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Hefei
"Hefei"
Hefei 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 is located 130 km (81 mi) west of Nanjing.
Hefei's annual average temperature is about 15.7 °C (60 °F). Its annual precipitation is about 1,000 mm (39 in). It snows irregularly in the winter.
In the months of June, July, August, and often September, daily temperatures can reach highs of 37 °C (99 °F) with high humidity levels being the norm.
May and June see the air quality level in Hefei diminish. The city is blanketed by a sweet-smelling smog caused by the smoke generated as farmers outside the city burn their fields in preparation for planting the next crop.
Chaohu Lake, a lake 15 km (9 mi) southeast of the city, is one of the largest fresh water lakes in China. However, the lake has unfortunately been polluted with nitrogen and phosphorus in recent decades
"Around..."
Sites of interest
Hefei mapLeisure Ford, a public park sitting on the ancient site of the Battle of Hefei.
Temple of Lord Bao, built in 1066 near the tomb of Lord Bao.
Hui Garden (Opened to the public in September 2001)
Children's Welfare Institute (a.k.a. "Social Welfare Institute"), children's orphanage
Anhui Laomingguang Stadium, the home ground of Anhui Jiufang, but also used for other public sporting events
"Transport"
Hefei has been the provincial capital since 1949(before it was Anqing) and is a natural center of communications, being situated to the north of Lake Chao and standing on a low saddle crossing the northeastern extension of the Dabie Mountains, which form the divide between the Huai and Yangtze rivers. From Hefei there is easy water transport via the lake to the Yangtze River opposite Wuhu. Important land routes run through Hefei — east-west from Puzhou (opposite Nanjing in Jiangsu) to Xi'an (in Shaanxi) and north-south from Xuzhou (in Jiangsu) and Bengbu to Anqing (both in Anhui). There are also two train stations in Hefei, the new one was built a few years ago and the old one is no longer used by the public. In 2008 the thoroughfare Chang Jiang Lu (Chang Jiang Road) is undergoing a renovation project to widen the roads and to create a bus route in the center of the road, with bus stations at islands that are connected to the sidewalks by skyways. The First Ring Road is also undergoing construction, with traffic lights being replaced by overpasses and ramps built to connect the First Ring Road and all major intersecting roads. Both projects are intended to ease the traffic Hefei now experiences at rush hour.
