Huaihua

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| demographics2_info1 = CN¥ 187.8 billion
US$ 27.8 billion

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US$ 5,333

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Huaihua ({{zh|s=怀化市|t=懷化市|p=Huáihuà Shì}}) is a prefecture-level city in the southwest of Hunan province, China. It is known as the "Western Gate" of Hunan and is the largest prefecture-level city in the province.{{Cite web |title=怀化市-湖南简况（Huaihua City-Hunan Province) |url=http://www.hunan.gov.cn/topic/2020hnjksc/jkscszjj/202012/t20201222_14056949.html |access-date=2025-06-10 |website=www.hunan.gov.cn}}It covers {{convert|27,564|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}} and is bordered by Xiangxi to the northwest, Zhangjiajie and Changde to the north, Yiyang, Loudi and Shaoyang to the east, Guilin and Liuzhou of Guangxi to the south, and Qiandongnan and Tongren of Guizhou to the southwest. It has a population of 4,741,948 (2010 census), accounting for 7.22% of the provincial population.[http://www.hhtj.gov.cn/article/2011/0620/articles_6017.html Huaihua Census 2010] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714232614/http://www.hhtj.gov.cn/article/2011/0620/articles_6017.html |date=2014-07-14 }} and [http://www.hntj.gov.cn/zhuanlan/6th_census/events/in_province/201105/t20110513_85176.htm Hunan Census 2010] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304041240/http://www.hntj.gov.cn/zhuanlan/6th_census/events/in_province/201105/t20110513_85176.htm |date=2016-03-04 }}[http://www.xzqh.org/html/show/hn/15760.html xzqh.org: Huaihua introduction], also see [http://book.hhsqw.cn/bookview.asp?zb_id=7&m_num=72 Huaihua Yearbook 2015] According to the 2010 Census, 2,909,574 people, or 61.4% of the population, are Han Chinese. Minorities constitute 38.6% of the population, with 1,832,289 people. The Dong, Miao, Tujia, Yao and Bai are major native minority groups.[http://www.hhtj.gov.cn/article/2012/1126/articles_7390.html?WebShieldSessionVerify=5OciiKaTJJPdl62wnZzd Ethnic group Analysis of Huaihua Census 2010 (2012-11-30)] Huaihua is the central region of the Dong ethnic population, home to nearly 28.35% of the Chinese Dong ethnic group.According to [http://www.stats.gov.cn/english/Statisticaldata/CensusData/rkpc2010/indexch.htm China census 2010], there is 2,879,974 Dong ethnic population; Huaihua lives [http://www.hhtj.gov.cn/index.php?index::get_count&id=7390 816,481 population of Dong ethnic group]{{Dead link|date=August 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, it shares 28.35% of Chinese Dong people.

Huaihua is located in the center of the border area of Hunan, Hubei, Chongqing, Guizhou and Guangxi provinces. It is at the core intersection of a cross on the map of China and is known as the "Gateway to Guizhou and Yunnan" and the "Throat of the Whole Chu".{{Cite web |title=湖南怀化：走出生态产品价值实现新路径_国家林业和草原局政府网 |url=http://www.forestry.gov.cn/c/www/gggddt/593694.jhtml |access-date=2025-06-10 |website=www.forestry.gov.cn}}

Huaihua is very mountainous, being located between the Wuyi and Xuefeng mountain ranges. The Yuan river runs from the south to the north. The forest coverage reached 70.8% in 2015.the forest coverage in 2015 is according to [http://www.huaihua.gov.cn/zwgk/fzfxxgkml/tjsj/tjgb/342982.htm 2015 Statistical Report on National Economy and Social Development of Huaihua]

Administration

Hecheng District ({{lang|zh-hans|鹤城区}})
Hongjiang city ({{lang|zh-Hans-CN|洪江市}})
Hongjiang District ({{lang|zh-hans|洪江管理区}})
Yuanling County ({{lang|zh-hans|沅陵县}})
Chenxi County ({{lang|zh-hans|辰溪县}})
Xupu County ({{lang|zh-hans|溆浦县}})
Zhongfang County ({{lang|zh-hans|中方县}})
Huitong County ({{lang|zh-hans|会同县}})
Mayang Miao Autonomous County ({{lang|zh-hans|麻阳苗族自治县}})
Xinhuang Dong Autonomous County ({{lang|zh-hans|新晃侗族自治县}})
Zhijiang Dong Autonomous County ({{lang|zh-hans|芷江侗族自治县}})
Jingzhou Miao and Dong Autonomous County ({{lang|zh-hans|靖州苗族侗族自治县}})
Tongdao Dong Autonomous County ({{lang|zh-hans|通道侗族自治县}})

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Geography and economy

File:Yuan River in Yuanling County of Huaihua, Hunan, picture12.jpg in Yuanling County]]

Huaihua lies in the mountainous west of Hunan, south-east of Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, and shares the same mountain belt. {{Cite journal |last=Ma |first=Xue-feng |last2=Zhao |first2=Jie |date=2024 |title=The common prosperity effect and model of mountain tourism resource development: Taking the Western Hunan Area as an example |url=https://www.jnr.ac.cn/EN/10.31497/zrzyxb.20240401 |journal=JOURNAL OF NATURAL RESOURCES |language=en |volume=39 |issue=4 |pages=749 |doi=10.31497/zrzyxb.20240401 |issn=1000-3037}}Railroads are major means of transportation in the region, and an airport was opened in 2004.

