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'''Hefei''' ({{IPAc-en|'|h|ə|'|f|eɪ}}, {{zh|c={{linktext|合肥}}}}) is the capital and largest city of [[Anhui]] Province in [[China]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Illuminating China's Provinces, Municipalities and Autonomous Regions|url=http://www.china.org.cn/english/features/43472.htm|publisher=PRC Central Government Official Website|accessdate=2014-05-17}}</ref> |
'''Hefei''' ({{IPAc-en|'|h|ə|'|f|eɪ}}, {{zh|c={{linktext|合肥}}}}) is the capital and largest city of [[Anhui]] Province in [[China]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Illuminating China's Provinces, Municipalities and Autonomous Regions|url=http://www.china.org.cn/english/features/43472.htm|publisher=PRC Central Government Official Website|accessdate=2014-05-17}}</ref> A [[prefecture-level city]], it is the political, economic, and cultural center of Anhui. Located in the central portion of the province, it borders [[Huainan]] to the north, [[Chuzhou]] to the northeast, [[Wuhu]] to the southeast, [[Tongling]] to the south, [[Anqing]] to the southwest and [[Lu'an]] to the west. |
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Hefei is one of the only three [[China Comprehensive National Science Center]] <ref>{{cite web|title=Hefei is titled as China second national Comprehensive Science Cener,after Shanghai|url=http://www.hefei.gov.cn/mlhf/sqhf/csmp/201709/t20170920_2346381.html|publisher=Local Government Official Website}}</ref> cities, along with [[Beijing]] and [[Shanghai]]. Hefei has more than 15 Chinese national basic research platforms, listed as No.1 all over China, which make the city with world-leading basic science research capability. |
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In the last two hundreds years, the city plays an important role in China Modern and Contemporary History with many influential historical figures on scientific research, sports, politics and commerce. For example, Hefei is the hometown of first Chinese Nobel Prize winner, [[Chen-Ning Yang]]. It is the home town of China first Olympic Gold Medal winner, [[Xu Haifeng]]. And, [[Li Hongzhang]], China first Prime Minister with the round-the-world trip<ref>{{cite web|title=Why was Li Hongzhang the first pioneer of China Open and Reform Policy and still benefit China now? |url=https://baijiahao.baidu.com/s?id=1565252639279281&wfr=spider&for=pc|publisher=}}</ref> and the pioneer of "China first Open and reform policy"<ref>{{cite web|title=The round-world-trip, Li Hongzhang did 100 years ago|url=http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_8342b7570102vysc.html|publisher=Story Review at weekend|accessdate=2017-04-21}}</ref> in Qing Dynasty,came from this city. The first governor of Taiwan Province in history, [[Liu Mingchuan]], came from this city as well<ref>{{cite web|title=12 Most influential ministers in Qing Dynasty|url=http://www.quanxue.cn/LS_Qing2/ZhengChen/ZhengChen11.html|publisher=History of Qing Dynasty Website}}</ref>.There are 6 Chinese Prime Ministers were born Hefei in last one hundred years, including the current Chinese premier, [[Li Keqiang]]. |
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Hefei has an area of {{convert|11434.25|km2|abbr=on}} and, at the 2016 sampling survey, a population of 7,869,000 inhabitants, 5,670,000 of whom are urban. |
Hefei has an area of {{convert|11434.25|km2|abbr=on}} and, at the 2016 sampling survey, a population of 7,869,000 inhabitants, 5,670,000 of whom are urban. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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[[File:HefeiWallMap.jpg|thumb|left|Old Hefei Map with wall]] |
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From the 8th to the 6th century BC, Hefei was the site of many small states, later a part of the [[Chu kingdom]]. Many archaeological finds dating from this period have been made. The name 'Hefei' was first given to the county set up in the area under the [[Han dynasty]] in the 2nd century BC. |
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===Old days=== |
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From the 8th to the 6th century BC, Hefei was the site of many small states, later a part of the [[Chu (state)|Chu]]. Many archaeological finds dating from this period have been made. The name 'Hefei' was first given to the county set up in the area under the [[Han dynasty]] in the 2nd century BC. |
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In the 3rd century AD, the [[Battle of Xiaoyao Ford]] was fought at [[Xiaoyao Ford]] ({{lang|zh-hant|逍遙津}}) in Hefei. [[Zhang Liao]], a general of the [[Cao Wei|Wei]] state, led 800 picked cavalry to defeat the 200,000-strong army from Wei’s rival state [[Eastern Wu|Wu]]. Several decades of warring in Hefei between Wu and Wei followed this battle. |
In the 3rd century AD, the [[Battle of Xiaoyao Ford]] was fought at [[Xiaoyao Ford]] ({{lang|zh-hant|逍遙津}}) in Hefei. [[Zhang Liao]], a general of the [[Cao Wei|Wei]] state, led 800 picked cavalry to defeat the 200,000-strong army from Wei’s rival state [[Eastern Wu|Wu]]. Several decades of warring in Hefei between Wu and Wei followed this battle. |
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Before [[World War II]], Hefei remained essentially an administrative center and the regional market for the fertile plain to the south. It was a collecting center for grain, beans, cotton, and [[hemp]], as well as a center for handicraft industries manufacturing cloth, leather, bamboo goods, and ironware. |
Before [[World War II]], Hefei remained essentially an administrative center and the regional market for the fertile plain to the south. It was a collecting center for grain, beans, cotton, and [[hemp]], as well as a center for handicraft industries manufacturing cloth, leather, bamboo goods, and ironware. |
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The construction in 1912 of the [[Tianjin]]–[[Pukou]] railway, farther east, for a while made Hefei a provincial backwater, and much of its importance passed to [[Bengbu]]. In 1932–36, however, a Chinese company built a railway linking Hefei with [[Yuxikou]] (on the [[Yangtze]] opposite [[Wuhu City|Wuhu]]) to the southeast and with the [[Huai River]] at [[Huainan]] to the north. While this railway was built primarily to exploit the rich [[coal]]field in northern Anhui, it also did much to revive the economy of the Hefei area by taking much of its produce to Wuhu and Nanjing. |
The construction in 1912 of the [[Tianjin]]–[[Pukou]] railway, farther east, for a while made Hefei a provincial backwater, and much of its importance passed to [[Bengbu]]. In 1932–36, however, a Chinese company built a railway linking Hefei with [[Yuxikou]] (on the [[Yangtze]] opposite [[Wuhu City|Wuhu]]) to the southeast and with the [[Huai River]] at [[Huainan]] to the north. While this railway was built primarily to exploit the rich [[coal]]field in northern Anhui, it also did much to revive the economy of the Hefei area by taking much of its produce to Wuhu and Nanjing. |
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Although Hefei was a quiet market town of only about 30,000 in the mid-1930s, its population grew more than tenfold in the following 20 years. The city's administrative role was strengthened by the transfer of the provincial government from [[Anqing]] in 1949, but much of its new growth derived from its development as an industrial city. A [[cotton mill]] was opened in 1958, and a thermal generating plant, using coal from Huainan, was established in the early 1950s. It also became the seat of an industry producing [[industrial chemicals]] and chemical [[fertilizer]]s. In the late 1950s an iron and steel complex was built. In addition to a machine-tool works and engineering and agricultural machinery factories, the city has developed an aluminum industry and a variety of light industries. There are several universities based in the city. |
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===Foundation of Modern Hefei=== |
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Although Hefei was a quiet market town of only about 30,000 in the mid-1930s, its population grew more than tenfold in the following 20 years. The city's administrative role was strengthened by the transfer of the provincial government from [[Anqing]] in 1949, but much of its new growth derived from its development as an industrial city. A [[cotton mill]] was opened in 1958, and a thermal generating plant, using coal from Huainan, was established in the early 1950s. It also became the seat of an industry producing [[industrial chemicals]] and chemical [[fertilizer]]s. In the late 1950s an iron and steel complex was built. In addition to a machine-tool works and engineering and agricultural machinery factories, the city has developed an aluminum industry and a variety of light industries. |
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During the [[Cultural Revolution]], Hefei set the foundations of its future development. Many young people, factories and universities were moved into Hefei under Mao's so-called orders to "[[Down to the Countryside Movement]]". Hefei area received many so-called "educated youngsters" from Shanghai, Beijing, and Nanjing. Almost 60 leading factories (including electronic, textile, iron, and vehicle factories), plus 510,575 young people including 141,899 from [[Shanghai]], were moved from other big cities to Hefei.<ref>{{cite web|title=Down to the Countryside Movement in Anhui|url=http://www.xzbu.com/1/view-6182329.htm|publisher=Lunwen Web}}</ref> Some leading universities and research centers were moved from Beijing and Shanghai into Hefei, including the [[University of Science and Technology of China]] (USTC) and related high level operations of the China Academy of Science. Meanwhile, another 2 universities were developed: Hefei University of Technology and Anhui University. Later, more universities and colleges developed or moved from elsewhere to Hefei. These helped build a strong foundation for the city's future boom in the 2000s. Meanwhile, the addition of many young immigrants from nearly every part of China created wide-ranging social and familial connections across the country. |
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Although economic reforms began in the 1980s, Hefei was not ready for rapid development for another decade 1990s for several reasons. First of all, the city had no effective train system to connect to other areas of China. There was only one slow railway heading north to [[Bengbu]], to connect to trains to other places of China. This was the only way to go out by train; air travel was possible, but a luxury at the time. Second, urbanization was slow, with a large rural population at the skirts of the city. The first problem was solved by the end of the 1990s: within 10 years, the city of Hefei became one of the biggest high-speed train hubs, with more than 8 high-speed railway lines leading in different directions. Today, it is only a 2 hour trip to Shanghai and 4 hours to Beijing. At the same time, the city invested a lot into the education system.Most population of rural people area have been absorbed as city population with the local industrial development and urbanization rate of Hefei reached 72.1% in 2017.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hefei urbanization rate is 72.1% in 2017.|url=http://365jia.cn/news/2017-10-12/CBFDDB37B5126D06.html|publisher=Wanjia Web}}</ref> |
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===Big boom=== |
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After 2000, the city grew much faster and perfectly balanced its capablity on transportation, science research as well as strong manufacturing capability later on. In the first three quarters of 2017, the growth rate of Nominal GDP reached 21.39%, the highest growth rate in China Top 30 cities (Note: China has about 660 cities in total). |
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Hefei's development is just like a magic story with the population from 50,000 to more than 7,500,000 within only 50 years, listed as one of the quickest growing cities of China, probably only after Shenzhen. In addition, the city's development is pretty comprehensive, not just relying on one or two industries.This makes the city with big potentials in the next 10 or 20 years. Now,Hefei is on the way to become a more globalized and innovation-driven metroplis of China. |
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According to statistics released for an annual report by the security department, by the end of 2012, the total resident population of the city reached 7,572,000, with an increase of 51,000. The registered population of the city reached 7,105,000,with an increase of 43,700, of. After 2015, The population of Hefei is even growing quicker with 7,869,000 at the end of 2016. |
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==Geography== |
==Geography== |
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Hefei is located {{convert|130|km|0}} west of [[Nanjing]],{{convert|380|km|0}}west of [[Shanghai]] in south-central Anhui. Hefei is located {{convert|130|km|0}} west of [[Nanjing]] in south-central Anhui. [[Chao Lake]], a lake {{convert|15|km|0|abbr=on}} southeast of the city, is one of the largest [[fresh water]] lakes nationally. {{citation needed span|Though, the lake has unfortunately been polluted with [[nitrogen]] and [[phosphorus]] in recent decades,|date=December 2015}} situation is becoming better because of the effort of both the government and the people. Hefei is one of 3 regional central cities of Yangtze delta economic area. |
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===Climate=== |
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{{See also|2013 Eastern China smog}} |
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Usually in May and June, air quality in Hefei diminishes. The city is blanketed by smog caused by the smoke generated as farmers outside the city burn their fields in preparation for planting the next crop. A dense wave of smog began in Hefei surrounding Anhui as well as other Chinese major cities including Shanghai and Tianjin. |
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Hefei features a [[humid subtropical climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Cfa'') with four distinct seasons. Hefei's annual average temperature is {{convert|16.18|°C|1}}. {{expand section|date=May 2013}} |
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Hefei is located {{convert|130|km|0}} west of [[Nanjing]] in south-central Anhui. [[Chao Lake]], a lake {{convert|15|km|0|abbr=on}} southeast of the city, is one of the largest [[fresh water]] lakes nationally. {{citation needed span|Though, the lake has unfortunately been polluted with [[nitrogen]] and [[phosphorus]] in recent decades,|date=December 2015}} situation is becoming better because of the effort of both the government and the people. |
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Its annual [[precipitation (meteorology)|precipitation]] is just slightly over {{convert|1000|mm|0}}, being heavier from May through August. Winters are damp and cold, with January lows dipping just below freezing and January averaging {{convert|2.8|°C|1}}. The city sees irregular snowfalls that rarely turn significant. Springs are generally relatively pleasant if somewhat erratic. Summers here are oppressively hot and humid, with a July average of {{convert|28.3|°C|1}}. In the months of June, July, August, and often September, daily temperatures can reach or surpass {{convert|37|°C|0}} with high humidity levels being the norm. Autumn in Hefei sees a gradual cooling and drying. |
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With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 35 percent in March to 50 percent in August, the city receives 1,868 hours of bright sunshine annually. Extremes since 1951 have ranged from {{convert|−20.6|°C|0}} on 6 January 1955 to {{convert|41.1|°C|0}} on 27 July 2017. |
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===Climate=== |
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Hefei features a [[humid subtropical climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Cfa'') with four distinct seasons. Hefei's annual average temperature is {{convert|16.18|°C|1}}. Its annual [[precipitation (meteorology)|precipitation]] is just slightly over {{convert|1000|mm|0}}, being heavier from May through August. Winters are damp and cold, with January lows dipping just below freezing and January averaging {{convert|2.8|°C|1}}. The city sees irregular snowfalls that rarely turn significant. Springs are generally relatively pleasant if somewhat erratic. Summers here are oppressively hot and humid, with a July average of {{convert|28.3|°C|1}}. In the months of June, July, August, and often September, daily temperatures can reach or surpass {{convert|37|°C|0}} with high humidity levels being the norm. Autumn in Hefei sees a gradual cooling and drying. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 35 percent in March to 50 percent in August, the city receives 1,868 hours of bright sunshine annually. Extremes since 1951 have ranged from {{convert|−20.6|°C|0}} on 6 January 1955 to {{convert|41.1|°C|0}} on 27 July 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cdc.cma.gov.cn/dataSetLogger.do?changeFlag%3DdataLogger |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2014-01-01 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130318113757/http://cdc.cma.gov.cn/dataSetLogger.do?changeFlag=dataLogger |archivedate=2013-03-18 |df= }}</ref>{{Clear}} |
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===Air Pollution=== |
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===Local Government=== |
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Usually in May and June, air quality in Hefei diminishes. The city is blanketed by smog caused by the smoke generated as farmers outside the city burn their fields in preparation for planting the next crop. A dense wave of smog began in Hefei surrounding Anhui as well as other Chinese major cities including Shanghai and Tianjin. |
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[[File:合肥政务新区办公楼远眺 - panoramio.jpg|thumb|250x250px|left|Hefei Municipal Government Building]] |
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[[File:包河荷花无穷碧 - panoramio.jpg|thumb|250x250px|A glimpe of Hefei old urban area,near Lord Bao Park,2011]] |
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The [[prefecture-level city]] of Hefei administers 9 [[Administrative divisions of the People's Republic of China#County level|county-level divisions]], including 4 [[District of China|districts]], 1 [[County-level city|County-city]] and 4 [[County (People's Republic of China)|counties]]. |
