Huainan
Huainan is a prefecture-level city with 3,033,528 inhabitants as of the 2020 census in north-central Anhui province, China.
It is named for the Han-era Principality of Huainan. It borders the provincial capital of Hefei to the south, Lu'an to the southwest, Fuyang to the west, Bozhou to the northwest, Bengbu to the northeast and Chuzhou to the east. Huainan is one of the core cities of Hefei Metropolitan Circle and is known for its coal industry and thermal power plants. Its built-up area made of 4 urban districts and Fengtai County largely being urbanized, was home to 1,868,944 inhabitants as of 2020. Its city flower is the Chinese rose and its city tree is the Old-World Plane Tree. It is also considered to be the hometown and birthplace of tofu.
Getting to Huainan
- 01Huainan Station
- 02Huainan East Station
High-speed rail station.
- 03Huainan South Station
High-speed rail station.
- 04Fengtai South Station
High-speed rail station.
Worth seeing
Shouzhou Kiln Site. National key cultural relics protection unit Huainan Japanese Army Atrocities Site. National key cultural relics protection unit Weijia Ancient Mound Site, Tianjia’an District. Anhui provincial cultural relics protection unit Dagu Mound Ancient Tombs, Tianjia’an District. Anhui provincial cultural relics protection unit Jiulonggang Republic-era Buildings, Datong District.
Where to eat
Huainan Beef Soup (淮南牛肉汤), Found in many local breakfast shops throughout Huainan. 06:30–10:30. A signature dish of Huainan made from slow-cooked beef bones, giving the broth a milky white color and deep flavor. Commonly served with fried dough sticks or pancakes. Around ¥15 per bowl. Huainan Steamed Dishes (淮南蒸菜), Available in local family restaurants. 11:00–21:00.
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