Anhui
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Anhui
Anhui, Wade-Giles romanization An-hui, conventional Anhwei, sheng (province), eastern China. It is one of the country’s smallest provinces, stretching for some 350 miles (570 km) from north to south. Landlocked, it is bounded by the provinces of Jiangsu to the northeast, Zhejiang to the southeast, Jiangxi to the south, and Hubei and Henan to the west. Its northern extremity barely touches the southern extremity of Shandong province. Its name, meaning “Peaceful Beauty,” is derived from the names of two cities—Anqing and Huizhou (now Huizhou district within the city of Huangshan). The capital, Hefei, is located in the heart of the province.
Anhui was long one of China’s poorest and most undeveloped areas. Since 1949, however, successful attempts have been made to utilize the province’s economic and human resources. Vast irrigation schemes on the major rivers have alleviated severe periodic flooding and have also provided increased agricultural land and electric power. Area 54,000 square miles (139,900 square km). Pop. (2020) 61,027,171.
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