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Under the city's jurisdiction there are four urban districts, four counties, one county-level city and three development zones. Namely: Yaohai, Luyang, Shushan and Baohe Districts, Feidong, Feixi, Changfeng and Lujiang Counties, Chaohu City and Hefei State New & High Technology Industrial Development Zone, Hefei Economic and Technological Development Area and Hefei New Railway Station Comprehensive Development Experimental Zone.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hefei Area intorudction|url=http://www.hefei.gov.cn/mlhf/sqhf/csgk_28037/xzqh_28038/201709/t20170920_2347181.html|publisher=Local Government public information}}</ref> |
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Hefei has 3 national level zones which are the top-listed industrial zones in China. |
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*Hefei National New and High Technology Industrial Development Zone |
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Hefei National New and High Technology Industrial Development Zone (or otherwise called for short: Hefei High-tech Park) was founded in October 1990. In March 1991, the State Council approved it a national new and high technology industrial development zone.In September 1997, Hefei High-tech Park, being one of the 53 National-level high-tech Development Zones in China, was granted the honor as an APEC Science and Technology Industrial Park, thus especially open to APEC and EU countries. In 1999, Hefei High-tech Park was approved as a National Pilot Entity for Technical Innovation and in 2000 it was ratified as a High-tech Product Export Base.Now Hefei High-tech Park is ranked as top 10 national Hi-tek parks in China.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hefei High-tech Park Introduction|url=http://www.hefei-stip.gov.cn/yqgk/yqjs/index.shtml|publisher=Local Government public information}}</ref> |
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==Administrative divisions and demographics== |
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*Hefei Economic & Technological Development Area (HETDA) |
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===Demographics=== |
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HETDA was founded in 1993. It is in the list of the national pilot entities for administration reform and restructuring. Approved by the State Council in 2000, it is now a national-level economic and technological development zone.HETDA has always been adhering to the policy of “Modern Industry Priority, Foreign Investment Priority, Export Priority, and Dedication to the New Hi-tech Industries”. In the past 11 years, it witnessed a sustained, rapid and healthy economic growth with 50% up in GDP and 57% up in industrial output on an average annual base.<ref>{{cite web|title=HETDA Introduction|url=http://www.hetda.gov.cn/system/2012/03/31/006010876.shtml|publisher=Local public information}}</ref> |
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The majority of the population in Hefei is [[Han Chinese]]. There are a small number of [[Hui Chinese]] living in the city, which is why there are few mosques in the city. There are over five million people in the city, of which some are migrant workers from other parts of Anhui. |
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===Administration=== |
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*Hefei New Railway Station Comprehensive Development Experimental Zone |
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The [[prefecture-level city]] of Hefei administers 9 [[Administrative divisions of the People's Republic of China#County level|county-level divisions]], including 4 [[District of China|districts]], 1 [[County-level city|County-city]] and 4 [[County (People's Republic of China)|counties]]. |
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'''Hefei subdivisions area (km²), population (According to 2010 Census) and population density (per km²).'''<ref>{{zh icon}} Compilation by LianXin website. [http://www.luqyu.cn/tongjishow.asp?tid=1010 Data from the Sixth National Population Census of the People's Republic of China] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325041053/http://www.luqyu.cn/tongjishow.asp?tid=1010 |date=2012-03-25 }}</ref> |
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Approved by Anhui Provincial Government, Hefei New Railway Station Comprehensive Development Experimental Zone was set up in April 1995 as a provincial-level development zone. It has a planned area of 10 square kilometers, with 6 square kilometers for concentrated development. The zone is endowed with the same economic development administration authority of a municipality. |
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===Provincial Government=== |
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Hefei is the seat of the Government of Anhui Province. Most provincial government departments, as well as the Governor offices are at No.1 Zhongshan Road,moved from old downtown of Hefei since 2016.<ref>{{cite web|title=Anhui Government is ready to move to Binghu area next month|url=http://www.ahwang.cn/anhui/20160318/1503450.shtml|publisher=Anhui Public News,Wanjia Web|accessdate=2016-03-18}}</ref> Provincial government is responsible to manage 16 prefecture-level cities, 105 counties and 1845 townships in Anhui. The National People's Congress (NPC) is just located near provincial government.The Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (C.P.P.C.C.) is located at No.317,Suzhou Road.The Provincial Higher People's Court is located No.472.Changjiang Rd. |
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Typically,annual provincial congress meeting is hold in the first quarter of each year shortly before national congress meeting and the annual meeting of C.P.P.C.C is hold in the first quarter or the fourth quarter of each year. |
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==Economy== |
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The GDP per capita was ¥627.43 billion (ca. US$91.12 billion) in 2016. |
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The GDP of Hefei was ¥627.43 billion (ca. US$91.12 billion) in 2016.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hefei official Economic statistics 2016|url=http://www.hfinvest.gov.cn/8952/8955/201704/t20170421_2201220.html|publisher=Hefei Government public information}}</ref> Hefei is listed as the quickest growing city in China after 2005. |
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Before the [[Chinese civil war]] Hefei's main industry was agriculture. After World War II, the capital of Anhui was moved from [[Anqing]] to Hefei. To assist the development of the city, many talented people were sent in from other parts of the country. Modern-day Hefei has machinery, electronics, chemistry, steel, textile, and cigarette industries, among others. |
Before the [[Chinese civil war]] Hefei's main industry was agriculture. After World War II, the capital of Anhui was moved from [[Anqing]] to Hefei. To assist the development of the city, many talented people were sent in from other parts of the country. Modern-day Hefei has machinery, electronics, chemistry, steel, textile, and cigarette industries, among others. |
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The city annual growth rate of GDP reached 20% from the year of 2010 and has become China largest manufacturing center of household electrical appliances, automobile and robotic products and artificial intelligence,etc. Following household brands as well as many other electronic products have large volume manufacturing centers of Haier including: Hisense, Whirlpool, Gree, Royalstar, Meling.<ref>{{cite web|title=Why is Hefei so strong on household manufacturing in China?|url=http://www.sohu.com/a/167380467_119960|publisher=China Household Forum}}</ref> Hefei, as capital city of Anhui, probably is one of China largest intelligence manufacturing centers in the world. |
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In the summer of 2005, the municipal government implemented changes designed to [[Beautification|beautify]] the city by demolishing thousands of [[illegally built]] structures, and clearing away long established marketplaces in many parts of the city. Overnight, longstanding businesses housed in flimsy structures that once lined many streets were gone. The impact on the local economy could be seen immediately as hundreds, if not thousands, of low paid workers no longer had employment. |
In the summer of 2005, the municipal government implemented changes designed to [[Beautification|beautify]] the city by demolishing thousands of [[illegally built]] structures, and clearing away long established marketplaces in many parts of the city. Overnight, longstanding businesses housed in flimsy structures that once lined many streets were gone. The impact on the local economy could be seen immediately as hundreds, if not thousands, of low paid workers no longer had employment. |
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On the other hand, these actions removed many unlicensed food stalls which had contributed to the spread of diseases that struck the city in the past. These changes also removed many unlicensed buildings that posed a fire hazard in the city. |
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Yicheng Prison is located within the city. It was built during the 1983 "Strike Hard" campaign and was formerly Hefei Zhenxing Machine Parts Factory. On June 15, 1984 the Prov. Justice Dept. decided to change the name of the Machine Parts Factory's Internal Dept. to the Prov. Independent LRC. On March 17, 1986, the City's Party Committee and government agreed to the change. On April 26 more than 400 inmates were transferred to Hefei Shangzhangwei Farm and Baihu Farm. In February 1992 a secondary country level prison was created at the Shangzhangwei Farm. In August 1992 the Hefei City LRD level was upgraded by the government. June 1996 the prison was changed to its present name. It is currently controlled by Hefei city. It mainly houses prisoners with sentences of less than 5 years and houses up to 1000 prisoners a year. In the past 20 years, nearly 20,000 inmates have completed their sentences here. The prison mainly cultivates vegetables and rice but also cooperates with the Zhejiang Rongguang Group and produces soccer training shoes, soccer balls, tourism products, and other products.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.laogai.it/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/laogai-handbook.pdf |format=PDF |title=Laogai Handbook 2007-2008 |publisher=Laogao.it |accessdate=2015-06-18}}</ref> |
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Hefei has been identified by the [[Economist Intelligence Unit]] in the November 2010 Access China White Paper as a member of the [[CHAMPS (China)|CHAMPS]] ([[Chongqing|'''C'''hongqing]], '''H'''efei, [[Anshan, Liaoning|'''A'''nshan]], [[Ma'anshan|'''M'''a'anshan]], [[Pingdingshan|'''P'''ingdingshan]] and [[Shenyang|'''S'''henyang]]), an economic profile of the top 20 emerging cities in China.<ref>[http://www.sourcewire.com/releases/rel_display.php?relid=60590 THE RISE OF THE ‘CHAMPS’ - NEW REPORT MAPS BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY IN CHINA’S FASTEST GROWING CITIES]</ref> |
Hefei has been identified by the [[Economist Intelligence Unit]] in the November 2010 Access China White Paper as a member of the [[CHAMPS (China)|CHAMPS]] ([[Chongqing|'''C'''hongqing]], '''H'''efei, [[Anshan, Liaoning|'''A'''nshan]], [[Ma'anshan|'''M'''a'anshan]], [[Pingdingshan|'''P'''ingdingshan]] and [[Shenyang|'''S'''henyang]]), an economic profile of the top 20 emerging cities in China.<ref>[http://www.sourcewire.com/releases/rel_display.php?relid=60590 THE RISE OF THE ‘CHAMPS’ - NEW REPORT MAPS BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY IN CHINA’S FASTEST GROWING CITIES]</ref> |
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Hefei has been identified by ''[[The Economist]]'' in the December 2012 as the world's No.1 fastest growing metropolitan economy.<ref>[http://www.economist.com/node/21567579 Focus: Metro economies | The Economist<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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Since Hefei is very strong on basic science research, the city has many high-tech projects which drive the innovation booming in this area. Aside from quick development in manufacturing industry, the city is developing many hi-tech industries as well as healthcare industry as below: |
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==Transportation== |
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*Healthcare Industries like: Anke Bio,Tonrol Pharm,Zhaoke Pharm |
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*New Enery & New Materials like: JA Solar, SunGrow, Guofeng Plastic, 3M Materials, Unilever |
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*Public Security like: Sun Create, KDlian,China Meyer |
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*Automobile and Construction Machinery like: JAV, Chery, Volkswagen Electronic, Continental AG,Heli Forklift |
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*Construction like: Anhui provincial Construction Group |
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*Semiconductor&electronics like: Hejing Electronic Co(one of world largest Semiconductor product maker)， BOE(world largest LED Screen maker) |
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*Robotics like: CSG(manufacturing robots maker),Keyiren |
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*Agriculture and Food like: Fengle Seed,Huida Agro |
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[[File:Hefei South Railway Station.jpg|thumb|210x210px|Hefei South Railway Station]] |
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In the recent years, Hefei also developed its entertainment industries which attracted many China entertainment gaint companies to set their business in this city. Bar street is appearing and international communicaty of Hefei is appearing. The city is becoming more globalized.The local young people have more vivid night life too. |
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Hefei has been the provincial capital since 1945 (before it was Lihuang, which is todays [[Jinzhai]]) and is a natural center of [[transportation]], being situated to the north of [[Lake Chao]] and standing on a low saddle crossing the northeastern extension of the [[Dabie Mountains]], which form the divide between the [[Huai River|Huai]] and [[Yangtze river]]s. From Hefei there is easy [[water transport]] via the lake to the Yangtze River opposite [[Wuhu City|Wuhu]]. |
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===Land=== |
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In the year of 2017, Hefei annual economic growth rate(Nominal GDP) reached 21.39% listed as the No.1 of China top 30 cities. |
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Important land routes run through Hefei, including: |
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1. [[G3 Beijing-Taipei Expressway]] (京台高速公路 From [[Beijing]] to [[Pingtan County|Pingtan]], and was designed to cross the [[Taiwan Strait]] to connect the highways in [[Taipei]]) |
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==Culture== |
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[[File:Hefei-Jan-2005.JPG|thumb|250x250px|left|Old west-style building on Wuhu Road in Hefei old town]] |
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[[File:Jiang Huai Theater in Hefei 07 2012-06.JPG|thumb|250x250px|Jiang Huai Theater, The oldest Theater in Hefei]] |
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Anhui has a long history with long flow of culture.Hefei as capital city has many cultural and art activities every week. The city has some traditional Chinese opera troupes such as Hui Opera, Huangmei Opera and Lu Opera.There are many big and small theaters in Hefei as well. |
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2. [[G40 Shanghai-Xi'an Expressway]] (沪陕高速公路 From [[Shanghai]] to [[Xi'an]]) |
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===Opera=== |
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3. [[G42 Shanghai-Chengdu Expressway]] (沪蓉高速公路 From [[Shanghai]] to [[Chengdu]]) |
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====Hui Opera==== |
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Hui Opera is the ancestor of Peking Opera.As the name indicates, Huizhou Opera originated from Huichi Tune in Huizhou and the surrounding areas of Taiping, Qingyang and Shitai in the Ming Dynasty.It enjoyed a full development during Qianlong's reign and spread all over China during Daoguang's reign in the Qing Dynasty. Huichi Tune was a combination of Huizhou Lilts and Qingyang Lilts. In the 55th year of Qianlong's reign (1790), Gao Langting, a well-known local actor led his Sanqing Huizhou Opera Troupe to Bei-jing, the capital in the Qing Dynasty, successively followed by other troupes such as Sixi, Chuntai and Hechun. They became the famous Four Huizhou Opera Troupes entering Beijing as often mentioned. The troupes aroused a sensation in the capital. |
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4. [[G4212 Hefei-Anqing Expressway]] (合安高速公路 From [[Hefei]] to [[Anqing]], a spur of G42) |
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Their performances were so widely loved by the townspeople of the capital that in every theatre Huizhou Opera was put on, and in every performance a Huizhou Troupe took a major part. After that, Cheng Changgeng, a native of Anqing and a descendant of Gao Langting, helped develop Huizhou Opera into Peking Opera by combining it with Han, Kun and other operas. So Huizhou Opera in a sense is an ancestor of Peking Opera.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hui Opera introduction|url=http://www.ah.gov.cn/UserData/DocHtml/1/2013/5/15/20130515153514588.html|publisher=Anhui Provincial Government Official Website|accessdate=2013-05-15}}</ref> |
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5. [[G5011 Wuhu-Hefei Expressway]] (芜合高速公路 From [[Wuhu]] to [[Hefei]], a spur of G50) |
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====Huangmei Opera==== |
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Once called "Huangmei Tune" or "Caicha Opera",Huangmei Opera is one of the most famous traditional operas in China. |
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As a local drama in East China's Anhui Province, Huangmei Opera actually originated in Huangmei County,Hubei Province, during the 18th century when Chinese local operas were flourishing. |
