Five Facts about 安徽 (An1 Hui1).
1. An Hui is a province in eastern China.
2. An Hui was founded in the 1600s.
3. The Huai He and Yangzte Rivers both run through An Hui.
4. North of the Huai He River wheat and sweet potatoes are the agricultural staples and south of the Huai He River wheat and rice are grown.
5. Compared to neighboring provinces, An Hui is much poorer economically and there is an extreme wealth disparity with most of the wealth centered around industrial areas.
Five Facts about 合肥 (He2 Fei2)
1. He Fei is the capital of the An Hui province of China.
2. He Fei has a population of just under six million.
3. Before 1950 the economy was based on agriculture, but after 1950 it shifted to machinery, electronics, textiles, and other industry.
4. He Fei has had settlements as early at the 8th century BC, but it only became capital in 1949, when An Qing ceased being capital.
5. He Fei, home to three national laboratories, is the second most important city (Bei Jing is number one) to scientific research in China.
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