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China Hefei City:
Hefei

Resident People:
4,22 million (urban population: 1,22 million)

General Information:
Hefei, the provincial capital of Anhui, was little more than a market town of 50,000 persons until 1949. Today, it is a rapidly growing industrial city and mining center of over a million inhabitants, producing steel, iron, electricity, chemicals, and textiles.

Geography:
Located in the center of Anhui Province, lying between the Yangtze River and Huaihe River, Hefei is a hinterland city close to the Chaohu lake. In vicinity to the coastal area, the city plays an important role in connecting the eastern and western parts of the country while linking the north and the south.

Climate:
Located in the transitional belt between the subtropical zone and the temperate zone, Hefei has a mild climate with distinct seasons, The temperature annual is 15.7 centigrade and the mean precipitation averages 1000 millimetres a year. The annual frostless period is 230 days.

Nature:
The scenery in this area is charming and resources are abundant. In the urban area, parks are around the city with flowing waters.
Hefei Wildlife Field
Lying at the foot of the Great Shushan Hill in the western suburbs of the city, the field contains large numbers of wild animals. It gives full expression to the lasting appeal of the mountain forest and the wild taste of nature, providing tourists with a picturesque natural environment shared by men and animals.

Hefei Economy:
Hefei is a rapidly growing industrial city and mining center of over a million inhabitants, producing steel, iron, electricity, chemicals, and textiles.
As a new-emerging industrial city, Hefei has been listed among China's Top 50 Cities in terms of comprehensive strength. It possesses 34 kinds of industries such as machinery electronics, textile, light industry, chemicals and building material, which can be divided into 200-plus categories turning out more than 2000 products, 250 of which have been exported to other parts of the world. Thus a comprehensive industrial system has been well established.
Hefei New and High Technology Industrial Development Zone, Hefei Economic and Technological Development Zone, Hefei New Railway Station Comprehensive Experimental Development Zone and some other smaller industrial zones are the brilliant achievement of the campaign of "Opening and developing the city to create a new Hefei". The zones are also the cultivation areas for the city's new economic-increasing factor.

History:
Hefei is an ancient city with a history of over 2000 years. Human activities have started even since the New Stone Period. It was the govermentsite of Hefei county in the Qin Dynasty and the capital of Luzhou prefecture in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, therefore Hefei is nicknamed as Luzhou. Hefei was a well-known commercial town in the West Han Dynasty and a cereal & oil distribution centre in the North Song Dynasty. It functioned as one of the four major commercial towns in Anhui at the end of the 19th century. Due to its strategic importance, Hefei had been a focus of contention among the local powers during its historical progress. Xiaoyaojin (Leisure Fort) and Jiaonutai (Archer-training Terrace) are among the historical sites of the Three-Kingdom Period. The city was liberated on Jan.21, 1949 and established as the capital city of Anhui province in 1952.

Arrive:
As one of the country's key railway transportation hubs, Hefei is the joint of three railway arteries running across the country. By train, Hefei is 18 1/2 hours from Beijing and 12 hours from Shanghai (no direct flights available). The train passes miles of fiat wheat fields and rice paddies, reminiscent in some ways of a trip across the Canadian prairies or the American midwest.
As the provincial centre of highway network, Hefei is one of the 45 highway transportation hubs in China. Among the existing highways are state highway 312 running from the east to west, a part of which is Hefei-Nanjing-Shanghai expressway, and Hefei-Wuhu expressway which runs from the south to the north. The National Highway No.206, National Highway No.312 and Hefei-Wuhu and Hefei-Xuzhou expressways and other 18 main highways enable Hefei to become the center of high-way network in Anhui Province as well as in China.
Hefei Luogang Airport, capable of receiving jumbos, has regular flights to the major cities of the country including Hong Kong, and the flights to Japan and Korea will be started soon.
As one of the inland river navigation centres in China's ten economic areas, Hefei harbor can be reached by barges of thousand tons and has been listed as one of the key harbors along the Yangtze River system.
Airlines: Hefei Luogang Airport is one of the ten largest modern ones in the country.

Hefei Tourism:
Hefei is also a beautiful city, to its south-east lies the Chaohu Lake with a vast expanse of blue waters; to its west stands the Dabie Mountains, one peak rising upon another; to its north is the Huaihe River and to its south flows the Yangtze River.

Transport in Hefei:
Since 1983, more than 20 main roads have been widened and re-paved. The concrete road outlets in four directions of the city are either 60 or 45 meters wide. In recent two years, the city completed the construction of the 16.8 kilometer-long first ring road, built up Wulidun cloverleaf, Meitun and Jintun overpasses. 21 kilometers of the southern sector of the second ring road have also been paved. The surfacing of the west part of Anqing road, the construction of Chenghuangmiao commercial district, the re-construction of the Central Vegetable Market and the built-up of Huaihe pedestrian street make Hefei assume a new aspect. Over 50 residential quarters have been built in succession such as Western Garden, Amber Villas, South Gardens, Ningguo and Shouchun.