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6. [[China National Highway 206]] (烟汕线 From [[Yantai]] to [[Shantou]]) |
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After being introduced to Anhui Province, Huangmei Opera swiftly took off in Anqing City and many other neighboring provinces. Now, the opera has grown into a professional performance piece in both rural and urban areas, becoming a recreational activity for millions of people. Now,Huangmei Opera has become one of the most popular operas all over China.<ref>{{cite web|title=Huangmei Opera introduction|url=http://politics.people.com.cn/GB/8198/74321/74328/5048978.html|publisher=Anhui Provincial Government Official Website|accessdate=2006-11-16}}</ref> |
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7. [[China National Highway 312]] (沪霍线 From [[Shanghai]] to [[Khorgas]]) |
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===Museum=== |
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[[File:安徽博物院.jpg|thumb|250x250px|Anhui Provincial Museum]] |
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[[File:Anhui Paleontology Fossil Museum 01 2012-06.JPG|thumb|250x250px|Anhui Paleontology Fossil Museum on Wuhu Road]] |
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Hefei has several big museums such as Anhui Provincial Museum and Science Museum.These are the places worthwhile for tourists' visit. |
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8. [[China National Highway 346]] (沪康线 From [[Shanghai]] to [[Ankang]]) |
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====Anhui Provincial Museum==== |
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Founded on November 14, 1956, the Anhui Museum was one of the four model museums of China at that time. |
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Since its founding,the Anhui Museum has ranked among the national first-class museums and was awarded as the national key conservation unit of ancient books. The old building has been placed as an important cultural relic under provincial protection by Anhui Provincial People’s Government. |
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9. [[S24 Changshu-Hefei Expressway]] (常合高速公路 From [[Changshu]] to [[Hefei]]) |
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The Anhui Museum has a collection of 220,000 cultural relics including many distinctive categories, such as bronze ware of the Shang and Zhou dynasties, coins of the Chu State, stone relief of the Han Dynasty, four treasures of the study, gold and silver ware of the Yuan Dynasty, calligraphy and paintings of the Xin’an School, carvings of Huizhou, ancient books, contract documents of Huizhou and Pan Yuliang’s works, etc.<ref>{{cite web|title=Anhui Museum Introduction|url=http://www.ahm.cn/anbo_0.jsp|publisher=Anhui Museum Website}}</ref> |
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10.[[S17 Bengbu-Hefei Expressway]] (蚌合高速公路 From [[Bengbu]] to [[Hefei]]) |
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====Hefei Science and Technology Museum(HSTM)==== |
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This museum lies near Huangshan Street, the heart of the region in Hefei where many scientific and educational institutes can be found. The museum is a pretty fun place to go with kids.The eastern side of the museum is like an UFO, where the only domed theatre of the province is located.The UFO shape represents the profound mystery of science. The western side is the areas for academic exchange and science and technology training for kids, as well as administrative offices. |
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11. [[G3W Dezhou-Shangrao Expressway]] (德上高速公路 From [[Dezhou]] to [[Shangrao]]) |
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The museum contains many fun parts: flight simulation, energy machines, information technology, human life science, motion, machinery, mathematics, a children's zone, sound, light, electro-magnetics, Yang Chen Ning Exhibition Hall and a dome theatre and a spherical cinema.Many local kids are excited to be this place.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hefei Science and Technology Museum|url=http://www.hfstm.com/situation/1270.html|publisher=HSTM Museum Website}}</ref> |
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====Anhui Paleontology Fossil Museum==== |
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Anhui Fossils Museum was an geological research institute in the 1980s. In the later 1990s, local government changed the institutes into a museum. This Fossils museum has many interesting fossils and strongs. If you are a stone lover, you probably can find any stone you could think about. The Museum has the Earth Hall, dinosaur hall, mineral rock hall, Resources and the Environment Agency of the six permanent exhibition halls, atrium lounge area attached, 4D science theater, multi-purpose lecture hall, and outdoor landscape area.It is also very fun for kids or students to learn more about earth science. |
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===Library=== |
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Hefei has many libraries from provincial level to community level.The biggest two are Anhui Provincial Library and Hefei City Library. |
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====Anhui Provincial Library==== |
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[[File:Anhui Provincial Library 2012-06.JPG|thumb|250x250px|Main Building of Anhui Provincial Library]] |
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Anhui Provincial Library is a big public library established built in February 1913 and moved to current location since 1962. It is a non-profit cultural institution, a national first-class Library to provide people with social and cultural information service. It locates along the riverside of Lord Bao Park, and is an important cultural project in Anhui Province.There are altogether 2,970,000 volumes of books, of which 350,000 are ancient thread-stitched books, with 3121 kinds of rare books, 30,700 volumes. Of all these ancient books, the earliest one is from the Yuan Dynasty, and many of them are from the Ming Dynasty. Besides, works of scholars from Ancient Anhui Province are also collected systematically. After more than 100 years development, our library has collected books in complete kinds of disciplines. Anhui Provincial Library provides readers with services like book lending, information consulting, subject service, and education and training, lectures and exhibitions, etc.Now, Anhui Provincial Library offers internet service to readers as well.<ref>{{cite web|title=Introduction of Anhui Liabrary|url=http://www.ahlib.com/v-AhLibWeb-zh_CN-/AhLibWeb/index.w?language=zh_CN&skin=#!mian//{"id":2}|publisher=Anhui Liabrary Website|accessdate=2013-10-10}}</ref> |
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====Hefei City Library==== |
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[[File:HefeiLibrary.jpg|thumb|250x250px|Hefei Library,2014]] |
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Hefei City Library's predecessor was HeFei Country ZhongHe Library established in 1923. In 1958, Hefei City Library was set up, which had only 250 M² with 3 employees and collected 10,000 volumes.Later on, it was controlled by Hefei Culture Bureau in 1968. In 1973, the Library moved back to No.612 in MeiLing Road with a new area of 2,010 M². Then, Hefei City Library was reconstructed of 15,000M² and digitalized successfully with the investment of $12 million from Hefei city government in 1998. Now, readers could select 2,600 kinds of magazine globally and 500 kinds of newspaper freely. The Library also has 20 reading rooms with 600 seats, 10 Dissertation Discussion Rooms and Multifunction Meeting Rooms, and Academic Report Hall.<ref>{{cite web|title=Introduction of Hefei Liabrary|url=http://www.hflib.gov.cn/view/index.php|publisher=Hefei Liabrary Website|accessdate=2013-10-10}}</ref> |
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===Hefei Wildlife Zoo=== |
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Hefei Wildlife Zoo is a pretty big zoo in China and is located in the stunning Dashu Mountain, some 10 km from the center of Hefei city, the wildlife zoo covers an area of 100 hectares, with rich lush woods, clean water and fresh air. The zoo has about 2,000 animals and birds, including rare animals/species under protection by China law, like giant pandas, Indian elephants, northeastern, tigers, leopards, elks and red-crowned cranes, and some animals from other countries, such as giraffes, hippopotamuses, chimpanzees, zebras, kangaroos and flamingoes. |
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The wildlife zoo has pretty big enclosures or gardens for each species, especially for giant pandas, red pandas peacocks, squirrels, monkeys, Japanese monkeys, chimpanzees, hippopotamies and a wide variety of birds (including a garden dedicated to flamingos). Meanwhile, it also includes the herbivore and predator habitats, where animals can roam freely within a certain open area. |
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Moreover, visitors also have a chance to enjoy the fascinating sea lion show, and visit the Bird Garden—the biggest of its kind in China. It is a nice place to visit at weekend. |
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==Historic Sites== |
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[[File:拱桥 - Arch Bridge - 2014.11 - panoramio.jpg|thumb|left|250x250px|Little Island on the lake]] |
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[[File:包河荷花 - panoramio.jpg|thumb|250x250px|Summer in Hefei Lord Bao Park]] |
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[[File:清风阁 - Qingfeng Pavilion - 2014.11 - panoramio.jpg|thumb|250x250px|Qingfeng Pavilion in Hefei Lord Bao Park]] |
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[[File:三河古镇朝阳楼 - panoramio.jpg|thumb|250x250px|Sanhe Town]] |
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Since Hefei has a very long history, there are some pleasant places to visit. In particular, Hefei has many parks, gardens and small lakes. |
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'''[[Sanhe, Feixi County|Sanhe Town]]''', ancient town which has a history of more than 2,500 years.Within its borders lies the Sanhe Old Town (三河古镇), which has more than 41% of the town's population on 4.71 square kilometres (1.82 sq mi) of the area, and this reason makes this town as one of the nationally designated historical and cultural towns (中国历史文化名镇).<ref>{{cite web|title=Sanhe Ancient Town|url=https://www.travelchinaguide.com/attraction/anhui/hefei/sanhe-ancient-town.htm|publisher=Travel China Guide Website}}</ref> The town is not like [[Zhou Zhuang]],[[Suzhou]], but with many local features.It is worthwhile for tourists to visit. |
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'''[[Xiaoyaojin Park]]''', a public park sitting on the ancient site of the [[Battle of Xiaoyao Ford]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Introduction of Xiaoyaojin Park|url=http://www.360doc.com/content/16/0813/12/19083799_582919150.shtml|publisher=360 Doc}}</ref> |
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'''Temple of [[Bao Zheng|Lord Bao]]''', built in 1066 near the tomb of Lord Bao.Bao Zheng (包拯; 11 April 999 – 20 May 1062), commonly known as Bao Gong (包公, "Lord Bao"), was a government officer during the reign of Emperor Renzong in China's Song Dynasty. During his twenty five years in civil service, Bao consistently demonstrated extreme honesty and uprightness, with actions such as sentencing his own uncle, impeaching an uncle of Emperor Renzong's favourite concubine and punishing powerful families. His appointment from 1057 to 1058 as the prefect of Song's capital Kaifeng, where he initiated a number of changes to better hear the grievances of the people, made him a legendary figure. During his years in office, he gained the honorific title Justice Bao (包青天) due to his ability to help peasants overcome corruption.<ref>{{cite web|title=Introduction of Lord Bao Park|url=http://www.baogongyuan.com/columns_detail/columnsId=38&FrontColumns_navigation01-1365469668306FirstColumnId=38.html|publisher=Lord Bao park}}</ref> |
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'''[[Li Hongzhang]]'s Former Residence''' (李鸿章故居), built in the late 19th century and fully restored by the 1990s. Li Hongzhang was a Chinese politician, general and diplomat of the late Qing dynasty. He quelled several major rebellions and served in important positions in the Qing imperial court, including the Viceroy of Zhili, Huguang and Liangguang.Although he was best known in the West for his generally pro-modern stance and importance as a negotiator, Li antagonised the British with his support of Russia as a foil against Japanese expansionism in Manchuria and fell from favour with the Chinese after their defeat in the First Sino-Japanese War. His image in China remains controversial, with criticism on one hand for political and military mistakes and praise on the other for his success against the Taiping Rebellion, his diplomatic skills defending Chinese interests in the era of unequal treaties, and his role pioneering China's industrial and military modernisation. He was presented the Royal Victorian Order by Queen Victoria.<ref>{{cite web|title=Introduction of Former Residence of Li Hong Zhang|url=http://www.lihongzhang.org.cn/gjgk1.php|publisher=Former Residence of Li Hong Zhang Website}}</ref> |
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'''Three Kingdoms Ruins Park''' (三国新城遗址公园) Luyang district. North of the Botanical Gardens and a fair way out. Take bus 114 to Botanic Gardens then change to bus 300. ¥25 entry. There are some minor pavilions etc there, and the trees are very picturesque in spring. |
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'''Dashu mountain''' (大蜀山) 20 mins by taxi or catch any bus that goes to the end of Changjiang Road (长江路)or Huangshan Road (黄山路) This is a well-known sightseeing place in Hefei. Can get a view across Hefei on a clear day and there is a TV tower at the top. It can get crowded on days when the weather is nice. The walk up to the top of the mountain takes about 30 minutes. |
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==Entertainment== |
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[[File:安徽省合肥市 - panoramio - y-yoshiike.jpg|thumb|left|250x250px|Huizhou Road at night, Hefei]] |
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[[File:淮河路森马商场大楼 - panoramio.jpg|thumb|250x250px|Night life of Hefei]] |
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[[File:购物中心 - panoramio.jpg|thumb|250x250px|One shopping center in Hefei]] |
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Entertainment is an important part of life in Hefei.Young poeple can find bars,restaurants, theater,VR games easily in this city. Tourist could find several nice bars here. |
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===Night Life=== |
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====Hefei 1912 Bar Street==== |
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Where is the liveliest place in Hefei after 10 p.m.? The local fashion elites would say, "Hefei 1912."<ref>{{cite web|title=You always could find a bar suitable for you in Hefei 1912|url=http://food.365jia.cn/news/2016-04-27/B595DF336ABE7A38.html|publisher=Wanjia Website}}</ref> It refers to an entertaining area in present Hefei. The one located in Hefei university area is a good option. |
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Hefei 1912 is a blend of the old days in China and the modern styles of the West. Gray-bricked buildings, simple-styled balconies, floral-carved windows and pinnacle tops picture the old China. Today, western culture has seeped in the city. It is like the [[Xin Tian Di]] in Shanghai. |
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Feature: all kinds of bars, pubs, discos, and teahouses |
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Customers: mid-class citizens, businessmen, and foreigners spend the evening in Hefei 1912 |
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High Time: 11:00 p.m. to 12 p.m. |
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Location:No 588 Huangshan Road(near the crossroad of Huaining Road) |
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Well-known Bars include: |
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*'''Blue Marlin:''' This place is on 1912 street, which is a kind of upscale bar/restaurant area in Shushan district of Hefei. Blue Marlin is a restaurant and bar combined. |
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*'''Bacchus:''' A German restaurant and eatery with a microbrewery. Sells all kinds of fresh beer, incl. Paulaner. Prices range from ¥40-100 for a beer. Live entertainment + large screen TV for watching football matches. Located on the new 1912 bar st, Huangshan lu, Shushan district. |
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*'''Tang Club''' |
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*'''Lily Marlene''' |
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*'''Club TNT''' |
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====Other Featured Bars==== |
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*'''''Knight Bar(骑士酒吧)''''' |
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<!-- Deleted image removed: [[File:Knightbar.jpg|thumb|250x250px|Knight Bar in Hefei]] --> |
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The bar is a popular hangout for foreigners and Chinese alike with full range of spirits and it's one of the cheapest places for beers in Hefei. You will find live band most nights, pool tables. Knight bar is also called Revolutionary bar. The entrance is down a small alley almost directly opposite the west gate of USTC university, near No.96, Jinzhai Road. |
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*'''''Shipyard(造船厂)''''' <ref>{{cite web|title=The story of hefei Shipyard Bar|url=http://www.baohe.gov.cn/DocHtml/1/15/12/00073464.html|publisher=Befei Baohe government website}}</ref> |
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This bar is a good place for the foreigners and Chinese. It's owned and run by two foreign couples: Jeremy (France) and Richard (Scotland) . Their spouses also helped in this reincarnation of the original Shipyard Cafe, which was created by Jeremy and his wife and achieved great local success. Shipyard has regular live bands and DJs. It offers Guinness on tap, a great selection of imported European beers, and the best cocktails in town as your home away from home. Prices are good.Address:50 Shuguang Rd. Open 14:00-02:00 (or later). |
