Huainan, also Huai-nan or Hwainan, city, eastern China, in Anhui Province. It is a diversified industrial center on the Huai River (linked to the Grand Canal) in one of China's richest coalfields. Coal production, begun here in the 1930s and expanded during the Japanese occupation (1939-45) of the coalfield, accelerated after 1949 with the discovery of vast new coal reserves. The city grew as a manufacturing center in the 1950s; its products include chemicals, fertilizer, iron and steel, machinery, and processed food. Population (1991) 1,310,514.Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2001
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