Huainan, Anhui Province, China

🇨🇳 Huainan (淮南) is a prefecture-level 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 south-west, Fuyang to the west, Bozhou to the north-west, Bengbu to the north-east 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 (all but Panji not yet conurbated) and Fengtai County largely being urbanised. Its city flower is the Chinese rose (Rosa chinensis) and its city tree is the Old-World Plane Tree (Platanus orientalis). It is also considered to be the hometown and birthplace of tofu.

Administration The prefecture-level city of Huainan administers seven county-level divisions, including five districts and two counties. • Tianjia'an District (田家庵区) • Panji District (潘集区) • Xiejiaji District (谢家集区) • Datong District (大通区) • Bagongshan District (八公山区) • Fengtai County (凤台县) • Shou County (寿县)

These are further divided into 66 township-level divisions, including 24 towns, 23 townships and 19 subdistricts.

High-tech development zone • Shannan New Area (山南新区)

Geography The urban centre is located on a plain on the south bank of the Huai River, bordering Gaotang Lake on the east and forested hill area on the south. To the west are Bagongshan District and Shou County.

Economy Huainan is a major production centre for coal, with an output of 43.28 million tons in 2006.

The city hosted the 17th China Tofu Cultural Festival on September 15–17, 2010, including the National Bean Products Exhibition.

Education • Anhui University of Science and Technology (安徽理工大学) • Huainan Normal University (淮南师范学院) • Huainan United University (淮南联合大学) • Huainan Vocational Technical College (淮南职业技术学院) • Anhui Industry&Trade Vocational Technical College (安徽工贸职业技术学院) • Anhui Modern Information Engineering College (安徽现代信息工程职业学院)

Transport East of the city a bridge crosses the Huai River, shared by the Fuyang-Huainan Railway and highway S225. Near the city centre, a ferry provides connection to the (rural) north bank of the Huai River.

Transport: Rail • Huainan railway station, terminus of the Fuyang-Huainan Railway and Huainan Railway • Huainan East railway station (high-speed services) on the Hefei–Bengbu high-speed railway • Huainan South railway station (high-speed services) on the Shangqiu–Hangzhou high-speed railway

Transport: Road Expressways • S17 Benghe Expressway • S12 Chuxin Expressway.

National Highways • G206.