Hefei Travel Guide

Hefei Travel Guide Hefei (Hanyu Pinyin: Héféi; Wade-Giles: Hofei; literally: "Junction (of the) Fertility (River)"; former names: Ho-fei, Luzhou, Luchow) is a prefecture-level city and the provincial capital of Anhui province, China. Located in central Anhui, it borders Huainan to the north, Chuzhou to the northeast, Chaohu to the southeast and Lu'an to the west. Hefei became a commercial center over two thousand years ago. Its position of strategic importance made it a battlefield in many historical conflicts. It is now the political, economic, and cultural center of Anhui Province with newly developed industries including iron and steel, machine building, electronics, construction materials, textiles, dyes, and chemicals. Hefei is also a garden city with a pleasant environment. Major attractions: the temple and tomb of Bao Zheng, the battlefield at Xiaoyaojin, Jiaonu (Archery Drilling) Terrace, Xinghua (Apricot Flower) Park, and Chaohu Amusement Park-on-the-Water. Shouxian, a famous historical and cultural city, and the picturesque Chaohu Lake are also in the tourist zone. The part of Anhui north of the Huaihe River has a warm-temperate, semi-humid monsoonal climate while the part south of the river has a sub-tropical, humid monsoonal climate. The mean annual temperature is 14C to 16C, or more from north to south, and the mean annual precipitation is 750-1,700 mm., more in the south than in the north and in the hilly regions than in the plains. The climatic of Hefei is subtropical humid monsoon climate with frost-free period of 245 days, 4 seasons clearly. The average temperature is 15.7C annually and the rainfall is annual precipitation of 1,000 mm. Top Attractions: Local Opera: Huangmei Drama, Anhui Qinshu Arts and Crafts: handicrafts made from bamboo, Shucheng Bamboo Mats, famous paintings Others: Silver Fish, Sesame Pancake Trackback(0) TrackBack URI for this entry Comments (0) Subscribe to this comment's feed Show/Hide comments Write comment Show/Hide comment form Name Email Website Title Comment Write the displayed characters Add Comment Copyright 2007. All Rights Reserved.

 

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