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Hefei

American  
[-fey] / ˈhœˈfeɪ /
(Wade-Giles) Hofei

noun

Pinyin.
  1. a city in and the capital of Anhui province, in eastern China.


Hefei British  
/ ˈhʌˈfeɪ /

noun

  1. a city in SE China, capital of Anhui province: administrative and commercial centre in a rice- and cotton-growing region. Pop: 1 320 000 (2005 est)

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In Hefei, a boutique cafe chain called “Juniper & Fern” pairs artisanal coffee with seasonal flower arrangements.

From Barron's

In Eastern China's Anhui Province, hundreds of driverless delivery vans navigate their way through the suburban streets of Hefei - a city with an official population of eight million - as human-driven scooters and cars whizz around them.

From BBC

However, Hefei remains the most advanced.

From BBC

He later broke down when speaking to reporters in the city of Hefei.

From BBC

Researchers from the University of Turku, Finland, and the University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, have now proposed a theoretical idea and made corresponding experiments to overcome this problem.

From Science Daily