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26-3189: Taihe (Chinese: 太和 unless otherwise noted) may refer to: Locations in China [ edit ] Taihe County, Anhui , in Fuyang, Anhui Taihe County, Jiangxi (泰和县), in Ji'an, Jiangxi Taihe District , Jinzhou, Liaoning Taihe Tujia Ethnic Township , in Fengjie County, Chongqing Subdistricts [ edit ] Taihe Subdistrict, Xuyi County , in Xuyi County, Jiangsu Taihe Subdistrict, Jinzhou , in Taihe District Taihe Subdistrict, Shehong , in Shehong, Sichuan Taihe Subdistrict, Kunming , in Guandu District, Kunming, Yunnan Towns [ edit ] Taihe, Hechuan District , in Hechuan District, Chongqing Taihe, Guangzhou , in Guangzhou, Guangdong Taihe, Qingyuan , in Qingyuan, Guangdong Taihe, Henan , in Sheqi County, Henan Taihe, Hubei , in Ezhou, Hubei Taihe, Guiyang County , in Guiyang County, Hunan Taihe, Yongxing County , in Yongxing County, Hunan Taihe, Nanfeng County , in Nanfeng County, Jiangxi Taihe, Heishan County , in Heishan County, Liaoning Taihe, Shandong (太河), in Zibo, Shandong Taihe, Linshui County , in Linshui County, Sichuan Taihe, Meishan , in Meishan, Sichuan Taihe, Xichang , in Xichang, Sichuan Historical eras [ edit ] Taihe (227–233), era name used by Cao Rui , emperor of Cao Wei Taihe (328–330), era name used by Shi Le , emperor of Later Zhao Taihe (344–346), era name used by Li Shi (emperor) , emperor of Cheng Han Taihe (366–371), era name used by Emperor Fei of Jin Taihe (477–499), era name used by Emperor Xiaowen of Northern Wei Taihe (泰和, 1201–1208), era name used by Emperor Zhangzong of Jin Other topics [ edit ] Princess Taihe ( fl. 821–843), Tang dynasty princess and

52-604: A Huigu Khatun by marriage Hall of Supreme Harmony or Taihe Hall, the largest hall within the Forbidden City in Beijing Taihe Institute , a leading Chinese think tank based in Beijing [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change

78-522: A car pile-up on an expressway near Fuyang. Fuyang features a monsoon -influenced humid subtropical climate ( Köppen Cwa ) with cool, damp winters and very hot and wet summers. Because the weather is perceived as frequently changing, a common saying among local people is that, "Fuyang has four seasons in spring ." The prefecture-level city of Fuyang administers eight county-level divisions , including three districts , one county-level city and four counties . The most notable local dish in Fuyang

104-552: A way to supplement their income. The blood collectors would often draw too much blood, causing their feet to go numb , and sometimes people were even hung upside down against a wall to force blood to flow back into their arms. As compensation for giving their blood, participants were given 50 yuan along with some food and drink. Many people engaged in this practice due to rural poverty and local corruption, which placed them under great economic stress. As one woman from Fuyang recalls: We sold blood because we were poor. Wang Huaizhong

130-543: Is Ge La Tiao ( 格拉条 ), a spicy noodle dish made with thick noodles mixed with sesame sauce, coriander , garlic , chili oil , and other ingredients. Many people native to Fuyang enjoy this dish, but some people who come to Fuyang from other areas may dislike it and find it difficult to digest. Other notable local dishes include: The most common type of Chinese tea in Fuyang is Huangshan Maofeng , followed by other teas such as Lu'an Guapian , Keemun black tea ( Qimen Hongcha ), and Taiping Houkui . Teas from outside

156-413: Is a prefecture-level city in northwestern Anhui province , China . It is bordered by Henan province to the west and the cities of Bozhou to the northeast, Huainan to the southeast, and Lu'an to the south. Its population was 8,200,264 inhabitants at the 2020 census whom 2,128,538 lived in the built-up ( or metro ) area made of 3 urban districts Yingzhou, Yingdong and Yingquan. Starting with

182-586: The Yijing , Classic of Poetry , Zhuangzi , Cang Jie Pian (primer), Classic for Physiognomizing Dogs ( 相狗經 ), tables of historical annals, studies of myriad phenomena ( 萬物 ), a text on xingqi ( 行氣 , circulating breath), and others. Ouyang Xiu , one of famous Eight Masters of the Tang and Song , died in 1072 in present-day Fuyang, Anhui. His influence was so great, even opponents like Wang Anshi wrote moving tributes on his behalf. Wang referred to him as

