Anhui (chn)

Anhui

Anhui ranks 3,773rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Montargis, Chongjin, and Ronse. Memorable people born in Anhui include Feng Yuxiang, Ding Ruchang, and Ching Siu-tung. Memorable people who died in Anhui include Yuan Shu, and Ouyang Xun. Anhui has been the birth place of many athletes, and politicians and the death place of many politicians. Anhui is located in China.

Anhui is an inland province located in East China. Its provincial capital and largest city is Hefei. The province is located across the basins of the Yangtze and Huai rivers, bordering Jiangsu and Zhejiang to the east, Jiangxi to the south, Hubei and Henan to the west, and Shandong to the north. With a population of 61 million, Anhui is the 9th most populous province in China. It is the 22nd largest Chinese province based on area, and the 12th most densely-populated region of all 34 Chinese provincial regions. Anhui's population is mostly composed of Han Chinese. Languages spoken within the province include Lower Yangtze Mandarin, Wu, Hui, Gan and small portion of Central Plains Mandarin. Read more on Wikipedia