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*'''''Stone & Wood (石木酒吧)''''' |
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The bar is near the intersection of Jinzhai Rd and S.Ring Rd. This is another popular hangout for foreigners.It's not known for live music and is a quieter place to sit and chat. The boss is Chinese and often offers drinks promotions. Walls are covered in graffiti, so feel free to grab a pen and make your mark. Address: No.308, Lao Baoguan(老报馆). |
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====Hefei Leijie(罍街)==== |
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Where could you find most delicious food? |
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Lei Jie is a right place to go. Lei(罍) in Chinese old days meant big container for wine. So,you could imagine Lei Street in Hefei is a place you could find any food you like and is a good place for friend gathering.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lei Jie(street)|url=http://www.hfleijie.com/|publisher=Leijie website}}</ref> |
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===Shopping=== |
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[[File:合肥淮河路步行街夜景 - panoramio (10).jpg|thumb|250x250px|Pedestrian shopping street]] |
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[[File:元一时代广场 - panoramio (4).jpg|thumb|250x250px|Yuanyi Time Square]] |
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[[File:合肥万畅达广场S20°E - panoramio.jpg|thumb|250x250px|Wanda Plaza,Shopping Mall in Hefei]] |
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[[File:万达-鼓动中国 - panoramio.jpg|thumb|250x250px|Wanda Drum-like Mall]] |
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The shopping center of Hefei was mainly situated at San Xiao Kou and Si Pai Lou (the middle Changjiang Road). You can buy clothes at the Walking Street (Bu Xing Jie), where there are store departments such as Parkson and Gu Lou. Cheng Huang Temple is also a shopping place, where there are many varities of small commodities, and you have better have good bargin skills. In the recent years,many new shopping centers appeared such as Wanda Plaza, Yintai Center, Cosmo New City, Yuan Yi Times Square . |
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You also can find many cinema and IMAX brands. |
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====Huaihe Road Pedestrian Street==== |
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Tourists can find many department stores here,such as, Gu Lou, a well-known, high-level department store on the Suzhou lu end of the mall, Parkson department store.There are many clothing retailers, jewelry dealers and restaurants.It's a very interesting experience to work on this street over night.<ref>{{cite web|title=Huaihe Road|url=http://365jia.cn/news/2017-05-01/95836113E725015A.html|publisher=Wanjia Website}}</ref> |
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====Shopping Malls==== |
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You may also find many shopping malls in Hefei,like: |
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*Temple Market (合肥城隍庙)<ref>{{cite web|title=Temple Market|url=http://news.hf365.com/system/2016/01/05/014839320.shtml|publisher=Local News Website}}</ref> |
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This is a bustling market area with sellers peddling low end household goods and knicknacks. Always bargain. NOTE: This place was reconstructed in 2012, now the number of small sellers has diminished, but still worth a look. |
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*Wanda Plaza (万达广场包河) <ref>{{cite web|title=Baohe Wanda|url=http://hefeibh.wandaplaza.cn/about/|publisher=Baohe Wanda website}}</ref> |
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It's a large shopping mall + cinema complex close to city center. Has Starbucks, movie cinemas and a variety of restaurants on the top level. The mall is new. |
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*Wanda Plaza Swan Lake (合肥万达广场天鹅湖)<ref>{{cite web|title=Swan Lake Wanda|url=http://hefeiteh.wandaplaza.cn/about/|publisher=Wanda website}}</ref> |
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It's another new Wanda complex out near Swan Lake. |
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*Yintai Center (合肥银泰购物中心)<ref>{{cite web|title=Yintai Center|url=http://www.hfintime.com/|publisher=Yintai center website}}</ref> |
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Another large shopping mall with restaurants (incl. 2 Japanese) on top level. This mall has many high-end designer stores. No cinemas. Changjiang Middle Road,No. 98. |
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*Baida CBD Mall (百大CBD购物中心)<ref>{{cite web|title=Baida CBD Center|url=http://www.hfbdjt.com/cbd/|publisher=Baida CBD center website}}</ref> |
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Tha mall comprises one large, multi-level department store. There is also a Habitat Coffee lounge in the center that has a very nice atmosphere. No restaurants or cinema. |
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*Guo Gou Plaza (合肥国购广场) <ref>{{cite web|title=Guogou Plaza|url=http://www.goocoo.com/en/Content.aspx?chn=521&id=58|publisher=Guogou Plaza website}}</ref> |
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Guo Gou is a shopping mall + cinema complex. Has a number of restaurants on the top level (but not as much variety as Wanda) + movie cinema. The center contains a large Carrefour supermarket/dept. store. This is one of the older malls in Hefei. No 199, Changjiang Road. |
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*Cosmo New City (之心城) <ref>{{cite web|title=Cosmo New City|url=http://gouwu.365jia.cn/market/show/id/278|publisher=Local Shopping website}}</ref> |
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This is a brand new shopping mall complex with ice skating ring and cinema. It has some restaurants on top level and in basement level. Good place for clothes shopping. The main department store is Grand Ocean. It also has H&M, Gap, Nike etc. 199 Changjiang West Rd (next to Guo Gou plaza). |
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*Yuan Yi Times Square (元一时代广场)<ref>{{cite web|title=Yuanyi Square|url=https://baijiahao.baidu.com/s?id=1572527132665413&wfr=spider&for=pc|publisher=Local Shopping website}}</ref> |
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Yuan Yi has a Walmart and Parkson department store + cinemas. This is one of the older malls in Hefei, located at 89 Xinzhan Road. |
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*Hefei Bai Shui Ba (合肥白水坝) |
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Bai Shui Ba is a medium-sized mall mainly based around one large TESCO supermarket. The center has a few clothing stores and restaurants, incl. Thai and Korean. In warmer months, sellers set up a small night market in the square outside. |
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*Huizhan Center (会展中心) |
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Huizhan has a market of locally produced Chinese products, including painting, wooden sculptors and furniture, jade and tea pots. Tourist may expect to be able to get deals he/she might not be able to get in Shanghai and Beijing. |
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*Metro (麦德龙) |
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This is a big German super mall chain store. It sells groceries, applicances, and everything else. Particularly good for bulk buying. Has a large range of imported stuff, incl. wine and liquor. No.90 Meiling Avenue. |
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*'Carrefour (家乐福Changjiang Road) |
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Address: 199 West Changjiang Road (San Li An), Shushan District |
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*Carrefour (家乐福 Maanshan Road) |
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Buses: No.17, No.19, No.21, No.23, No.111 |
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Get off at the station of Zhou Gu Dui |
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*Wal-mart(沃尔玛) |
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Address: 2nd-3rd floor, Wen Sha Jie Zuo Building, Cross street of Shengli Road and Fengyang Road, Yaohai District |
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Buses: No.1, No.7, No.22, No.119, No.129, No.139, No.144, No.145 |
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Get off at North Shengli Road station or Yuan Yi Shopping Mall station |
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*Joymart (Hejiafu)(Yan He Road) |
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Opening Time: 7:30-22:00 |
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Add: 118 North Mengcheng Road |
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Buses: No.109, No.161 get off at Hejiafu Market station |
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No.13, No.15, No.232, No.114, No.125, No.126, No.221 get off at Mengchenglu Bridge station |
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No.5, No.14 get off at Fuyanglu Bridge station |
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*Joymart (Hejiafu) Wei Gang |
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Add: 119 Qing Nian Road |
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Buses: No.4, No.27, No.104, No.138, No.141, No.14, No.163 get off at Wei Gang station |
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==Sports and Music== |
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Hefei regularly holds sport events and vocal concerts each year. Many bands and music stars hold their concerts in this city. |
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[[File:OlymFF.jpg|thumb|left|250x250px|Olympic Park of Hefei]] |
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[[File:Palaestra of Hefei - panoramio.jpg|thumb|250x250px|Palaestra of Hefei]] |
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===Sports=== |
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Hefei has sport tradition. The winner of China first Olympic Gold medal,<ref>{{cite web|title=The history of China first Olympic gold metal|url=http://ls.anhuinews.com/system/2016/06/17/007386185.shtml|publisher=Hefei Olympic Sports Center Stadium Website|accessdate=2016-06-17}}</ref> [[Xu Haifeng]], came from Hefei. This city has 2 major sport centers, Laomingguang Stadium and Hefei Olympic Sports Center. In the recent years, Hefei host many sports activities. |
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*[[Anhui Laomingguang Stadium]], the home ground of [[Anhui Jiufang]], but also used for other public sporting events. |
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*Hefei Olympic Sports Center Stadium, it is a new Stadium finished in 2008. The stadium has the capacity to fill 60,000 people.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hefei Olympic Sports Center Stadium|url=http://www.hefeisc.com/|publisher=Hefei Olympic Sports Center Stadium Website}}</ref> |
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Most recently, Hefei host 2017 Hefei International Marathon and Ironman 70.3. The Maraton event attracted 28,000 runners from home and abroad.Abdi Ibrahim Abdo from Bahrain won in 2:12:00. Mike Kiprotich Mutai from Kenya and Solomon Lema Biratu from Ethiopia finished second and third in 2:12:08 and 2:12:38 respectively. Ethiopian runners swept the top three in the women’s race. |
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Hefei has its own football team called [[Anhui Jiufang]], who in the 2007–08 season were promoted from the [[Chinese Football Association Yi League]] to the [[Chinese Football Association Jia League]] which is the second highest tier of Chinese football. It was acquired by Tianjin Runyulong in 2011. |
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You may also find many other good places for biking in this city. Some interesting local biking races are worthwhile to attend. |
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Local residents could find professional coaches like football,basketball, volleyball, hockey, cricket, judo,fencing, boxing, gymnastics and even Greece-Roman wrestling, for their sport life. |
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===Music=== |
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Many China super stars as well as some foreign bands hold their vocal concerts in this city such as [[Leehom Wang]], [[Jay Chou]],aMEI, Jian Cui, Faye Wong, Richard Clayderman, JurgA&SillyCut, P.K.14, Broadway bands.The major locations for these activities typically will be in Olympic Sport Center, Anhui Great Theater,1912 Bar street, and Hefei Great Theater. |
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The concerts can be classic music, rock, rap, blues, pop music,etc. For kids, there are some child plays regularly in Anhui Great Theater. |
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In addition, the city has 2 art schools, Art School of Anhui University.<ref>{{cite web|title=Art School of Anhui University|url=http://www.ahuac.cn/|publisher=Art School of Anhui University Website}}</ref> and Anhui Art School. If people need to find some professional art experts these two schools could be the candidates. |
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===Theaters=== |
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Hefei has several big theaters with performances each week. The oldest one is Jianghuai Theatre.<ref>{{cite web|title=Jianghuai Theater Introduction|url=http://www.sohu.com/a/73566248_391413|publisher=Jianghuai Theater Website|accessdate=2016-05-05}}</ref> And the most important 2 are Hefei Grand Theatre and Anhui Grand Theatre. |
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====The Hefei Grand Theatre==== |
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The Hefei Grand Theatre (Chinese: 合肥大剧院) is one of the largest and best-equipped theater in China. Since the theatre opened on January, 2010, the Theater has staged over hundreds of performances of operas, musicals, ballets, symphonies, chamber music concerts, spoken dramas and various Chinese operas. Hefei Grand Theater is located at No. 516 Swan Lake Road, Shushan district, Hefei. |
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The Grand Theatre building is one of the landmarks in Hefei. The total construction area of 60,000 sq. meters, SGT is home to three theatres inside: the Lyric Theatre with 1,600 seats, the drama theatre that can seat 1,000 and the studio theatre of 500 seats.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hefei Grand Theater Introduction|url=http://www.hfgrandtheatre.com/theatrefunction/hfdjy_function|publisher=Hefei Grand Theater Website}}</ref> |
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====The Anhui Grand Theatre==== |
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The Anhui Grand Theatre (Chinese: 安徽大剧院) was one of the largest theaters in China in the year of its establishment, 1985. This is the largest Theater in Hefei old downtown. The Grand Theater has, a Lyric Theatre with 1,631 seats, a meeting room with about 200 seats and several VIP meeting rooms. Aside from performance activities like operas, musicals, ballets, symphonies, chamber music concerts, spoken dramas, this theater is the major place for annual provincial meetings of congress, C.P.P.C.C, and provincial government. This theater is located at, No.301 Wuhu Road, Hefei.<ref>{{cite web|title=Anhui Grand Theater Introduction|url=http://www.ahdjy.cn/html/juyuangaikuang/xiangxigaikuangjieshao/2010/1221/112.html|publisher=Anhui Grand Theater Website|accessdate=2010-12-21}}</ref> |
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==Transportation== |
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[[File:Hefei South Railway Station.jpg|thumb|250x250px|Hefei South Railway Station]] |
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[[File:Hefei Railway Station 1.jpg|thumb|250x250px|Hefei old train station]] |
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[[File:Chinese High Speed Train - panoramio.jpg|thumb|250x250px|Hefei High Speed Train]] |
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Since 2015 year, Hefei has become one of China Top 8 Train Hubs and tourist can take High-Speed train to most China provincial capitals within 8 hours.Tourist could only spend 2 hours to [[Shanghai]], 2 hours to [[Wuhan]], 4 hours to [[Beijing]] and 6 hours to [[Guangzhou]] by Hi-speed train(250 km/hr to 350 km/hr) from Hefei. China government launched a more ambitious plan to make Hefei to be National Hi-speed railway Hub at so called national strategic level on December 21, 2017.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hefei National Railway Hub Position has been approved by China central government|url=http://news.ifeng.com/a/20171221/54373079_0.shtml|publisher=Local public media|accessdate=2017-12-21}}</ref> Hefei also has a big international airport, Xinqiao International Airport, with hundreds of domestic and international flights each day. |
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Hefei has international cargo train system which could transport cargos from Hefei to middle asia, Eastern EU , Russia and Germany.There are international cargo trains from Hefei to EU regularly.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hefei International Train takes goods to Germany|url=http://365jia.cn/news/2016-03-27/67F6ED8F9B26F9B4.html|publisher=Wanjia Website|accessdate=2016-03-27}}</ref> |
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===Train system=== |
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Hefei is one of China Top 8 Train Hubs<ref>{{cite web|title=Hefei becomes China national train hub, it will become even more important in next 5 years|url=http://hefei.house.qq.com/a/20170220/034154.htm|publisher=Wanjia Website|accessdate=2017-02-20}}</ref> and tourist could only spend 2 hours to [[Shanghai]], and 4 hours to [[Beijing]] by Hi-speed train. |
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There are two main train stations in Hefei. The newest one is Hefeinan Railway Station (Hefei South Railway Station 合肥火车南站) where most high-speed trains pass through. Many city buses serve this station, for instance the 108 from the East gate of the University of Science and Technology's East campus on Susong road. It has a very comprehensive taxi rank with multiple queues to avoid a long wait. There are many fast food restaurants in the departure hall with seating. There are not so many options for arrivals, a small cafe and a takeaway kfc booth. There is an ATM in the ticket sales area next to the security gates for the departure hall. |
