Huaining County

Huaining County () is a county in the southwest Anhui Province, China, under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Anqing. It has a population of and an area of . The government of Huaining County was originally based in Shipai (Shihpai) () Town and moved to its current location in Gaohe Town () on 18 January 2002.

Administrative divisions

Huaining County has jurisdiction over fifteen towns and five townships.

Towns

• Gaohe (), Shipai (Shihpai) (), Yueshan (), Hongpu (), Chaling (), Jingong (), Sanqiao (), Huangdun (), Jiangzhen (), Xiaoshi (), Lashu (), Huanglong (), Songling (), Pingshan (), Mamiao ()

Townships:

• Liangxiang Township (), Xiushan Township (), Qinghe Township (), Leibu Township (), Shijing Township ()

Climate

Transport

• China National Highway 318

Culture

Huaining County is noted as the birthplace of Huangmei opera.

Notable people

• Deng Jiaxian (1924–1986) developer of the first Chinese atomic bomb and guided missile.
• Hai Zi (1964–1989) well-known poet.
• Chen Duxiu (1879–1942) a Chinese revolutionary socialist, educator, philosopher, author, and co-founded the Chinese Communist Party.

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