ABSTRACT
Huaibei is a coal resource-based city, which is built and prospers because of coal. It is located in northern part of Anhui Province, with a total area of 2741 km2. Xiangshan District, Lieshan District, Duji District and Suixi County are under the jurisdiction of Huiaibei. It lies in the hinterland of eastern China, and connects Jiangsu, Shandong, Henan, and Anhui Province, and is adjacent to Xiaoxian in the north, Mengcheng in the south, Suzhou in the east, and Woyang and Yongcheng in the west. Transportation of Huaibei is very convenient. There are railways of Jinghu, Longhai, and Fujia, six national and provincial roads, as well as highways of Jingtai, and Lianhuo. It is only 60 km from Huaibei to Guanyin Airport of Xuzhou, and 280 km to Lianyungang Port. Huaibei is the nearest city from the deep water port in Anhui Province. The location of Huaibei in Anhui Province is showed in Figure 1.