There are two main train stations in Hefei. The newest one is Hefeinan Railway Station (Hefei South Railway Station 合肥火车南站) where most high-speed trains pass through. Many city buses serve this station, for instance the 108 from the East gate of the University of Science and Technology's East campus on Susong road. It has a very comprehensive taxi rank with multiple queues to avoid a long wait. There are many fast food restaurants in the departure hall with seating. There are not so many options for arrivals, a small cafe and a takeaway kfc booth. There is an ATM in the ticket sales area next to the security gates for the departure hall. |
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The alternative station is |
The alternative station is Hefei Railway Station (合肥火车站) which is smaller and older. This has only one taxi queue, directly opposite the main exit. There is fast food, a post office and a China mobile store in the same courtyard next to the arrival gates. |
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There are some small stations such as Feidong Station (肥东火车站), Feixi Station (肥西火车站), Shuijiahu Station (水家湖火车站), Chaohu Station (巢湖火车站), Chaohudong Station (Chaohu East Station 巢湖火车东站), Hefeibeicheng Station (Hefei Northtown Station 合肥北城火车站), Lujiang Station (庐江火车站) and so on. These stations are mostly located in small towns or played commuting roles. |
There are some small stations such as Feidong Station (肥东火车站), Feixi Station (肥西火车站), Shuijiahu Station (水家湖火车站), Chaohu Station (巢湖火车站), Chaohudong Station (Chaohu East Station 巢湖火车东站), Hefeibeicheng Station (Hefei Northtown Station 合肥北城火车站), Lujiang Station (庐江火车站) and so on. These stations are mostly located in small towns or played commuting roles. |
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Important railways that run through Hefei, including: |
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Since Hefei is the hub of China high-speed train system. There are many super important railway lines connect this city, including: |
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1. [[Shanghai-Wuhan-Chengdu High-Speed Railway]] (沪汉蓉高速铁路) |
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2. [[Hefei-Fuzhou High-Speed Railway]] (合福高速铁路 Play as part of [[Beijing-Taipei High-Speed Railway]]) |
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3. [[Hefei-Bengbu High-Speed Railway]] (合蚌高速铁路 A spur of [[Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway]]) |
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4. [[Shangqiu-Hefei-Hanzhou High-Speed Railway]] (商合杭高速铁路 The northern part, Shangqiu-Hefei High-Speed Railway will play as a part of [[Beijing-Hong Kong High-Speed Railway]]. Under Construction) |
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3. [[Hefei-Bengbu High-Speed Railway]] |
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5. [[Hefei-Anqing-Jiujiang High-Speed Railway]] (合安九高速铁路 Play as a part of [[Beijing-Hong Kong High-Speed Railway]]. Under Construction) |
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4. Shangqiu-Hefei-Hanzhou High-Speed Railway |
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6. [[Hefei-Qingdao High-Speed Railway]] (合青高速铁路 Proposed) |
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7. [[Nanjing-Xi'an High-Speed Railway]] (宁西高速铁路 Proposed) |
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8. [[Huainan Raiway]] (淮南铁路 From [[Huainan]]-[[Wuhu]]) |
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7. Nanjing-Xi'an High-Speed Railway (Under Construction) |
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9. [[Hefei-Jiujiang Railway]] (合九铁路) |
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8. Huainan Raiway |
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10. [[Nanjing-Xi'an Railway]] (宁西铁路) |
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11. [[Lujiang-Tongling Raiway]] (庐铜铁路 Under Construction) |
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10. [[Nanjing-Xi'an Railway]] |
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In 2008 the thoroughfare Chang Jiang Road ({{zh|s=长江路|hp=Chángjiāng lù|links=no}}) is undergoing a renovation project to widen the roads and to create a bus route in the center of the road, with bus stations at islands that are connected to the sidewalks by skyways. The First Ring Road is also undergoing construction, with traffic lights being replaced by overpasses and ramps built to connect the First Ring Road and all major intersecting roads. Both projects are intended to ease the traffic Hefei now experiences at rush hour. |
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11. Lujiang-Tongling Raiway (Under Construction) |
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===Highway system=== |
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Hefei is the "crossroad" of China highway system. Hefei will connect and build to another 6 expressways before 2022 according to Anhui Provincial Expressway plan which is announced Dec 11,2017.<ref>{{cite web|title=Anhui Expressway Plan launched.|url=http://news.wehefei.com/system/2017/12/11/011162134.shtml|publisher=Anhui Public News|accessdate=2017-12-11}}</ref> The current important highways include: |
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[[G3 Beijing-Taipei Expressway]] |
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[[G40 Shanghai-Xi'an Expressway]] |
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[[G42 Shanghai-Chengdu Expressway]] |
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S24 Changshu-Hefei Expressway |
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And G4212, G5011,National Highway 206,National Highway 312,National Highway 346,S17 Bengbu-Hefei Expressway, G3W Expressway |
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*[[China National Highway 312]] |
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This is the important reason why so many express companies set their hubs in Hefei. |
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[[Hefei Xinqiao International Airport]] |
[[Hefei Xinqiao International Airport]] replaced the old [[Hefei Luogang International Airport]] and started its operation on May 30, 2013 00:00. This new domestic aviation hub is located in Gaoliu Village situated in the northwestern part of Hefei City. The first arriving flight was [[China Eastern Airlines]] flight MU5172 from [[Beijing Capital International Airport]]. The first departing flight was [[China Eastern Airlines]] MU5468 to [[Shanghai Pudong International Airport]]. |
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[[Hefei Xinqiao International Airport]] provides scheduled passenger service to major airports in China and other international cities. Destinations include Hong Kong, Macao, Singapore, Taipei (Taoyuan, Songshan), Kaohsiung, Taichung, Seoul, Cheongju, Yangyang, Jeju, Osaka, Nagoya, Shizuoka, Okayama, Boracay Island, Bali Island, Frankfurt, Siem Reap, Bangkok, Phuket Island and Krabi Island. |
[[Hefei Xinqiao International Airport]] provides scheduled passenger service to major airports in China and other international cities. Destinations include Hong Kong, Macao, Singapore, Taipei (Taoyuan, Songshan), Kaohsiung, Taichung, Seoul, Cheongju, Yangyang, Jeju, Osaka, Nagoya, Shizuoka, Okayama, Boracay Island, Bali Island, Frankfurt, Siem Reap, Bangkok, Phuket Island and Krabi Island. |
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===Subway=== |
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{{Main article|Hefei Metro}} |
{{Main article|Hefei Metro}} |
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Hefei Metro is a rapid transit rail network under construction that will eventually serve both urban and rural areas of Hefei. As planned, Line 1 covers a total distance of {{convert|24|km|0|abbr=off}} starting from Hefei Railway Station. It was inaugurated in December 2016. |
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In February 2013, Metro Line 2 also began its construction. It is being built alongside the Changjiang Dong Road, Changjiang Zhong Road and Changjiang Xi Road, which is a major passenger corridor in the east-west direction. It will pass through the city center area and connect to a transit point where passengers will be able to take the shuttle bus to Hefei Xinqiao International Airport. The project of Line 2 is planning to be finished in 2017. |
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Hefei Metro is a rapid transit rail network under construction that will eventually serve both urban and rural areas of Hefei. As planned, Line 1 covers a total distance of {{convert|24|km|0|abbr=off}} starting from Hefei Railway Station. It was inaugurated in December 2016.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hefei Metro Line1 is ready to go.|url=http://news.163.com/17/1227/10/D6LFL2GP00018AOP.html|publisher=Hefei Local Public News|accessdate=2016-12-26}}</ref> |
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In February 2013, Metro Line 2 also began its construction. It is being built alongside the Changjiang Dong Road, Changjiang Zhong Road and Changjiang Xi Road, which is a major passenger corridor in the east-west direction. It will pass through the city center area and connect to a transit point where passengers will be able to take the shuttle bus to Hefei Xinqiao International Airport. The project of Line 2 has been finished in 2017 and began to operate on Oct,26,2017.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hefei Metro Line2 formally operate from Dec 26,2017.|url=http://news.163.com/17/1227/10/D6LFL2GP00018AOP.html|publisher=China Public News|accessdate=2017-12-26}}</ref> |
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In November 2015, Metro Line 3 construction began. Line 3 is expected to open in 2020. Line 3 will connect the New Station Exploitative-experimental Zone and the Economic Technology Development District, from the vocational education town to the university town. |
In November 2015, Metro Line 3 construction began. Line 3 is expected to open in 2020. Line 3 will connect the New Station Exploitative-experimental Zone and the Economic Technology Development District, from the vocational education town to the university town. |
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Alongside Line 1, Line 2 and Line 3, Hefei is also planning to build other 12 metro lines, 4 lines of intra-metropolitan rail transit (to Lu'an, Huainan, Lujiang and Chaohu) and 3 lines of tram and hopefully accomplish the project by 2030. |
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In the year of 2017, the city started to construct Line 4 and Line 5. |
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Alongside Line 1, Line 2, Line 3, Line 4 and Line 5, Hefei is also planning to build other 12 metro lines, 4 lines of intra-metropolitan rail transit (to Lu'an, Huainan, Lujiang and Chaohu) and 3 lines of tram and hopefully accomplish the project by 2030.<ref>{{cite web|title=The progress report of Hefei Metro Line3,Line4 and Line5.|url=http://365jia.cn/news/2017-10-20/5E3873725D35AC2E.html|publisher=China Public News,Wanjia Web|accessdate=2017-10-20}}</ref> |
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===Bus=== |
===Bus=== |
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Hefei has more than 300 bus lines including 21 major lines of Bus Rapid Transit <ref>{{cite web|title=Hefei Bus Rapid Transit lines increased to 21 lines|url=http://www.hefei.cc/weixin/a182012.html|publisher=Anhui Public News,Wanjia Web|accessdate=2016-09-13}}</ref> in Hefei. The fee for taking bus is 2 RMB once. Most of Hefei Buses are made in Hefei where a big bus manufacturer located. |
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There are 4 major lines of Bus Rapid Transit in Hefei, including: |
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Although there are hundreds of bus lines in Hefei, the rapid growth of this city makes this city have pretty serious traffic jam during rush hour,just like Shanghai,Beijing.The traffic problem may be relieved with the subway system established. |
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[[File:Hefei Bus No.10.jpg|thumb|250x250px|Hefei Bus stop]] |
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The earliest 4 lines of Bus Rapid Transit are: |
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Bus Rapid Transit Line 1 (B1): from the downtown to the Binhu New Area. ({{zh|s=滨湖新区|hp=Bīnhú Xīn Qū|links=no}}) |
Bus Rapid Transit Line 1 (B1): from the downtown to the Binhu New Area. ({{zh|s=滨湖新区|hp=Bīnhú Xīn Qū|links=no}}) |
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Bus Rapid Transit Line 5 (BRT5 or 快5): from downtown to Longgang Development Zone (龙岗开发区) |
Bus Rapid Transit Line 5 (BRT5 or 快5): from downtown to Longgang Development Zone (龙岗开发区) |
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And there are several commuter lines operating, which only run at designated time or having a large interval, including: |
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===Roads=== |
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Although journeys involving central Hefei are made by bus and subway within the city, car travel is common. During the rush time, it could be a painful experience to drive car in the downtown,especially in old down town where roads are narrow. Luckly, Hefei government is building subway system rapidly and journeys are expected to be more efficient by subway at 2020. Meanwhile, cycling or electronic scooter is also a great alternative tool for traveling in Hefei. |
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In 2008 the thoroughfare Chang Jiang Road ({{zh|s=长江路|hp=Chángjiāng lù|links=no}}) is undergoing a renovation project to widen the roads and to create a bus route in the center of the road, with bus stations at islands that are connected to the sidewalks by skyways. The First Ring Road is also undergoing construction, with traffic lights being replaced by overpasses and ramps built to connect the First Ring Road and all major intersecting roads. Both projects are intended to ease the traffic Hefei now experiences at rush hour. |
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T1 from West Bus Terminus (汽车客运西站) to No.7 High School New Campus (七中新区), T2 from Liushutang (柳树塘) to No.7 High School New Campus, T3 from North Square of Hefei Railway Station (火车站北广场) to Hefei Economic and Trade Tourism School (合肥经贸旅游学校), T5 from North Square of Hefei Railway Station to Gongda Vocational and Technical College (共达学院), T6 from North Square of Hefei Raiway Station to Hefei Industrial School (合肥工业学校), T7 from Hefeinan Raiway Station (合肥南站) to University Park (大学城), T8 from Gedadian (葛大店) to E-Commerce Park of the Youth (青年电商园), T9 from Public Transportation Group (No.2 Hospital) (公交集团或市二院) to No.10 High School New Campus (合肥十中新区), T10 from Shifu Square (市府广场) to No.10 High School New Campus, T12 from Anjuyuan(安居苑) to Provincial Administration Center (省行政中心), T13 from CPPCC of Anhui Province (省政协) to Provincial Administration Center, T15 from Binhu Vanke City (滨湖万科城) to Provincial Administration Center, T16 from Wanghucheng (望湖城) to Provincial Administration Center, T18 as a loop line of the CBD of Binhu New Area (滨湖CBD/滨湖核心区), T19 as a loop line of the Promoting Zone of Binhu New Area (滨湖启动区), T21 from Cuozhen (撮镇) to Fuxing Community (复兴社区), T22 from Shuidong Rd. (水东路) to Sanlian University Branch Campus (三联学院分校), T24 from Cuozhen to Qiaotouji (桥头集), T26 from Feihe (淝河镇) to Hefei International Port (合肥国际港).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hfbus.cn/Welcome/Specialbus.aspx?NewsClassID=37&page=2|title=合肥公交集团有限公司|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref> |
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==Health and utilities== |
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There are 3 medical universities in Hefei and 12 big general hospitals (Tier III-A) including 2 listed as Top 100 hospitals in China. Additionally, Hefei has another 2 military ClassIII-A hospitals. The 2 largest hospitals are: Anhui Provincial Hospital and The First affiliated hospital of Anhui Medical University.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hefei Hospitals and the strengthes of each one|url=http://app.myzaker.com/news/article.php?pk=56d960a71bc8e0582400002e|publisher=Hefei Local community website|accessdate=2016-05-05}}</ref> Hefei also has a healthcare system with community clinics and family doctor system generally covering most communities in the city. However, the family doctor system of Hefei, just like any other China developed cities, is still under improvement and the system will be mature in next 10 years. Local universities also launched family doctor degrees in the 2010s. |
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The Tier III-A class hospitals include: |
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Hefei plays an important role in scientific research in China. It has seven national laboratories, second only to Beijing: The National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory ({{zh|s=国家同步辐射实验室|hp=Guójiā tóngbù fúshè shíyàn shì|links=no}}), the Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale ({{zh|s=微尺度物质科学国家实验室|hp=Wēi chǐdù wùzhí kēxué guójiā shíyàn shì|links=no}}), both of which are under the [[University of Science and Technology of China]]. It also has the [[Institute of Solid State Physics (China)|Institute of Solid State Physics]], Institute of Plasma Physics, Institute of Intelligent Machines, High Magnetic Field Laboratory (founded in 2008), Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, all of which are under the [[Hefei Institutes of Physical Science]] which belongs to the [[Chinese Academy of Sciences]]. |
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Hefei is the location of [[Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak]], an experimental [[superconducting]] [[tokamak]] [[magnetic fusion energy]] reactor. |
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*First affiliated hospital of Anhui Medical University<ref>{{cite web|title=First affiliated hospital of Anhui Medical University|url=http://www.ayfy.com/menhuweb/|publisher= First affiliated hospital of Anhui Medical University website|accessdate=2017-10-24}}</ref> |
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*Anhui Provincial Hospital<ref>{{cite web|title=Anhui provincial Hospital|url=http://www.ahslyy.com.cn/#|publisher=Provincial Hospital website}}</ref> (affiliated hospital of University of Science and Technology of China)<ref>{{cite web|title=USTC merged Anhui provincial Hospital|url=http://www.sohu.com/a/199868723_786647|publisher=Sohu News|accessdate=2017-10-24}}</ref> |
