Huaining County

Huaining County (simplified Chinese: 怀宁县; traditional Chinese: 懷寧縣) is a county in Anhui Province, People's Republic of China, under the jurisdiction of Anqing City. It has a population of 790,000 and an area of 1,543 km² (596 sq mi). The government of Huaining County was originally based in Shipai (石牌镇) Town and moved to its current location in Gaohe Town (高河镇) on Jan. 18th, 2002.

Administrative divisions

Huaining County has jurisdiction over sixteen towns and seven townships.

Towns

• Gaohe (高河镇), Shipai (石牌镇), Yueshan (月山镇), Hongpu (洪铺镇), Chaling (茶岭镇), Jingong (金拱镇), Sanqiao (三桥镇), Huangdun (黄墩镇), Jiangzhen (江镇镇), Xiaoshi (小市镇), (腊树镇), Huanglong (黄龙镇), Songling (公岭镇), Pingshan, Huaining County (平山镇), Mamiao (马庙镇)

Townships:

• Liangxiang Township (凉亭乡), Xiushan Township (秀山乡), Qinghe Township, Huaining County (清河乡), Leibu Township (雷埠乡), Shijing Township (石镜乡)

Transport

• China National Highway 318

Culture

Huaining County is noted for its Huangmeixi Opera, one of the sources of Peking Opera.

Notable people

• Deng Jiaxian (1924–1986) developer of the first Chinese atomic bomb and guided missile.
• Hai Zi (1964–1989) well-known poet.
• Chen Duxiu (1879–1942) a Chinese revolutionary socialist, educator, philosopher, author, and co-founded the Chinese Communist Party.