Entertainments:
Lu opera: Originated in Hefei, Lu opera is a popular local opera in mid-Anhui region. Gradually evolved on the basis of the artistic forms like ballads, songs. field songs, Shuochang (talking and singing )and folk dances, etc. It appeared as an independent type of drama probably in the era of Emperor Jiaqing of the Qing Dynasty.

Shopping:
The city possesses a commercial network consisting of more than 100 thousand wholesale markets and retail shops. The central commercial area with Changjiang Street and Jinzhai Street as its main parts has already taken shape. Such wholesale markets as Chenghuangmiao Small Commodity Wholesale Market, Zhongcaishi Comprehensive Market, Bashangjie Farm and Sideline Products Wholesale Market and the newly emerged Anhui Big Market, Changjiang Wholesale Market, Oriental Commercial Town, Yaohai Furniture World have strong influence on both inside and outside of the provincial commodity circulation. Hefei Department Store, Gulou, Shangzhidu, Lopson and some other big modern comprehensive department stores have become the backbone of Hefei commercial network.

Cuisine:
Luzhou Roast Duck: Featuring golden yellow shininess, crisp skin and tender meat, moderate fat and salt, rich taste, and plentiful nutrients. Winning golden award at the first China 's in 1998.
Mabing (sesame cake) , Honggao(baked cake), Cunjin (sesame cookie), Baiqie (white sesame slices):These specialties are ministry-level quality products, prepared with refined, shelled sesames compounded with choice white sugar, flour and benne oil, and treated with a special technique. Characteristics: crisp, sweet, and fragrant.
Wushan Tribute Goose: Bred in Wushan Town of Changfeng County, characterized by its tender meat and delicious taste.

Hefei Culture:
Hefei, a science and educational city, is a key scientific research and educational base in China. The city boasts many world-known and national famous institutes of higher learning and research, including the University of Science and Technology of China and Hefei Branch of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. The intellectual resources rank forefront compared with other similar cities in China.

Hefei Attractive points:
The Xiaoyao Ford
This ford was a famous ancient battlefield in the Three Kingdoms Period. In A.D.215, Zhang Liao, a brave general of the Wei Kingdom, inflicted a crushing blow on the Wu Kingdom's great army of 100,000 men at the very spot with 7,000 picked cavalrymen. Sun Quan, ruler of the Wu Kingdom, jumped his horse over a broken bridge in the west of the ford and went off alone into the wilderness. In Chapter Sixty-seven of The Romance of the Three Kingdoms, there is a vivid description of the marvelous warscape: "Caocao conquered the region of Hanzhong; Zhangliao won his resounding fame over the Xiaoyao Ford." Other interesting places include the Bridge of the Flying Cavalier, the Xiaoyao Lake, the Three Isles of Penglai, the Cangyou Garden, the tomb of Zhangliao containing his personal effects.
The Hefei Museum
The Hefei Museum has some 100,000 artefacts, dating back 7,000 years. The prize here is a 2,000?year?old jade burial suit stitched with silver thread.
Anhui University
The enthusiasm and openness of the young students is possibly one of the best testimonies to China's "bright future¡±.
Red Commune
At the East is Red Commune, home of almost 19,000 people, it will be the visitor's turn to ask questions?about rice and grain production, work incentives, and care of the elderly. The tour of the commune will also include a visit to the factory and hospital facilities.
Lord Bao Memorial Temple
Lord Bao Memorial Temple is located in Baohe Park just southwest of the city center. It was initially built in 1066 in memory of Baozheng, a famous upright officer during the Northern Song Dynasty (960 - 1127).
Lord Bao Memorial Temple is a typical ancient architectural complex with style imitating that of the Song Dynasty. Covering an area of one hectare, it mainly consists of Entrance Gate, the Second Gate, the Stele Pavilion, the Main Hall, the Second Hall and the east and west exhibition rooms.
In the main hall, a bronze statue of Lord Bao, which is three meters in height and 2.5 tons in weight, is displayed. With his hat and waist band on, Baozheng sits upright. One of his hands placed on the chair with the other clenched.In the second hall, the historical materials and classic books about Lord Bao, the poems made by Lord Bao, monument inscription, and "Kaifeng Residence and Office monument inscription" are exhibited.
The eastern and western halls, using some pictures and essays, show visitors many stories and tales about Lord Bao.
The Chaohu Lake
One of the five largest fresh water lakes in China, the Chaohu Lake occupies an area of 782 Square kilometers, one third of which is within the boundaries of Hefei. The "morning glow of the four peaks" and "the moonlit night of the Chaohu Lake" are both among the ancient "eight scenic spots of Luyang". Furthermore, one can have the gourmet's luck in savoring the "three delicacies of the Chaohu Lake".
The Former Residence of Li Hongzhang:
Li Hongzhang, styling himself Shaoquan, was born in Hefei. During his lifetime, he held many high¡ªranking civil and military positions in the Qing Government,he controlled the country's domestic and foreign affairs, travelling to Japan and western Europe.He founded the Huai Army and promoted the Westernization Movement. Imposing, elegant and richly ornamented, his former residence was located in the mid section of Huaihe Road. It is a key unit of historical relics under provincial protection as well as one of the largest and best preserved former residences in Hefei.
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