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*Second affiliated hospital of Anhui Medical University |
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*Hefei No.1 Hospital <ref>{{cite web|title=Hefei No.1 Hospital|url=http://www.hfyy.cn/|publisher=Hefei No.1 Hospital Website}}</ref> |
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*Hefei No.2 Hospital <ref>{{cite web|title=Hefei No.2 Hospital|url=http://www.hf2y.com/department_list.php?id=1|publisher=Hefei No.2 Hospital Website}}</ref> |
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*Anhui Second Hospital<ref>{{cite web|title=Anhui No.2 Hospital|url=http://www.ahs2y.com/|publisher=Anhui No.2 Hospital Website}}</ref> |
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*Anhui Pediatric Hospital<ref>{{cite web|title=Anhui Pediatric Hospital|url=http://www.ahetyy.com/|publisher=Anhui Pediatric Hospital Website}}</ref> |
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*Anhui Women and Child Healthcare Hospital<ref>{{cite web|title=Anhui Women and Child Healthcare Hospital|url=http://www.hffy.com/|publisher=Anhui Women and Child Healthcare Hospital Website}}</ref> |
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*First affiliated hospital of Anhui University of Chinese Medicine <ref>{{cite web|title=First affiliated hospital of Anhui University of Chinese Medicine|url=http://222.73.173.42:8090/azyfy/en/v1/?page=index.jpg&id=0|publisher=First affiliated hospital of Anhui University of Chinese Medicine Website}}</ref> |
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*Second affiliated hospital of Anhui University of Chinese Medicine<ref>{{cite web|title=Second affiliated hospital of Anhui University of Chinese Medicine|url=http://www.ahzjyy.com/welcome/|publisher=Second affiliated hospital of Anhui University of Chinese Medicine}}</ref> |
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*Third affiliated hospital of Anhui University of Chinese Medicine <ref>{{cite web|title=Third affiliated hospital of Anhui University of Chinese Medicine|url=http://www.ahzxy.com/|publisher=Third affiliated hospital of Anhui University of Chinese Medicine}}</ref> |
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*Anhui Provincial Tumor Hospital |
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*105 hospital of People's Liberation Army of China(military) <ref>{{cite web|title=105 hospital of PLA|url=http://www.105yy.cn/index.html|publisher=105 hospital of PLA Website}}</ref> |
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*Affiliated hospital of Anhui Armed Police(military)<ref>{{cite web|title=Affiliated hospital of Anhui Armed Police|url=http://www.wjahzdyy.cn/|publisher=Affiliated hospital of Anhui Armed Police Website}}</ref> |
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==Universities== |
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===Anhui Medical University=== |
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[[File:USTC.jpg|thumb|An overview of USTC, including the Teaching Building II and the library]] |
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The predecessor of Anhui Medical University was Dongnan Medical College, established in 1926 in Shanghai. Moved first to Huaiyuan County, Anhui Province, at the end of 1949, and then to Hefei, the capital of Anhui Province, in 1952, Dongnan Medical College changed its name to Anhui Medical College. In June, 1996, approved by the National Committee on Education, Anhui Medical College was renamed Anhui Medical University. Today there are more than 16,000 students at the university. Two courses offered by the university have been ranked among the National Elite Courses, and two programs approved nationally as the featured ones among the institutions of higher learning. The university typically has won a national second prize for teaching. |
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*[[University of Science and Technology of China]] (USTC) |
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<ref>{{cite web|title=安徽医科大学介绍页|url=http://www.ahmu.edu.cn/4349/list.htm|publisher=AMU}}</ref> |
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*[[Hefei University of Technology]] (HFUT) |
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*[[Anhui University]] (AHU) |
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This Medical University has 4 affiliated general hospitals including The First affilicated hospital. |
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*[[Anhui Agricultural University]] (AHAU) |
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*[[Anhui Medical University]] (AHMU) |
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====The First Affiliated Hospital==== |
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*[[Anhui University of Chinese Medicine]] (AUCM) |
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The first affiliated hospital of Anhui Medical University is the provincial largest comprehensive teaching hospital, which regards medical care, teaching, research, prevention, recovery and first aid as a whole. |
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*[[Anhui Jianzhu University]] (AHJU) |
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*[[Hefei Normal University]] (HNU) |
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The hospital has 2800 beds, 41 clinical departments, 19 medical technology departments and 26 clinical teaching research centers. Annual outpatient amount is over than 2.35 million, annual inpatient amount is over than 113 thousand， annual operation is over than 41 thousand times, annual teaching load is about 17 thousand class hours and annual amount of internship and advanced training doctors is over one thousand. |
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*[[Hefei University]] (HU) |
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*[[Beihang University]] (BUAA) - Hefei Campus |
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In recent years, the hospital undertakes over 200 research projects such as national 863 Plan and 973 Plan, Natural Science Foundation of China, Natural Science Foundation of Anhui and so on, more than 55 ones won provincial or above level’s awards, one of which won second prize of technology progress, and another of which won first prize of Natural Science of Ministry of Education, and won Chinese Medicine Science and Technology first prizes two years in a row. The hospital publishes 11 hundred academic papers every year, over 120 of which were included in SCI, edits and gets involved to edit over 20 national planning teaching materials, and published 5 kinds of magazines home and abroad. the hospital established lose research cooperation with America, Holland, German, Japan, Hong Kong and so on. |
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*[[National University of Defense Technology]] (NUDT) - Hefei Campus |
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*[[Beijing Foreign Studies University]] (BFSU) - Hefei Campus |
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===Anhui Provincial Hospital=== |
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Anhui provincial hospital in 1898, predecessor of Hefei Christ hospital, is one of the line, advanced, specialist equipment, strong technical force, medical treatment, teaching, scientific research, prevention, first aid, health, rehabilitation and integration of the provincial General Hospital, Anhui Province. |
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<ref>{{cite web|title=安徽省立医院介绍页|url=http://www.ahslyy.com.cn/web/Content.aspx?chn=253&id=16|publisher=安徽省立医院}}</ref> |
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==Scientific Research== |
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[[File:EAST Reactor Photo.jpg|thumb|250x250px|Research-level Fusion Reactor in Hefei,1990s]] |
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Hefei plays an important role in China scientific research system with strong tradition on scientific research. Hefei is also the hometown of First Chinese Nobel Prize winner,[[Chen-Ning Yang]],who was graduated for Hefei No.1 Middle school.The city has a dozen of the most important operations of China Academy of Science(CAS). Hefei is one of the only three [[China National Comprehensive Science Center]] cities, along with Beijing and Shanghai. Hefei has more than 15 China national basic reseach platforms,listed as No.1 all over China, which make the city with world-leading basic science research capability.The city has 81 top academicians of Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chinese Academy of Engineering <ref>{{cite web|title=Within 5 years, Hefei increased 22 academicians of Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chinese Academy of Engineering (up to 81 in total)|url=http://ah.sina.com.cn/news/s/2016-09-24/detail-ifxwevmc5384866.shtml|publisher=Public Information}}</ref> with more than 300,000 researchers and scientists. In another words, about 10% of all academicians of Chinese Academy of Sciences are working in Hefei. Additionally, about 580,000 college students are studying in this city,2016. |
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It has several national leading laboratories(China basic research platforms), second only after Beijing: |
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*The National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory ({{zh|s=国家同步辐射实验室}})<ref>{{cite web|title=Introduction of NSRL|url=http://www.nsrl.ustc.edu.cn/_s244/2015/0109/c10890a117914/page.psp|publisher=USTC Web}}</ref> |
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*the Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale({{zh|s=微尺度物质科学国家实验室}}) <ref>{{cite web|title=Introduction of HFNL|url=http://en.hfnl.ustc.edu.cn/about/Introduction/201107/t20110710_115766.html|publisher=HFNL Web}}</ref> |
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*[[Institute of Solid State Physics (China)|Institute of Solid State Physics]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Introduction of Solid State |url=http://english.issp.ac.cn/About.asp|publisher=CAS Web}}</ref> |
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*Institute of Plasma Physics<ref>{{cite web|title=Introduction of Institute of Plasma Phyics Chinese Academy of Sciences|url=http://english.ipp.cas.cn/au/in/|publisher=CAS Web}}</ref> |
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*High Magnetic Field Laboratory <ref>{{cite web|title=Introduction of High Magnetic Field Lab, Chinese Academy of Sciences|url=http://english.hmfl.cas.cn/about_us/brif_introduction/|publisher=CAS Web}}</ref> |
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*Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics<ref>{{cite web|title=Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics (AIOFM), Chinese Academy of Sciences|url=http://english.aiofm.cas.cn/au/in/|publisher=CAS Web}}</ref> |
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*[[Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak]] |
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*[[superconducting]] [[tokamak]] [[magnetic fusion energy]] reactor |
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*Institue of Inteligent Machines,CAS<ref>{{cite web|title=Institue of Inteligent Machines,CAS|url=http://english.iim.cas.cn/au/bi/|publisher=CAS Web}}</ref> |
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*National Quantum Information/Telecommunication Lab,CAS<ref>{{cite web|title=Quantum Information Institute, USTC|url=http://lqcc.ustc.edu.cn/index/lists/001001|publisher=USTC Web}}</ref> |
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*Institute of Nuclear Energy Safety Technology,CAS<ref>{{cite web|title=Institute of Nuclear Energy Safety Technology (INEST), USTC|url=http://english.inest.cas.cn/|publisher=USTC Web}}</ref> |
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Aside from China Academy of Science system, the city has many other research plateforms,such as: |
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*Hefei General Machinery Research Institute,China National Machinery Industry Corporation <ref>{{cite web|title=The Institute of Intelligent Machines(IIM)|url=http://english.iim.cas.cn/au/bi/|publisher= The Institute of Intelligent Machines(IIM) Website}}</ref> |
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*38 Research Institute of China Electronics Technology Group(CETC),the most important research institute of CETC<ref>{{cite web|title=38 Institute, CETC|url=http://www.cetc38.com.cn/38/335778/335766/index.html|publisher=CETC Website}}</ref> |
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*43 Research Institute of China Electronics Technology Group(CETC)<ref>{{cite web|title=43 Institute, CETC|url=http://www.cetc43.com.cn/43/335865/335853/index.html|publisher=CETC Website}}</ref> |
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*8 Research Institute of China Electronics Technology Group(CETC)<ref>{{cite web|title=8 Institute, CETC|url=http://8.cetc.com.cn/8/335429/335417/index.html|publisher=CETC Website}}</ref> |
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*Institute for Research and Innovation of Harbin Robotic Group,Harbin Institute of Technology<ref>{{cite web|title=HRG International Institute For R&D|url=http://www.hiiri.cn/?p=gywmjj|publisher=HRG Website}}</ref> |
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*Intelligent Manufacturing Institute of HFUT<ref>{{cite web|title=Introduction of Intelligent Manufacturing Institute of HFUT|url=http://imi.hfut.edu.cn/2559/list.htm|publisher=HFUT Website}}</ref> |
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==Education== |
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===Universities=== |
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[[File:中国科大图书馆.JPG|thumb|left|250x250px|University of Science and Technology of China]] |
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[[File:Main Teaching Building of HFUT.jpg|thumb|250x250px|Main Campus of Hefei University of Technology]] |
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Hefei is one of China major national centers of higher education teaching and research with about 65 universities and colleges. Some Universities in Hefei are first class universities of China as well as well-known in the world, such as [[University of Science and Technology of China]]. Hefei also has three military universities of PLA,PLA Artillery University and [[National University of Defense Technology]] (NUDT) - Hefei Campus and Armed Police Command College(Hefei).Hefei has more than 10 private colleges as well. |
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And Hefei also has large concentration of higher education institutes with more than 300 research institutes including many China top-top research centers. China Academy of Science(CAS) heavily deploys many important operations and national labs in this city. |
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-'''Public Universities''' |
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*[[University of Science and Technology of China]] (USTC)<ref>{{cite web|title=Introduction of University of Science and Technology of China|url=http://en.ustc.edu.cn/about/201101/t20110113_87798.html|publisher=USTC Website}}</ref> |
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*[[Hefei University of Technology]] (HFUT)<ref>{{cite web|title=Introduction of Hefei University of Technology|url=http://en.hfut.edu.cn/list-139-1.html|publisher=HFUT Website}}</ref> |
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*[[Anhui University]] (AHU)<ref>{{cite web|title=Anhui University|url=http://www.ahu.edu.cn/|publisher=AHU Website}}</ref> |
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*[[Anhui Agricultural University]] (AHAU)<ref>{{cite web|title=Anhui Agricultural University|url=http://eng.w1.ahau.edu.cn/gywm/anhg/index.htm|publisher=AHAU Website}}</ref> |
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*[[Anhui Medical University]] (AHMU)<ref>{{cite web|title=Anhui Medical University|url=http://english.ahmu.edu.cn/329/list.htm|publisher=AMU Website}}</ref> |
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*[[Anhui University of Chinese Medicine]] (AUCM)<ref>{{cite web|title=Anhui University of Chinese Medicine|url=http://www.ahtcm.edu.cn/|publisher=AUCM Website}}</ref> |
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*[[Anhui Jianzhu University]] (AHJU)<ref>{{cite web|title=Anhui Jianzhu University|url=http://www.ahjzu.edu.cn/en/3219/list.htm/|publisher=AHJU Website}}</ref> |
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*[[Hefei Normal University]] (HNU)<ref>{{cite web|title=Hefei Normal University|url=http://www.hfnu.edu.cn/xygk/xxjj.htm|publisher=HNU Website}}</ref> |
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*[[Hefei University]] (HU)<ref>{{cite web|title=Hefei University|url=http://www.hfuu.edu.cn/english/6055/list.htm|publisher=HU Website}}</ref> |
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*[[Beihang University]] (BUAA) - Hefei Campus<ref>{{cite web|title=Beihang University sets Hefei Campus University|url=https://www.zhihu.com/question/48906066|publisher=Zhihu Web}}</ref> |
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*[[Beijing Foreign Studies University]] (BFSU) - Hefei Campus<ref>{{cite web|title=Beijing Foreign Studies University co-works with Hefei government building Hefei Campus|url=http://www.hetda.gov.cn/system/2017/05/08/011004827.shtml?ihojsiaynzrihojj|publisher=HU Website}}</ref> |
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*[[Tianjin University]] (TJU) - Hefei Graduate School |
*[[Tianjin University]] (TJU) - Hefei Graduate School |
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*[[Peking University]] (PKU) - Hefei Graduate School |
*[[Peking University]] (PKU) - Hefei Graduate School |
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*[[Tsinghua University]] (THU) - Hefei Institute of Public Safety Research |
*[[Tsinghua University]] (THU) - Hefei Institute of Public Safety Research |
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==Yicheng Prison== |
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-'''Military Universities''' |