Huaihua is home to the Second Artillery Corps Base 55, which is charged with maintaining ICBMs. [http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/report/1999/chinamod.pdf][http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/world/china/huaihua.htm] The nuclear assets at Huaihua are intended for small-scale nuclear conflicts [https://web.archive.org/web/20141001230052/http://www.softwar.net/dongfeng.html] (with a limited, but nuclear, exchange), as well as the ability to strike Guam, one of only two B-2 bases.

=Climate=

Huaihua City is located in the southwest of Hunan Province, between the Xuefeng Mountain Range and the Wuling Mountain Range. It is mainly mountainous, with many mountains in the east and west and valley plains and hilly areas in the middle. It has a mid-subtropical humid monsoon climate, with a mild climate without long hot days in summer and long frost in winter.{{Cite web |title=怀化 - 气象数据 -中国天气网 |url=https://www.weather.com.cn/cityintro/101251201.shtml |access-date=2025-06-10 |website=www.weather.com.cn}}Huaihua has long, hot, oppressive, wet and mostly cloudy summers and short, very cold and partly cloudy winters. Temperatures typically range from 1°C to 32°C over the course of the year, rarely falling below -3°C or rising above 34°C.{{Cite web |title=a - cloudiness 10 points; b - clearly; c - partly cloudy. |url=https://doi.org/10.31857/s0205-96142019418-28-13733 |access-date=2025-06-10 |website=doi.org}}The annual average temperature is 16.8℃, the average temperature in January is 4.4℃, and the average temperature in July is 28.5℃. The annual average precipitation is about 1,600 mm.{{Cite web |title=怀化 - 气象数据 -中国天气网 |url=https://www.weather.com.cn/cityintro/101251201.shtml |access-date=2025-06-10 |website=www.weather.com.cn}}{{Weather box

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|Jan record high C = 24.7

|Feb record high C = 28.9

|Mar record high C = 34.2

|Apr record high C = 34.9

|May record high C = 36.2

|Jun record high C = 37.1

|Jul record high C = 39.4

|Aug record high C = 40.0

|Sep record high C = 37.7

|Oct record high C = 35.9

|Nov record high C = 30.8

|Dec record high C = 23.2

|Jan record low C = -4.5

|Feb record low C = -4.0

|Mar record low C = -1.2

|Apr record low C = 4.0

|May record low C = 10.8

|Jun record low C = 16.3

|Jul record low C = 18.2

|Aug record low C = 16.8

|Sep record low C = 11.6

|Oct record low C = 5.9

|Nov record low C = 0.2

|Dec record low C = -3.5

|Jan high C = 8.1

|Feb high C = 11.4

|Mar high C = 16.5

|Apr high C = 22.8

|May high C = 26.7

|Jun high C = 29.8

|Jul high C = 33.2

|Aug high C = 33.1

|Sep high C = 28.9

|Oct high C = 22.8

|Nov high C = 17.0

|Dec high C = 10.9

|Jan mean C = 4.9

|Feb mean C = 7.5

|Mar mean C = 12.0

|Apr mean C = 17.7

|May mean C = 21.9

|Jun mean C = 25.4

|Jul mean C = 28.6

|Aug mean C = 27.8

|Sep mean C = 23.8

|Oct mean C = 18.2

|Nov mean C = 12.7

|Dec mean C = 7.1

|Jan low C = 2.8

|Feb low C = 4.9

|Mar low C = 8.9

|Apr low C = 14.1

|May low C = 18.4

|Jun low C = 22.2

|Jul low C = 25.0

|Aug low C = 24.1

|Sep low C = 20.3

|Oct low C = 15.1

|Nov low C = 9.9

|Dec low C = 4.5

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|Jan precipitation mm = 66.4

