Huainan

The urban centre is located on a plain on the south bank of the Huai River, bordering Gaotang Lake on the east and a forested hill area on the south. To the west are Bagongshan District and Shou County.

Huainan is a major production center for coal, with an output of 43.28 million tons in 2006. The city hosted the 17th China Tofu Cultural Festival on September 15–17, 2010, including the National Bean Products Exhibition.

East of the city a bridge crosses the Huai River, shared by the Fuyang–Huainan railway and highway S225. Near the city center, a ferry provides connection to the (rural) north bank of the Huai River. Huainan railway station, terminus of the Fuyang–Huainan railway and Huainan Railway Huainan East railway station (high-speed services) on the Hefei–Bengbu high-speed railway Huainan South railway station (high-speed services) on the Shangqiu–Hangzhou high-speed railway Expressways S17 Benghe Expressway S12 Chuxin Expressway National Highways G206