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Yicheng Prison is located within the city. It was built during the 1983 "Strike Hard" campaign and was formerly Hefei Zhenxing Machine Parts Factory. On June 15, 1984 the Prov. Justice Dept. decided to change the name of the Machine Parts Factory's Internal Dept. to the Prov. Independent LRC. On March 17, 1986, the City's Party Committee and government agreed to the change. On April 26 more than 400 inmates were transferred to Hefei Shangzhangwei Farm and Baihu Farm. In February 1992 a secondary country level prison was created at the Shangzhangwei Farm. In August 1992 the Hefei City LRD level was upgraded by the government. June 1996 the prison was changed to its present name. It is currently controlled by Hefei city. It mainly houses prisoners with sentences of less than 5 years and houses up to 1000 prisoners a year. In the past 20 years, nearly 20,000 inmates have completed their sentences here. The prison mainly cultivates vegetables and rice but also cooperates with the Zhejiang Rongguang Group and produces soccer training shoes, soccer balls, tourism products, and other products.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.laogai.it/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/laogai-handbook.pdf |format=PDF |title=Laogai Handbook 2007-2008 |publisher=Laogao.it |accessdate=2015-06-18}}</ref> |
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*[[National University of Defense Technology]] (NUDT) - Hefei Campus |
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* PLA Artillery University |
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* Armed Police Command College(Hefei) |
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==Sport== |
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Hefei has its own football team called [[Anhui Jiufang]], who in the 2007–08 season were promoted from the [[Chinese Football Association Yi League]] to the [[Chinese Football Association Jia League]] which is the second highest tier of Chinese football.It was acquired by Tianjin Runyulong in 2011. |
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==Sites of interest== |
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*Anhui Sanlian College<ref>{{cite web|title=Anhui Sanlian University|url=http://www.sanlian.net.cn/|publisher=Sanlian University Website}}</ref> |
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[[File:浮莊.JPG|thumb|Baohe Village ({{zh|s=包河浮庄|t=包河浮莊|hp=Bāo hé fú zhuāng|links=no}})]] |
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*Anhui Xinhua University<ref>{{cite web|title=Anhui Xinhua University|url=http://www.axhu.cn/|publisher=Xinhua University Website}}</ref> |
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[[File:Baohe.JPG|thumb|Fuzhuang in winter]] |
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*Anhui Wenda College<ref>{{cite web|title=Anhui Wenda College|url=http://www.wendaedu.com.cn/|publisher=Wenda College Website}}</ref> |
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*[[Sanhe, Feixi County|Sanhe Town]], ancient town which has a history of more than 2,500 years. |
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*Anhui Foreign Language College<ref>{{cite web|title=Anhui Foreign Language University|url=http://www.aflc.com.cn/english/|publisher=AFLU Website}}</ref> |
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*[[Xiaoyaojin Park]], a public park sitting on the ancient site of the [[Battle of Xiaoyao Ford]]. |
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*Temple of [[Bao Zheng|Lord Bao]], built in 1066 near the tomb of Lord Bao. |
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===Primary and secondary education=== |
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* [[Li Hongzhang]]'s Former Residence ({{zh|s=李鸿章故居|hp=Lǐhóngzhāng gùjū|links=no}}), built in the late 19th century and fully restored by the 1990s. |
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The majority of primary and secondary schools and further-education colleges in Hefei are state-funded schools.However, more and more private schools appear since 2000. Hefei has totally about 500 primary school(Grade 1 to Grade 6) and Junior middle schools(Grade 7 to Grade 8). In the metroplitan area, there are 65 High Schools.Leading examples include Hefei Nanmen Primary School, Affiliated Primary School of Hefei Normal College,Hefei First Middle School, Hefei No.8 Middle School and Hefei No.6 Middle School. There is also a Children's Welfare Institute (a.k.a. "Social Welfare Institute"), children's orphanage. |
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*Hui Garden ({{zh|s=徽园|hp=Huī yuán|links=no}}) (Opened to the public in September 2001) |
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*Children's Welfare Institute (a.k.a. "Social Welfare Institute"), children's orphanage |
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*[[Anhui Laomingguang Stadium]], the home ground of [[Anhui Jiufang]], but also used for other public sporting events. |
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==Notable people== |
==Notable people== |
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*[[Chen Xiao]] (b. 1987), Chinese actor. |
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*[[Yang Yang (actor)|Yang Yang]] (b. 1991), Chinese actor. |
*[[Yang Yang (actor)|Yang Yang]] (b. 1991), Chinese actor. |
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== International Cooperation == |
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Hefei is pretty active on global cooperation.Several foreign politicians visited this city in the last 10 years. German government and companies have set many operations in this area. For example, Volkswagen has set its electronic automobile manufacturing center here.China-German government also sets a technology innovation park in Hefei. |
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[[Dmitry Medvedev]],Russian Premier, visited Hefei, Oct, 2013. He made a speech in University of Science and Technology of China and discussed about innovation cooperation.In addition, he visited one of China National Key Labs in Hefei.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dmitry Medvedev visited Anhui|url=http://www.360doc.com/content/13/1025/19/6748870_324174157.shtml|publisher=PRC Central Government Official Website|accessdate=2013-10-25}}</ref> |
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Chinese Premier [[Li Keqiang]]g and German Premier [[Angela Merkel]] visited Hefei University in Hefei, Oct. 30, 2015.Both parties enhanced the cooperation in Hefei city.<ref>{{cite web|title=Angela Merkel visited Hefei University|url= http://news.xinhuanet.com/2015-10/30/c_1116996252.htm|publisher=PRC Central Government Official Website|accessdate=2015-10-30}}</ref> |
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[[Christian Wulff]], former president of Germany visited Hefei June 19, 2017 to deepen the commercial and technical cooperation in Anhui Province.<ref>{{cite web|title=Verleihung der Ehrenprofessur an Herrn Präsidenten Christian Wulff an der Universität Hefei|url=http://www.hfuu.edu.cn/db/80/c6308a56192/page.htm|publisher=Hefei University Website|accessdate=2017-08-28}}</ref> |
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[[Lionel Jospin]], French Premier, visited Hefei as part of his state visit.<ref>http://www.chinanews.com/1999-10-26/26/5208.html</ref> |
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Many other politicians and CEOs of fortune 500 companies visited Hefei in the last decade. Many of them contributed a lot to Hefei's development. |
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There are several sister cities of Hefei globally, such as: |
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*{{flagicon|USA}}[[Baltimore]],the largest city of MaryLand State; |
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*{{flagicon|USA}}[[Columbus, Ohio|Columbus]], the capital city of Ohio State; |
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*{{flagicon|GER}}Osnabrück, famous industrial city of Germany; |
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*{{flagicon|JPN}}Kurume, Japan |
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*{{flagicon|GBR}}Belfast, United Kingdom |
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*{{flagicon|RUS}}Ufa,Russia |
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*{{flagicon|AUS}}Darebin,Australia |
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*{{flagicon|DK}}Aalborg, Denmark |
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*{{flagicon|ROK}}Wonju，Korea |
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*{{flagicon|SL}}Freetown,Capital of Sierra Leone |
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*{{flagicon|KHM}}Phnom Penh,Capital of Cambodia |
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*{{flagicon|BDI}}Bujumbura,Capital of Burundi |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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Hefei
合肥市 | |
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 Clockwise from top: Hefei skyline, Xiaoyaojin Park, Mingjiao Temple, Temple of Lord Bao, Statue of Hua Tuo | |
.png) Location of Hefei City jurisdiction in Anhui | |
  Hefei Location in China | |
| Coordinates: 31°52′N 117°17′E / 31.867°N 117.283°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Anhui |
| County-level divisions | 7 |
| Government | |
| • CPC Committee Secretary | Song Guoquan (宋国权) |
| • Mayor | Ling Yun (凌云) |
| Area | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 11,434.25 km2 (4,414.79 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 838.5 km2 (323.7 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 438.2 km2 (169.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 37 m (123 ft) |
| Population (2016 Sampling) | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 7,869,000 |
| • Density | 690/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 5,670,000 |
| • Urban density | 6,800/km2 (18,000/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 3,718,000 |
| • Metro density | 8,500/km2 (22,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 230000 |
| Area code | 551 |
| Licence plate prefixes | 皖A |
| GDP (2016) | CNY 627.43 billion |
| - per capita | CNY 73,548 |
| Website | hefei |
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Hefei (/ˈhəˈfeɪ/, Chinese: 合肥) is the capital and largest city of Anhui Province in China.[1] A prefecture-level city, it is the political, economic, and cultural center of Anhui. Located in the central portion of the province, it borders Huainan to the north, Chuzhou to the northeast, Wuhu to the southeast, Tongling to the south, Anqing to the southwest and Lu'an to the west.
Hefei has an area of 11,434.25 km2 (4,414.79 sq mi) and, at the 2016 sampling survey, a population of 7,869,000 inhabitants, 5,670,000 of whom are urban.
History
From the 8th to the 6th century BC, Hefei was the site of many small states, later a part of the Chu kingdom. Many archaeological finds dating from this period have been made. The name 'Hefei' was first given to the county set up in the area under the Han dynasty in the 2nd century BC.
In the 3rd century AD, the Battle of Xiaoyao Ford was fought at Xiaoyao Ford (逍遙津) in Hefei. Zhang Liao, a general of the Wei state, led 800 picked cavalry to defeat the 200,000-strong army from Wei’s rival state Wu. Several decades of warring in Hefei between Wu and Wei followed this battle.
During the 4th to the 6th century AD, this crucial border region between northern and southern states was much fought over; its name and administrative status were consequently often changed. During the Sui (581–618) and Tang (618–907) periods, it became the seat of Lu prefecture—a title it kept until the 15th century, when it became a superior prefecture named Luzhou.
The present city dates from the Song dynasty (960–1126), the earlier Hefei having been some distance farther north. In the 10th year of Xining (熙宁十年,1077 AD), the taxes collected from the Luchow Prefecture were 50315 Guan, approximately 25 million today's Chinese Yuan, with a ranking of the amount of taxes was the 11th(following Kaifeng, Hangzhou, Qinzhou, Chuzhou, Chengdu, Zizhou, Xingyuan, Mianzhou, Zhenzhou, Suzhou) among all the prefectures of Song Dynasty. During the 10th century, it was for a while the capital of the independent Wu kingdom (902–938) and was an important center of the Southern Tang state (937–975).
After 1127 it became a center of the defenses of the Southern Song dynasty (1126–1279) against the Jin (Jurchen) invaders in the Jin–Song wars, as well as a flourishing center of trade between the two states. When the Chinese Republic was founded in 1911, the superior prefecture was abolished, and the city took the name of Hefei. The city was known as Luchow or Liu-tcheou[2] (庐州, p Luzhou) during the Ming and Qing dynasties (after the 14th century to the 19th century). Hefei was the temporary capital for Anhui from 1853 to 1862. It was renamed as Hefei County in 1912. Following the Chinese victory in the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1945, Hefei was made the capital of Anhui.
Before World War II, Hefei remained essentially an administrative center and the regional market for the fertile plain to the south. It was a collecting center for grain, beans, cotton, and hemp, as well as a center for handicraft industries manufacturing cloth, leather, bamboo goods, and ironware.
The construction in 1912 of the Tianjin–Pukou railway, farther east, for a while made Hefei a provincial backwater, and much of its importance passed to Bengbu. In 1932–36, however, a Chinese company built a railway linking Hefei with Yuxikou (on the Yangtze opposite Wuhu) to the southeast and with the Huai River at Huainan to the north. While this railway was built primarily to exploit the rich coalfield in northern Anhui, it also did much to revive the economy of the Hefei area by taking much of its produce to Wuhu and Nanjing.
Although Hefei was a quiet market town of only about 30,000 in the mid-1930s, its population grew more than tenfold in the following 20 years. The city's administrative role was strengthened by the transfer of the provincial government from Anqing in 1949, but much of its new growth derived from its development as an industrial city. A cotton mill was opened in 1958, and a thermal generating plant, using coal from Huainan, was established in the early 1950s. It also became the seat of an industry producing industrial chemicals and chemical fertilizers. In the late 1950s an iron and steel complex was built. In addition to a machine-tool works and engineering and agricultural machinery factories, the city has developed an aluminum industry and a variety of light industries. There are several universities based in the city.
Geography
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Hefei is located 130 kilometres (81 mi) west of Nanjing in south-central Anhui. Chao Lake, a lake 15 km (9 mi) southeast of the city, is one of the largest fresh water lakes nationally. Though, the lake has unfortunately been polluted with nitrogen and phosphorus in recent decades,[citation needed] situation is becoming better because of the effort of both the government and the people.
Climate
Hefei features a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) with four distinct seasons. Hefei's annual average temperature is 16.18 °C (61.1 °F). Its annual precipitation is just slightly over 1,000 millimetres (39 in), being heavier from May through August. Winters are damp and cold, with January lows dipping just below freezing and January averaging 2.8 °C (37.0 °F). The city sees irregular snowfalls that rarely turn significant. Springs are generally relatively pleasant if somewhat erratic. Summers here are oppressively hot and humid, with a July average of 28.3 °C (82.9 °F). In the months of June, July, August, and often September, daily temperatures can reach or surpass 37 °C (99 °F) with high humidity levels being the norm. Autumn in Hefei sees a gradual cooling and drying. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 35 percent in March to 50 percent in August, the city receives 1,868 hours of bright sunshine annually. Extremes since 1951 have ranged from −20.6 °C (−5 °F) on 6 January 1955 to 41.1 °C (106 °F) on 27 July 2017.[4]
| Climate data for Hefei (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 20.2 (68.4) |
27.5 (81.5) |
30.4 (86.7) |
34.7 (94.5) |
36.4 (97.5) |
37.8 (100.0) |
41.1 (106.0) |
41.0 (105.8) |
38.6 (101.5) |
34.7 (94.5) |
30.1 (86.2) |
22.5 (72.5) |
41.1 (106.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 6.9 (44.4) |
9.4 (48.9) |
14.4 (57.9) |
21.1 (70.0) |
26.6 (79.9) |
29.3 (84.7) |
32.2 (90.0) |
31.8 (89.2) |
27.8 (82.0) |
22.5 (72.5) |
16.0 (60.8) |
9.6 (49.3) |
20.6 (69.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 2.8 (37.0) |
5.2 (41.4) |
9.8 (49.6) |
16.3 (61.3) |
21.8 (71.2) |
25.3 (77.5) |
28.3 (82.9) |
27.6 (81.7) |
23.3 (73.9) |
17.7 (63.9) |
11.0 (51.8) |
5.1 (41.2) |
16.2 (61.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −0.3 (31.5) |
1.9 (35.4) |
6.1 (43.0) |
12.2 (54.0) |
17.6 (63.7) |
21.7 (71.1) |
25.2 (77.4) |
24.3 (75.7) |
19.8 (67.6) |
13.8 (56.8) |
7.1 (44.8) |
1.6 (34.9) |
12.6 (54.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −20.6 (−5.1) |
−14.1 (6.6) |
−7.3 (18.9) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
6.2 (43.2) |
12.2 (54.0) |
17.9 (64.2) |
15.8 (60.4) |
10.8 (51.4) |
1.5 (34.7) |
−5.1 (22.8) |
−13.5 (7.7) |
−20.6 (−5.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 42.9 (1.69) |
53.4 (2.10) |
75.4 (2.97) |
81.5 (3.21) |
91.1 (3.59) |
145.6 (5.73) |
172.4 (6.79) |
125.8 (4.95) |
65.4 (2.57) |
59.1 (2.33) |
58.7 (2.31) |
30.8 (1.21) |
1,002.1 (39.45) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 8.2 | 8.9 | 11.6 | 10.3 | 10.2 | 10.6 | 12.1 | 11.0 | 7.8 | 8.5 | 7.6 | 6.0 | 112.8 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 75 | 74 | 72 | 71 | 71 | 76 | 80 | 81 | 77 | 74 | 74 | 73 | 75 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 118.7 | 113.5 | 138.6 | 168.0 | 190.9 | 165.5 | 189.2 | 190.9 | 153.8 | 154.4 | 148.7 | 135.8 | 1,868 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 38 | 37 | 35 | 42 | 44 | 41 | 46 | 50 | 43 | 46 | 48 | 46 | 43 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration [3] | |||||||||||||
Air Pollution
Usually in May and June, air quality in Hefei diminishes. The city is blanketed by smog caused by the smoke generated as farmers outside the city burn their fields in preparation for planting the next crop. A dense wave of smog began in Hefei surrounding Anhui as well as other Chinese major cities including Shanghai and Tianjin.
Administrative divisions and demographics
Demographics
The majority of the population in Hefei is Han Chinese. There are a small number of Hui Chinese living in the city, which is why there are few mosques in the city. There are over five million people in the city, of which some are migrant workers from other parts of Anhui.
Administration
The prefecture-level city of Hefei administers 9 county-level divisions, including 4 districts, 1 County-city and 4 counties.
