Bengbu

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Bengbu 蚌埠市
License Plate Prefix		皖C
Website	www.bengbu.gov.cn

Bengbu (

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Administration

The

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Map
Bengshan Longzihu Yuhui Huaishang Huaiyuan County Wuhe County Guzhen County
Name	Chinese	Hanyu Pinyin	Post Code
Longzihu District	龙子湖区	Lóngzǐhú Qū	233000
Bengshan District	蚌山区	Bèngshān Qū	233000
Yuhui District	禹会区	Yǔhuì Qū	233000
Huaishang District	淮上区	Huáishàng Qū	233000
Huaiyuan County	怀远县	Huáiyuǎn Xiàn	233400
Wuhe County	五河县	Wǔhé Xiàn	233300
Guzhen County	固镇县	Gùzhèn Xiàn	233700

These are further divided into 74

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Geography

Bengbu is located in the southeast of the North China Plain, on the Huai River. The built up urbanized area is divided into two parts: greater Bengbu on the south bank of the river and little Bengbu on the north bank. Dragon Lake is on the East side of the urbanized area. On the other side of the lake is the university district, containing four institutions of higher learning.

Climate

The area has a four-season humid subtropical climate with strong monsoon influences (Köppen climate classification Cwa), cool, sometimes cold, winters, and hot and humid summers. The area lies in a climatic transition zone, as it is on the Qin Ling−Huai River boundary between the climatic regimes of northern and southern China. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from 2.0 °C (35.6 °F) in January to 28.1 °C (82.6 °F) in July, and the annual mean is 15.76 °C (60.4 °F). A majority of the annual precipitation occurs from June to August. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 44% in March to 56% in August, the city receives 2,168 hours of bright sunshine annually.

History

In ancient times, the

. Eventually, the Huaiyi peoples were assimilated.

Bengbu has always been a hub of water and land communications in Anhui province, and a major distribution centre for the Huai basin.

In 1948, during the

.

Economy

Industry

Bengbu is now a famous food city in Anhui province. Food-related industries account for 44% of the city's industrial production. The city's other industries include engineering works, textiles, glass making, chemicals, and electronics. The light textile holds an important position in the industrial structure.

Agriculture

Bengbu is teeming with oil, vegetables, meat and aquatic products. Bengbu is a large producer of peanuts. The pomegranates from Huaiyuan (a county of Bengbu), have a high reputation in China. In Wuhe (a county of Bengbu), the crabs are also famous.

Culture

Pollution in the village of Qiugang, a suburb of Bengbu, was the subject of the 2010 film The Warriors of Qiugang, an 83rd Academy Awards nominee. The Bengbu Stadium is located in the city. The 15,000-capacity stadium is used mostly for football matches.

Food

Bengbu cuisine, along with northern Anhui cuisine, is similar to cuisine from nearby Henan and Shandong provinces, as well as Xuzhou cuisine in northern Jiangsu province.^{[citation needed]}

Transportation

The city is on the

is served by the high-speed Beijing-Shanghai Railway.

Bengbu Airport, which was relocated from the city's central urban area around the turn of the 21st century, is now operated only as a military airport. A new commercial airport is under construction in the district north of the Huai river.^{[citation needed]}

Construction on the

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Colleges and universities

• Anhui University of Finance and Economics
• Bengbu Medical College
• Bengbu College
• Bengbu Tank College (Army)
• Thirteenth Flying Academy (Air Force)

Notable inhabitants

See Category:People from Bengbu

Twinnings

• Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy, since 1988
• Settsu, Osaka
  , Japan
• Tameside, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom
• Szolnok, Hungary

See also

•  China portal

References

External links

• Government website of Bengbu (in Simplified Chinese)