China: All about Anhui Province Quiz

Answer: Chao Lake

Chao Lake, also known as Chao Hu, is the largest lake located wholly within Anhui, and is in the top five largest freshwater lakes of China. It is just over 30 miles (50 km) long, and approximately 15 miles (20 km) at its widest. It is not a relatively deep lake, with an avearge depth of 8 (2.5 m) feet, a maximum depth being just over 15 feet (5 m) deep.

Hefei is a major city worldwide in terms of scientific research and discovery. The University of Science and Technology of China, and Anhui University as well as other institutions are located in the city.

Answer: Xidi and Hongcun

Xidi and Hongcun are both located within Yi County, Huangshan City, in the south of Anhui Province.

Hongcun is situated at the foot of a hill, beside a stream that forms two pools, with the Moon Pond located in the centre, and the other in the south of the village.

Mountains surround Xidi, which sits along and between three streams which all converge at the Huiyuan Bridge in the south of the village.

Answer: Ma'anshan

Ma'anshan is situated in the east of Anhui Province. Li Bai's tomb lies in Dangtu County, one of the three counties which are under the city of Ma'anshan's administration.

Hailing from the Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD), Li Bai (701-762 AD) was a romantic poet greatly revered in China. His tomb is at the western foot of Qingshan Mountain, around 12 miles (20 km) southeast of Ma'anshan city. The tomb is constructed in the shape of a dome, via piled up square stones. Included within the tomb is the Taibai Temple, which boasts a white marble statue of Li Bai and a tablet from the Song Dynasty (960-1279) which details Li Bai's life and literary achievements.

Answer: Chizhou

Chizhou is located in the south of Anhui.

Meaning "Nine Glorious Mountains" in traditional Chinese, Jiuhua is often hailed as one of the four most important sacred mountains in Chinese Buddhism, along with Mount Emei in Sichuan Province, Mount Putuo in Zhejiang Province and Mount Wutai in Shanxi Province. According to legend, the poet Li Bai travelled to Mount Jiuhua and was inspired to write the poetry "Magic is divided into two branches, sacred mountain generates nine glories." There are at least four Buddhist temples on Mount Jiuhua.

Mount Jiuhua is dedicated to Ksitigarbha, a bodhisattva who watches over beings in the realms of hell, according to Buddhist tradition. The site features a 325 feet (99 meter) high statue of Ksitigarbha, that is gold in colour.

Answer: Jiangsu and Zhejiang

Jiangsu Province lies to the east of Anhui, and Zhejiang Province to the southeast.

Anhui does border Jiangxi Province, but to the south, and Hubei Province to the south-west.

Anhui also borders Henan Province, but to the northwest, and Shandong for a very short strip in the north.

Answer: Yangtze and Huai

The Yangtze splits Anhui into two parts: northern Anhui, north of the Yangtze River, and southern Anhui, south of the Yangtze River. The Dabie Mountains form the split between the Yangtze and the Huai, along the capital city, Hefei, which is located in the centre of the province.

Answer: True

Before the 1950s, Anhui had an antiquated and ineffective irrigation system in regards to agriculture. Advances in irrigation means that Anhui can now produce plentiful crops of rice in the south of the province, as well as vegetables, tobacco, sweet potato and tea, while the north typically produces crops of wheat, as well as soybean, barley and cotton. Fish and crabs are caught from Anhui's abundant lakes, and along the Yangtze River.

Answer: Anqing

Anqing is situated in the south-west of Anhui, and was established during the Han Dynasty (206 BC -220 AD).

Located in the Yingjiang Temple, the Zhenfeng Tower, a striking pagoda, is situated in the middle of the city. It has stood since the Ming Dynasty, on the banks of Yangtze River. It remains a cultural landmark of Anqing, and features during the opening chapter of the renowned 1930 documentary about the Chinese War of Resistance, "Forty Million People."

Answer: Ming

Located the south-west of Fengyang County, the Fengyang Royal Mausoleum began to be constructed in 1369, with building it taking 14 years and completion achieved in 1382. Three walls surround the mausoleum, named King, Brick and Earth. There are several stone sculptures, and the tombstone of the mausoleum is about 7 feet (22 m) high and 6 feet (2 m) wide.

Answer: 350 miles (570 km)

The total area of Anhui consists of 54,100 square miles (140,200 square km). The majority of the population is Han Chinese. Anhui is one of China's smallest provinces.

Answer: Hongze

Hongze Lake was given its name by Emperor Yangdi (who was in power from 604 AD until his death in 618 AD) during the Sui Dynasty. It encompasses an area of approximately 760 square miles (1,960 square km) but it is not an especially deep lake, with most of its area being shallow enough for just small boats.

Answer: Baisui Palace

At the peak of Mount Jiuhua, Baisui Palace was first established in around the late 1500s to the early 1600s, during the Ming Dynasty. It is one of the four most revered temples of Mount Jiuhua. Contained in temple is the mummified body of Wu Xia, a legendary Chinese monk. The mummy is covered in gold and rests in the praying position.

Answer: Baihu

Built in 1953, Baihu Prison is a large-scale prison which produces crops, including grains, oil, poultry etc. It is the largest prison in Anhui, covering 62 square miles (160 square km).

Answer: Fuyang Xiguan Airport

Fuyang Xiguan Airport is a civil airport in the city of Fuyang, Anhui Province. It opened in 1998.

Wang Huaizhong was a vice-governor of Anhui who was sentenced to death for corruption. He was executed via lethal injection in 2004. He sold blood illegally around Anhui in the 1990s, much of which was contaminated with HIV, causing the illness to spread throughout the province.

It is reported that it cost 390 million Yuan for Huaizhong to construct the airport. However, fewer than 1,000 people used the airport in 2002, two years before Huaizhong's execution.

Answer: Hefei

Bao Zheng was born to a schloar family in Hefei, specifically in Luzhou, (which is now Feidong County, Hefei, Anhui). When he became a judge he was never afraid of the ire of powerful families, often prosecuting (and executing) wealthy criminals even when their relatives threatened Bao Zheng's life.

When Bao Zheng died in 1062, he left a warning for his family that stated that if any of his descendants or family committed the act of bribery, they were banned from being buried in the family plot, no longer allowed in the family home and were no longer related to him, as they did not share his beliefs.