Hefei subdivisions area (km²), population (According to 2010 Census) and population density (per km²).[5]
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| Division code[6] | English | Chinese | Pinyin | Area in km2[7] | Seat | Postal code | Subdivisions[8] | |||||
| Subdistricts | Towns | Townships | Ethnic townships | Residential communities | Villages | |||||||
| 340100 | Hefei | 合肥市 | Héféi Shì | 11434.25 | Shushan District | 230000 | 45 | 65 | 19 | 1 | 736 | 1102 |
| 340102 | Yaohai District | 瑶海区 | Yáohǎi Qū | 142.90 | Mingguang Road Subdistrict (明光路街道) | 230000 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 118 | 18 | |
| 340103 | Luyang District | 庐阳区 | Lúyáng Qū | 139.32 | Bozhou Road Subdistrict (亳州路街道) | 230000 | 11 | 1 | 84 | 14 | ||
| 340104 | Shushan District | 蜀山区 | Shǔshān Qū | 261.36 | Sanli'an Subdistrict (三里庵街道) | 230000 | 8 | 2 | 92 | 17 | ||
| 340111 | Baohe District | 包河区 | Bāohé Qū | 294.94 | Luogang Subdistrict (骆岗街道) | 230000 | 7 | 2 | 77 | 38 | ||
| 340121 | Changfeng County | 长丰县 | Chángfēng Xiàn | 1928.45 | Shuihu (水湖镇) | 231100 | 8 | 6 | 80 | 193 | ||
| 340122 | Feidong County | 肥东县 | Féidōng Xiàn | 2205.92 | Dianbu (店埠镇) | 231200 | 10 | 4 | 95 | 249 | ||
| 340123 | Feixi County | 肥西县 | Féixī Xiàn | 2082.66 | Shangpai (上派镇) | 231600 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 90 | 241 | |
| 340124 | Lujiang County | 庐江县 | Lújiāng Xiàn | 2347.48 | Lucheng (庐城镇) | 231500 | 17 | 38 | 194 | |||
| 340181 | Chaohu | 巢湖市 | Cháohú Shì | 2031.22 | Woniushan Subdistrict (卧牛山街道) | 238000 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 62 | 138 | |
Economy
The GDP per capita was ¥627.43 billion (ca. US$91.12 billion) in 2016.
Before the Chinese civil war Hefei's main industry was agriculture. After World War II, the capital of Anhui was moved from Anqing to Hefei. To assist the development of the city, many talented people were sent in from other parts of the country. Modern-day Hefei has machinery, electronics, chemistry, steel, textile, and cigarette industries, among others.
In the summer of 2005, the municipal government implemented changes designed to beautify the city by demolishing thousands of illegally built structures, and clearing away long established marketplaces in many parts of the city. Overnight, longstanding businesses housed in flimsy structures that once lined many streets were gone. The impact on the local economy could be seen immediately as hundreds, if not thousands, of low paid workers no longer had employment.
On the other hand, these actions removed many unlicensed food stalls which had contributed to the spread of diseases that struck the city in the past. These changes also removed many unlicensed buildings that posed a fire hazard in the city.
Hefei has been identified by the Economist Intelligence Unit in the November 2010 Access China White Paper as a member of the CHAMPS (Chongqing, Hefei, Anshan, Ma'anshan, Pingdingshan and Shenyang), an economic profile of the top 20 emerging cities in China.[9]
Hefei has been identified by The Economist in the December 2012 as the world's No.1 fastest growing metropolitan economy.[10]
Transportation
Hefei has been the provincial capital since 1945 (before it was Lihuang, which is todays Jinzhai) and is a natural center of transportation, being situated to the north of Lake Chao and standing on a low saddle crossing the northeastern extension of the Dabie Mountains, which form the divide between the Huai and Yangtze rivers. From Hefei there is easy water transport via the lake to the Yangtze River opposite Wuhu.
Land
Important land routes run through Hefei, including:
1. G3 Beijing-Taipei Expressway (京台高速公路 From Beijing to Pingtan, and was designed to cross the Taiwan Strait to connect the highways in Taipei)
2. G40 Shanghai-Xi'an Expressway (沪陕高速公路 From Shanghai to Xi'an)
3. G42 Shanghai-Chengdu Expressway (沪蓉高速公路 From Shanghai to Chengdu)
4. G4212 Hefei-Anqing Expressway (合安高速公路 From Hefei to Anqing, a spur of G42)
5. G5011 Wuhu-Hefei Expressway (芜合高速公路 From Wuhu to Hefei, a spur of G50)
6. China National Highway 206 (烟汕线 From Yantai to Shantou)
7. China National Highway 312 (沪霍线 From Shanghai to Khorgas)
8. China National Highway 346 (沪康线 From Shanghai to Ankang)
9. S24 Changshu-Hefei Expressway (常合高速公路 From Changshu to Hefei)
10.S17 Bengbu-Hefei Expressway (蚌合高速公路 From Bengbu to Hefei)
11. G3W Dezhou-Shangrao Expressway (德上高速公路 From Dezhou to Shangrao)
There are two main train stations in Hefei. The newest one is Hefeinan Railway Station (Hefei South Railway Station 合肥火车南站) where most high-speed trains pass through. Many city buses serve this station, for instance the 108 from the East gate of the University of Science and Technology's East campus on Susong road. It has a very comprehensive taxi rank with multiple queues to avoid a long wait. There are many fast food restaurants in the departure hall with seating. There are not so many options for arrivals, a small cafe and a takeaway kfc booth. There is an ATM in the ticket sales area next to the security gates for the departure hall.
The alternative station is Hefei Railway Station (合肥火车站) which is smaller and older. This has only one taxi queue, directly opposite the main exit. There is fast food, a post office and a China mobile store in the same courtyard next to the arrival gates.
There are some small stations such as Feidong Station (肥东火车站), Feixi Station (肥西火车站), Shuijiahu Station (水家湖火车站), Chaohu Station (巢湖火车站), Chaohudong Station (Chaohu East Station 巢湖火车东站), Hefeibeicheng Station (Hefei Northtown Station 合肥北城火车站), Lujiang Station (庐江火车站) and so on. These stations are mostly located in small towns or played commuting roles.
Important railways that run through Hefei, including: 1. Shanghai-Wuhan-Chengdu High-Speed Railway (沪汉蓉高速铁路)
2. Hefei-Fuzhou High-Speed Railway (合福高速铁路 Play as part of Beijing-Taipei High-Speed Railway)
3. Hefei-Bengbu High-Speed Railway (合蚌高速铁路 A spur of Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway)
4. Shangqiu-Hefei-Hanzhou High-Speed Railway (商合杭高速铁路 The northern part, Shangqiu-Hefei High-Speed Railway will play as a part of Beijing-Hong Kong High-Speed Railway. Under Construction)
5. Hefei-Anqing-Jiujiang High-Speed Railway (合安九高速铁路 Play as a part of Beijing-Hong Kong High-Speed Railway. Under Construction)
6. Hefei-Qingdao High-Speed Railway (合青高速铁路 Proposed)
7. Nanjing-Xi'an High-Speed Railway (宁西高速铁路 Proposed)
8. Huainan Raiway (淮南铁路 From Huainan-Wuhu)
9. Hefei-Jiujiang Railway (合九铁路)
10. Nanjing-Xi'an Railway (宁西铁路)
11. Lujiang-Tongling Raiway (庐铜铁路 Under Construction)
In 2008 the thoroughfare Chang Jiang Road (Chinese: 长江路; pinyin: Chángjiāng lù) is undergoing a renovation project to widen the roads and to create a bus route in the center of the road, with bus stations at islands that are connected to the sidewalks by skyways. The First Ring Road is also undergoing construction, with traffic lights being replaced by overpasses and ramps built to connect the First Ring Road and all major intersecting roads. Both projects are intended to ease the traffic Hefei now experiences at rush hour.
Air
Hefei Xinqiao International Airport replaced the old Hefei Luogang International Airport and started its operation on May 30, 2013 00:00. This new domestic aviation hub is located in Gaoliu Village situated in the northwestern part of Hefei City. The first arriving flight was China Eastern Airlines flight MU5172 from Beijing Capital International Airport. The first departing flight was China Eastern Airlines MU5468 to Shanghai Pudong International Airport. Hefei Xinqiao International Airport provides scheduled passenger service to major airports in China and other international cities. Destinations include Hong Kong, Macao, Singapore, Taipei (Taoyuan, Songshan), Kaohsiung, Taichung, Seoul, Cheongju, Yangyang, Jeju, Osaka, Nagoya, Shizuoka, Okayama, Boracay Island, Bali Island, Frankfurt, Siem Reap, Bangkok, Phuket Island and Krabi Island.
Subway
Hefei Metro is a rapid transit rail network under construction that will eventually serve both urban and rural areas of Hefei. As planned, Line 1 covers a total distance of 24 kilometres (15 miles) starting from Hefei Railway Station. It was inaugurated in December 2016.
In February 2013, Metro Line 2 also began its construction. It is being built alongside the Changjiang Dong Road, Changjiang Zhong Road and Changjiang Xi Road, which is a major passenger corridor in the east-west direction. It will pass through the city center area and connect to a transit point where passengers will be able to take the shuttle bus to Hefei Xinqiao International Airport. The project of Line 2 is planning to be finished in 2017.
In November 2015, Metro Line 3 construction began. Line 3 is expected to open in 2020. Line 3 will connect the New Station Exploitative-experimental Zone and the Economic Technology Development District, from the vocational education town to the university town.
Alongside Line 1, Line 2 and Line 3, Hefei is also planning to build other 12 metro lines, 4 lines of intra-metropolitan rail transit (to Lu'an, Huainan, Lujiang and Chaohu) and 3 lines of tram and hopefully accomplish the project by 2030.
Bus
There are 4 major lines of Bus Rapid Transit in Hefei, including:
Bus Rapid Transit Line 1 (B1): from the downtown to the Binhu New Area. (Chinese: 滨湖新区; pinyin: Bīnhú Xīn Qū)
Bus Rapid Transit Line 3 (K3): from downtown to the Beicheng New Area (Northtown New Area 北城新区)
Bus Rapid Transit Line 4 (BRT4 or 快4): from downtown to the Shuxi Newtown (West of Dashu Hill Newtown 蜀西新城)
Bus Rapid Transit Line 5 (BRT5 or 快5): from downtown to Longgang Development Zone (龙岗开发区)
And there are several commuter lines operating, which only run at designated time or having a large interval, including:
T1 from West Bus Terminus (汽车客运西站) to No.7 High School New Campus (七中新区), T2 from Liushutang (柳树塘) to No.7 High School New Campus, T3 from North Square of Hefei Railway Station (火车站北广场) to Hefei Economic and Trade Tourism School (合肥经贸旅游学校), T5 from North Square of Hefei Railway Station to Gongda Vocational and Technical College (共达学院), T6 from North Square of Hefei Raiway Station to Hefei Industrial School (合肥工业学校), T7 from Hefeinan Raiway Station (合肥南站) to University Park (大学城), T8 from Gedadian (葛大店) to E-Commerce Park of the Youth (青年电商园), T9 from Public Transportation Group (No.2 Hospital) (公交集团或市二院) to No.10 High School New Campus (合肥十中新区), T10 from Shifu Square (市府广场) to No.10 High School New Campus, T12 from Anjuyuan(安居苑) to Provincial Administration Center (省行政中心), T13 from CPPCC of Anhui Province (省政协) to Provincial Administration Center, T15 from Binhu Vanke City (滨湖万科城) to Provincial Administration Center, T16 from Wanghucheng (望湖城) to Provincial Administration Center, T18 as a loop line of the CBD of Binhu New Area (滨湖CBD/滨湖核心区), T19 as a loop line of the Promoting Zone of Binhu New Area (滨湖启动区), T21 from Cuozhen (撮镇) to Fuxing Community (复兴社区), T22 from Shuidong Rd. (水东路) to Sanlian University Branch Campus (三联学院分校), T24 from Cuozhen to Qiaotouji (桥头集), T26 from Feihe (淝河镇) to Hefei International Port (合肥国际港).[11]
Research
Hefei plays an important role in scientific research in China. It has seven national laboratories, second only to Beijing: The National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory (Chinese: 国家同步辐射实验室; pinyin: Guójiā tóngbù fúshè shíyàn shì), the Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale (Chinese: 微尺度物质科学国家实验室; pinyin: Wēi chǐdù wùzhí kēxué guójiā shíyàn shì), both of which are under the University of Science and Technology of China. It also has the Institute of Solid State Physics, Institute of Plasma Physics, Institute of Intelligent Machines, High Magnetic Field Laboratory (founded in 2008), Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, all of which are under the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science which belongs to the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Hefei is the location of Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak, an experimental superconducting tokamak magnetic fusion energy reactor.
Universities
- University of Science and Technology of China (USTC)
- Hefei University of Technology (HFUT)
- Anhui University (AHU)
- Anhui Agricultural University (AHAU)
- Anhui Medical University (AHMU)
- Anhui University of Chinese Medicine (AUCM)
- Anhui Jianzhu University (AHJU)
- Hefei Normal University (HNU)
- Hefei University (HU)
- Beihang University (BUAA) - Hefei Campus
- National University of Defense Technology (NUDT) - Hefei Campus
- Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU) - Hefei Campus
- Tianjin University (TJU) - Hefei Graduate School
- Peking University (PKU) - Hefei Graduate School
- Tsinghua University (THU) - Hefei Institute of Public Safety Research
Yicheng Prison
Yicheng Prison is located within the city. It was built during the 1983 "Strike Hard" campaign and was formerly Hefei Zhenxing Machine Parts Factory. On June 15, 1984 the Prov. Justice Dept. decided to change the name of the Machine Parts Factory's Internal Dept. to the Prov. Independent LRC. On March 17, 1986, the City's Party Committee and government agreed to the change. On April 26 more than 400 inmates were transferred to Hefei Shangzhangwei Farm and Baihu Farm. In February 1992 a secondary country level prison was created at the Shangzhangwei Farm. In August 1992 the Hefei City LRD level was upgraded by the government. June 1996 the prison was changed to its present name. It is currently controlled by Hefei city. It mainly houses prisoners with sentences of less than 5 years and houses up to 1000 prisoners a year. In the past 20 years, nearly 20,000 inmates have completed their sentences here. The prison mainly cultivates vegetables and rice but also cooperates with the Zhejiang Rongguang Group and produces soccer training shoes, soccer balls, tourism products, and other products.[12]
Sport
Hefei has its own football team called Anhui Jiufang, who in the 2007–08 season were promoted from the Chinese Football Association Yi League to the Chinese Football Association Jia League which is the second highest tier of Chinese football.It was acquired by Tianjin Runyulong in 2011.
Sites of interest
- Sanhe Town, ancient town which has a history of more than 2,500 years.
- Xiaoyaojin Park, a public park sitting on the ancient site of the Battle of Xiaoyao Ford.
- Temple of Lord Bao, built in 1066 near the tomb of Lord Bao.
- Li Hongzhang's Former Residence (Chinese: 李鸿章故居; pinyin: Lǐhóngzhāng gùjū), built in the late 19th century and fully restored by the 1990s.
- Hui Garden (Chinese: 徽园; pinyin: Huī yuán) (Opened to the public in September 2001)
- Children's Welfare Institute (a.k.a. "Social Welfare Institute"), children's orphanage
- Anhui Laomingguang Stadium, the home ground of Anhui Jiufang, but also used for other public sporting events.
Notable people
- Bao Zheng (999–1062), Northern Song dynasty bureaucrat and judge whose name has become synonymous with judicial wisdom and uprightness.
- Chen Ning Yang, (b. 1922), 1957 Nobel Physics Prize laureate, for their work on parity nonconservation of weak interaction. One of the two earliest Chinese to receive the prize.
- Han Qizhi, (b. 1970), first person to climb up the tallest building in China.
- Li Hongzhang (1823–1901), prominent late Qing dynasty bureaucrat and diplomat.
- Duan Qirui (1865–1936), the Provisional Chief Executive of Republic of China (in Beijing) from November 24, 1924 to April 20, 1926.
- Yang Yuanqing (b. 1964), Chairman of Board of Lenovo.
- Liu Mingchuan (1836–1896). Statesman during the late Qing dynasty, first governor of Taiwan.
- Jin Jing (b. 1981), Paralympic fencer.
- Chen Xiao (b. 1987), Chinese actor.
- Yang Yang (b. 1991), Chinese actor.
See also
References
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