1. Brief Introduction
Huai'an, formerly called Huaiyin until 2001, is a prefecture-level city in central Jiangsu province of Eastern China. It borders Lianyungang, Suqian to the north, Yancheng to the northeast, Yangzhou to the southeast, and Chuzhou (Anhui) to the southwest. As of the 2010 census the municipality had 4,799,889 inhabitants, of whom 2,494,013 lived in the four urban districts.
2. History
The area of Huai'an spans an ancient canal of the Huai River, and the name of Huai'an expresses the residents' hope for a lastingly peaceful Huai River. District of Huaiyin was established on April 21, 1949, operating 10 counties. The district office was at Huaiyin County. With the establishment of Jiangsu Province in January 1953, District of Huaiyin was transferred to the province. The district office was sited at Qingjiang City. By the order approved by Department of State on December 21, 2000, Huaiyin City was renamed to Huai'an City with the city office sited at Qinghe District while Huai'an District was established from original Huai'an City with the district office at town of Huaichen and Huaiyin District was established from original Huaiyin County with the district office at town of Wangyin. The county borders were also be slightly modified. Now Huai'an City are operating over 4 districts, Qinghe, Qingpu, Huai'an and Huaiyin, and 4 counties, Xuyi, Lianshui, Jinhu and Hongze.
3. Geography
Most part of Huai'an lies in Jianghuai Plain, which gives it a flat landscape. There are a few hills inside Xuyi. The highest altitude in Huai'an is 200m. Huai'an also has a large number of lakes and rivers. The most famous include The Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal and Huai River. Hongze Lake, the fourth largest freshwater lake in China is in the south of Huai'an. On the south, it also has several smaller lakes.
4.Transportation
Huai'an is served by the Xinyi-Changxing Railway, which has a station in Huaiyin District. The city is also served by nearby Huai'an Lianshui Airport. Currently the airport is only used by China Eastern airlines offering flights to Beijing-Capital, Chongqing, Guangzhou, Shanghai-Hongqiao, Shanghai-Pudong, Wenzhou, Wuhan, Xiamen, and Xi'an. The airport is located 22 km from Central Huai'an in Lianshui county.
5. Climate
Huai'an has both north and south climate features. Generally speaking, the South district of the main irrigation canal in North-Jiangsu Province is Northern subtropical humid monsoon climate, and the North district is Northern temperate semi-humid monsoon climate. Affected by the monsoon climate, Huai’an has four distinctive seasons, concentrated rainfall and abundant light. The annual average temperature is 14.5°C (58.1 °F).
Population: 4.8 million
Temperature: average 14.5°C (58.1 °F).
