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Anhui

American  
[ahn-hwee] / ˈɑnˈʰwi /
Older Spelling, Anhwei

noun

Pinyin, Wade-Giles.
  1. a province in E China. 54,015 sq. mi. (139,899 sq. km). Hefei.


Anhui British  
/ ˈænˈweɪ /

noun

  1. a province of E China, crossed by the Yangtze River. Capital: Hefei. Pop: 64 100 000 (2003 est). Area: 139 860 sq km (54 000 sq miles)

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Chinese companies marketing magnets free of the regulated heavy rare earths include Yonjumag, Anhui Hanhai New Material, Zhaobao Magnet and X-Mag.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 2, 2025

In Lu’an, a fourth-tier city in Anhui Province, young couples recently picked up a “smart-kitchen” appliance package via a livestream promotion from a national brand—a category seeing double-digit growth in these markets.

From Barron's • Nov. 15, 2025

Nearly 100 highway toll stations in Anhui have blocked cars from entering because of snow and freezing conditions.

From New York Times • Feb. 5, 2024

He says he has come to Anhui province from Shanghai to honour Li, "a leader who ordinary people believe spoke the truth".

From BBC • Nov. 2, 2023

Taking with him four thousand of his most reliable Anhui men, all well-armed horse, foot and artillery, he made a secret forced march to Peking.

From Court Life in China by Headland, Isaac Taylor