|Feb precipitation mm = 74.3

|Mar precipitation mm = 113.0

|Apr precipitation mm = 129.1

|May precipitation mm = 217.4

|Jun precipitation mm = 268.8

|Jul precipitation mm = 164.3

|Aug precipitation mm = 100.5

|Sep precipitation mm = 94.5

|Oct precipitation mm = 74.7

|Nov precipitation mm = 80.6

|Dec precipitation mm = 47.8

|unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm

|Jan precipitation days = 13.7

|Feb precipitation days = 14.6

|Mar precipitation days = 17.2

|Apr precipitation days = 16.3

|May precipitation days = 16.7

|Jun precipitation days = 14.7

|Jul precipitation days = 10.8

|Aug precipitation days = 10.3

|Sep precipitation days = 9.5

|Oct precipitation days = 11.4

|Nov precipitation days = 12.3

|Dec precipitation days = 11.6

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|Jan sun = 46.1

|Feb sun = 51.9

|Mar sun = 76.2

|Apr sun = 104.2

|May sun = 117.9

|Jun sun = 123.0

|Jul sun = 210.5

|Aug sun = 202.4

|Sep sun = 135.7

|Oct sun = 104.1

|Nov sun = 84.6

|Dec sun = 70.3

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| Feb percentsun = 16

| Mar percentsun = 20

| Apr percentsun = 27

| May percentsun = 28

| Jun percentsun = 30

| Jul percentsun = 50

| Aug percentsun = 50

| Sep percentsun = 37

| Oct percentsun = 30

| Nov percentsun = 26

| Dec percentsun = 22

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|Jan snow days = 4.3

|Feb snow days = 2.3

|Mar snow days = 0.7

|Apr snow days = 0

|May snow days = 0

|Jun snow days = 0

|Jul snow days = 0

|Aug snow days = 0

|Sep snow days = 0

|Oct snow days = 0

|Nov snow days = 0.1

|Dec snow days = 1.3

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Government

The current CPC Party Secretary of Huaihua is Peng Guofu and the current mayor is Lei Shaoye.

Transportation

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Huaihua is located at a major railway node and its economy has historically benefited from the concentration of railways meeting in the city. Five major railways, the Shanghai–Kunming railway, the Shanghai–Kunming high-speed railway, the Jiaozuo–Liuzhou railway, the Chongqing–Huaihua railway, and the Zhangjiajie–Huaihua high-speed railway intersect in the city. Through these railways Huaihua has connections to almost all major Chinese cities. Passenger trains are served by the Huaihua railway station.{{Cite web |title=怀化市鹤中综合交通一体化实施方案 - 市交通运输局 |url=https://www.huaihua.gov.cn/jtj/c108777/202311/50bca9e3dd7344abb2abd660213d1962.shtml |access-date=2025-06-10 |website=www.huaihua.gov.cn}} Huaihua South railway station meanwhile is served by high-speed trains.{{Cite web |title=40367人次！怀化高铁南站日发送人数创历史新高 - 怀化市人民政府 |url=https://www.huaihua.gov.cn/huaihua/c138093/202502/a4c414527f644b1798dbc5b2775b3002.shtml |access-date=2025-06-10 |website=www.huaihua.gov.cn}}

A rail freight handling station, Huaihua West, was opened on 31 January 2021.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=4 February 2021|title=新怀化西货场惊艳登场，为大湘西改革发展按下"快进键"|trans-title=New Huaihua West cargo market amazing debut, for the reform and development of Daxiang West press the "fast-forward key"|url=http://news.gaotie.cn/pinglun/2021-02-04/566196.html|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=4 February 2021|website=高铁网|language=zh}}

Huaihua is on the route of G65 Baotou-Maoming Expressway, which connects it with Chongqing to the northwest. It is also on the route of G60 Shanghai–Kunming Expressway, which connects it with Guiyang to the west, and Changsha to the east. Other roads that run through the city include China National Highway 209 and China National Highway 320.

By air, Huaihua is served by Huaihua Zhijiang Airport, located some 31 kilometers from the city proper in the Zhijiang Dong Autonomous County.{{Cite web |title=怀化-国内机场-中国南方航空公司 |url=https://www.csair.cn/cn/tourguide/airport_service/domestic/domestic/1ac8jptju62r7.shtml |access-date=2025-06-10 |website=www.csair.cn}}By 2025, Huaihua Zhijiang Airport is expected to handle a passenger throughput of 1.1 million.{{Cite web |title=怀化芷江机场分公司 - 湖南机场官方网站（Huaihua Zhijiang Airport Branch - Hunan Airport Official Website） |url=https://www.hunanairport.cn/content/hhAirPort.html |access-date=2025-06-10 |website=www.hunanairport.cn}}

Notable people

Cai Xukun, singer-songwriter, dancer and actor
Cheng Yi, actor and singer
Jackson Yee, actor, singer, and dancer
Shu Junrong, slalom canoeist
Su Yu, military commander and politician
Xia Da, manhua artist
Xiang Jingyu, feminist politician
Zhou Fohai, politician; collaborationist with Imperial Japan
Nancy Xu, (Xu YouJie) dancer and choreographer on Strictly Come Dancing

References

External links

[http://www.huaihua.gov.cn/ Official website of Huaihua Government]

{{Prefectural-level divisions of the People's Republic of China}}

Category:Prefecture-level divisions of Hunan

Category:Cities in Hunan