- Anhui University of Finance and Economics, in Bengbu
- Anhui University of Technology, in Ma'anshan
- Hefei University of Technology
- University of Science & Technology of China, located in the Southwest part of Hefei
- Anhui University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
- Anhui University of Science & Technology, in Huainan
Television
In early 2008, the BBC broadcast a series of 5 documentaries on life for schoolchildren in China, called "Chinese School". Anhui University (安徽大学 Pinyin: Ānhuī Dàxué) is a University located in Hefei, Anhui province in the People's Hefei ( literally "Junction of the (South Fei Rivers " former names Ho-fei Luzhou Luchow is a Prefecture-level city and the provincial capital of Administration The Prefecture-level city of Bengbu administers 7 county-level divisions, including 4 districts and 3 counties. The Anhui University of Technology ( is a university based in Ma'anshan, Anhui, China. Administration The Prefecture-level city of Ma'anshan administers 4 county-level divisions, including 3 districts and 1 county The University of Science and Technology of China ( USTC;) is a national research University in Hefei, China. Administration The Prefecture-level city of Huainan administers six county-level divisions, including five districts and one county One of the three schools documented was Xiuning High School, which was situated in the town of Xiuning, in the county of Xiuning in Huangshan prefecture-level city, which is part of Anhui province. This was shown on BBC 4, and could also be seen on BBC iplayer, and was received with mixed reactions, most of which were positive. To see a more complete review of the series, follow this link: http://www.hero.ac.uk/media_relations/18963.cfm
Notes
- ^ (Chinese) Origin of the Names of China's Provinces, People's Daily Online. The People's Daily ( a daily Newspaper, is the organ of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, published worldwide with a circulation
- ^ Gifford, Rob. Rob Gifford was National Public Radio 's China Correspondent from 1999 to 2005 "A Single Spark Can Light a Prairie Fire. " China Road. 53.
- ^ Anhui Cooperates With France To Build Rural Tourism Area
See also
- List of laojiaos in Anhui
External links
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