Known as the happiest city in China, why is Huainan so livable?

After the reform and opening up, under the leadership of the China * * * Production Party, the Huainan Municipal Government and people * * * made Huainan a livable city in China, the happiest city in China, a pilot city in China/KLOC-0 and the best investment city. Besides Hefei, the most famous city in Anhui is Huainan, which is known as the throat of Zhongzhou and the barrier of Jiangnan. Huainan is located in the north-central part of Anhui Province, in the hinterland of the Yangtze River Delta and on the bank of the Huaihe River. It was called Zhoulai in ancient times, and a prefecture-level city was established in 1982.

Huainan is an important city node along Huaihe River and the second largest city in Anhui Province after Hefei. Huainan is the energy base of China, with amazing coal reserves. Huainan's coal reserves account for 1/5 of the whole country. The proven carbon reserves have reached 44 billion tons. As early as the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Huainan was listed as a national key coal mining area. During the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression period, the Japanese army took the occupation of Huainan as an important strategic goal. After the occupation, the destructive mining of exchanging people for coal caused great damage to Huainan coal resources. After the reform and opening up, under the guidance of the state, Huainan's coal resources have been scientifically developed. Today, Huainan has been at the forefront of China in the fields of coal-electricity integration, digital intelligence, energy conservation and emission reduction.

I have to mention the ancient city of Shouxian in Huainan City. The ancient city of Shouxian is located in the hinterland of East China Plain, guarding the throat of Huaihe River, which divides the north from the south. It is the dream place of various forces in ancient times. The famous Battle of Feishui happened in this place, and all the people came from this place. There is also the story of Zhao Kuangyin being trapped in Nantang, which is also widely circulated among the people in the Huai and Huai Dynasties. As an ancient city and battlefield, Shouxian receives tens of thousands of tourists from all over the country every day.

The trump card of Huainan tourism is Bagong Mountain. Bagong Mountain was named after the story of seven immortals, including Liu An, King of Huainan in the Western Han Dynasty. Liu An, the king of Huainan in the Western Han Dynasty, was granted a fief in Huainan, where Liu An recruited scholars from all over the country and compiled the then sensational encyclopedia Huainanzi. In terms of food, Huainan is also the birthplace of tofu. Huainan and Taiwan Province Province jointly hold the annual cross-strait tofu-based food festival every year. Therefore, Huainan enjoys a high reputation in the hearts of people in Taiwan Province Province.