Huaibei

Proper noun

Huaibei

1. A prefecture-level city in northern Anhui, China.
   • The Yangtse and Huai Rivers cut through Anhwei, dividing it into three areas from north to south — Huaipei, Huainan and Wannan.
     The greater part of Huaipei, the area north of the Huai, consists of plain less than 50 metres above sea level. In the past it was almost all dry land, growing mainly...[1964, Yu-ti (任育地) Jen, “The Middle and Lower Yellow River Region”, in 中国地理概述 [A Concise Geography of China], Peking: Foreign Languages Press, →OCLC, page 122
   • The biggest project completed this year was the construction of a 150‐mile waterway linking Honan, Anhwei and Kiangsu Provinces across the Huaipei Plain.[…]
     The Huaipei plain project was launched in 1966, but in Hupeh Province 600,000 workers re portedly took only six months to build a 60 mile‐long...[1970 July 6 [1970 July 5], “CHINESE MASSES WORK ON CANALS”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 08 Oct 2023, page 7