Saturday, October 11, 2008

Lu'an

Lu'an is a prefecture-level city in western Anhui , People's Republic of China, population 2006: 181,303. It borders the provincial capital of Hefei to the east, Huainan to the northeast, Fuyang to the north, Chaohu to the southeast, Anqing to the south, and the province of Henan to the west.

Although the character "六" is usually pronounced "Liù", the pronunciation is changed "Lù" because of the variation in the local dialect.

Administration



The prefecture-level city of Lu'an administers 7 , including 2 and 5 .

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*Yu'an District
*Shou County
*Huoqiu County
*Jinzhai County
*Huoshan County
*Shucheng County

These are further divided into 196 .

The city is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lu’an.

Jieshou

Jieshou is a city in the prefecture in the province of Anhui in China. Jieshou has more than 100,000 inhabitants.

Huangshan (city)

Huangshan , is a prefecture-level city centered around the Huangshan Mountains in southern Anhui , People's Republic of China. Its urban area was originally the city of Tunxi; this now constitutes Tunxi District. Huangshan is the southernmost prefecture-level city in the province and borders Chizhou to the northwest, Xuancheng to the northeast, and the provinces of Jiangxi and Zhejiang to the southwest and southeast, respectively. Huangshan, one of the most famous mountain peaks in China, is a popular tourist attraction. In 1990, Huangshan was listed as a World Heritage Site.

Huangshan prefecture-level city corresponds largely to the historical region of ; indeed Huangshan prefecture-level city was known as Huizhou Prefecture before 1987. The name change was made to reflect the cultural and touristic preeminence of the Huangshan Mountains.

Administration


The prefecture-level city of Huangshan administers 7 , including 3 and 4 .

* Tunxi District
* Huangshan District
* Huizhou District
* She County
* Xiuning County
* Yi County
* Qimen County

These are further divided into 145 , including 42 , 100 and 3 subdistricts.

Economy



Keemun tea is produced in Qimen County, and the tea is named for the county.

Other notes



In early 2008, the BBC broadcast a series of 5 documentaries on life for schoolchildren in China, called "Chinese School". One of the three schools documented was Xiuning High School, the top school in the county. This was situated in the town of Xiuning, in the county of Xiuning in Huangshan. This was shown on BBC 4, and could also be seen on BBC iplayer, and was received with mixed reactions, most of which were positive. To see a more complete review of the series, follow this link: http://www.hero.ac.uk/media_relations/18963.cfm

Fuyang, Anhui

Fuyang is a prefecture-level city in northwestern Anhui , People's Republic of China. It borders Bozhou to the northeast, Huainan to the southeast, Lu'an to the south, and the province of Henan on all other sides.

Administration



The prefecture-level city of Fuyang administers 8 , including 3 , 1 county-level city and 4 .

*Yingzhou District
*Yingdong District
*Yingquan District
*Jieshou City
*Taihe County
*Linquan County
*Funan County
*Yingshang County

Notable people



*Guan Zhong , Spring and Autumn era politician and economist
*Lü Meng , Three Kingdoms era military general serving the Kingdom of Wu