Huaining County () is a county in the southwest

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Province, People's Republic of China, under the jurisdiction of the

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Anqing Anqing (, also Nganking, formerly Hwaining, now the name of Huaining County) is a prefecture-level city in the southwest of Anhui province, People's Republic of China. Its population was 4,165,284 as of the 2020 census, with 804,493 living in the ...

. It has a population of and an area of . The government of Huaining County was originally based in Shipai (Shihpai) () Town and moved to its current location in Gaohe Town () on 18 January 2002.

Administrative divisions

Huaining County has jurisdiction over fifteen towns and five townships. Towns * Gaohe (), Shipai (Shihpai) (), Yueshan (),

Hongpu Hongpu (莊親王弘普; 9 August 1713 – 16 April 1743) was Qing dynasty imperial peer prince and second son of Yunlu, Prince Zhuang Ke of the First Rank. Although he never held a title of the prince of the first rank, his eldest son was select ...

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Chaling Chaling County () is a county in Hunan Province, China; it is under the administration of Zhuzhou City. Located on the south eastern margin of the province, the county is bordered to the north by You County, to the east by Anren County, to the so ...

(), Jingong (), Sanqiao (), Huangdun (), Jiangzhen (), Xiaoshi (), Lashu (), Huanglong (), Songling (), Pingshan (), Mamiao () Townships: * Liangxiang Township (), Xiushan Township (), Qinghe Township (), Leibu Township (), Shijing Township ()

Climate

Transport

China National Highway 318 China National Highway 318 (G318) runs from Shanghai to Zhangmu on the China-Nepal border. It is the longest China National Highway at in length and runs west from Shanghai towards Zhejiang, Anhui, Hubei, Chongqing, Sichuan, and ends in Tibet Au ...

Culture

Huaining County is noted for its

Huangmeixi Opera Huangmei or Huangmei tone ( or , pinyin: or ) originated as a form of rural folk song and dance that has been in existence for the last 200 years and possibly longer. Huangmei opera is one of the most famous and mainstream opera in China (others ...

Notable people

Deng Jiaxian Deng Jiaxian (; June 25, 1924 – July 29, 1986) was a Chinese nuclear physicist and academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). He was a leading organizer and key contributor to the Chinese nuclear weapon programs. Biography Deng was bo ...

(1924–1986) developer of the first Chinese atomic bomb and guided missile. *

Hai Zi Hai Zi (; March 24, 1964 – March 26, 1989) is the pen name of the Chinese poet Zha Haisheng (). He was one of the most famous poets in Mainland China after the Cultural Revolution. He committed suicide by lying on the rail in Shanhaiguan at t ...

(1964–1989) well-known poet. *

Chen Duxiu Chen Duxiu ( zh, t=陳獨秀, w=Ch'en Tu-hsiu; 8 October 187927 May 1942) was a Chinese revolutionary socialist, educator, philosopher and author, who co-founded the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) with Li Dazhao in 1921. From 1921 to 1927, he ser ...

(1879–1942) a Chinese revolutionary socialist, educator, philosopher, author, and co-founded the Chinese Communist Party.

References

External links

County-level divisions of Anhui Anqing {{Anqing-geo-stub