208-566: The Qin dynasty , the region now called Fuyang was called Ruyin ( 汝陰 ). Ruyin was classified as part of the ancient province of Yuzhou . In the early Han dynasty , Ruyin was ruled by Xiahou Ying (d. 172 BCE), who fought alongside Liu Bang against the latter's archrival Xiang Yu in the Chu–Han Contention (206–202 BC), and helped Liu Bang establish the Han dynasty. Following the establishment of

234-593: The 100 million yuan annual fiscal income of the entire Yingquan district. Despite being popularly deemed the "White House" ( 白宫 ), the building resembles the United States Capitol . In 2008, it was widely reported that Zhang Zhi'an ( 张治安 ), the Communist Party chief of Yingquan District, nicknamed the "White House Party Chief," had been suspended from his office on June 5, 2008, along several other officials. They were under investigation for

260-649: The Han dynasty, the title conferred upon Xiahou Ying was "Lord of Ruyin" ( 汝陰侯 ). The second Lord of Ruyin was Xiahou Ying's son, Xiahou Zao ( 夏侯灶 ) (d. 165 BCE), whose tomb was later rediscovered in Fuyang in 1977. The site of the second Lord of Ruyin's tomb, called Shuanggudui , was rediscovered in 1977 when Fuyang's municipal airport was undergoing an expansion. Two tombs were found, although only one contained texts. Much like Mawangdui , important classical Chinese texts were found at Shuanggudui that shed new light on ancient Chinese culture and literature. Texts recorded on bamboo strips were found at Shuanggudui, including

286-516: The death of Li Guofu ( 李国福 ), a businessman who acted as a whistleblower . In Beijing , Li Guofu had accused Zhang of corruption and abuse of power , and hoped that Yingquan District would reclaim the area as farmland . In August 2007, Li Guofu was arrested by the Yingquan government on corruption charges and imprisoned. Zhang interrogated Li, threatening his family, and extracted a confession from him. On March 13, 2008, just hours before he

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312-504: The disaster was caused mainly by gross mismanagement, using the expression, "Three parts natural disaster and seven parts man-made disaster ." In the 1990s, commercial blood selling schemes led to entire villages in Henan and Anhui being infected with the HIV virus. The government in Fuyang, which at that time was headed by Wang Huaizhong ( 王怀忠 ), encouraged rural villagers to sell blood as

338-429: The government did not encourage blood selling, we would not have sold blood to make money. In a 2004 epidemiological survey of Fuyang, it was found that at least three thousand farmers had contracted HIV due to the blood trade. The Fuyang AIDS Orphan Salvation Association ( 阜阳市艾滋病贫困儿童救助协会 ) has done some relief work to help AIDS orphans in Fuyang. The 2006 short film, The Blood of Yingzhou District , documents

364-478: The greatest literary figure of his age. In the fourteenth century, Han Shantong sought to overthrow the ruling Mongol Yuan dynasty . Han styled himself as the "Great King of Light," claiming to be an incarnation of Maitreya Bodhisattva , and heir to the preceding Song dynasty . Han was a native of Yingzhou, where he began the main thrust of the Red Turban Rebellion in 1351, initially gaining

390-409: The investigation, and continued to seek bribes from private business owners. In response, the court sentenced him to death , stating, "His attitude was disgusting and he was severely punished in accordance with the law." In February 2004, just two months after his trial, Wang was executed by lethal injection . Wang Huaizhong had previously pursued the construction of a large airport in Fuyang that

416-427: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Taihe&oldid=1184542192 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Articles containing Chinese-language text Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Taihe County, Anhui In

442-489: The many challenges faced by AIDS orphans living in rural parts of Fuyang's Yingzhou district. Wang Huaizhong, who promoted blood selling in Fuyang in the early 1990s, was later promoted to deputy governor of Anhui province. However, in 2001, he was arrested for taking bribes. He was later convicted of accepting bribes totaling 5.17 million yuan, and having 4.8 million yuan of unaccountable assets. After being taken into custody, Wang attempted to bribe investigators into dropping

468-410: The population of Fuyang had been 8 million people. During this period, Zeng Xisheng , the provincial Party secretary of Anhui, pursued large water conservation projects that led to insufficient irrigation for local crops, leading to mass starvation . Local cadres, fearing repercussions from Zeng, underreported death rates in their regions, in some cases forcing the starving villagers to hide if there

494-433: The present, Taihe County has 26 towns and 5 townships. 33°19′57″N 115°40′06″E  /  33.33250°N 115.66833°E  / 33.33250; 115.66833 This Fuyang location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Fuyang Fuyang ( simplified Chinese : 阜阳 ; traditional Chinese : 阜陽 ; pinyin : Fùyáng , previously romanized as Fowyang)

520-546: The region are also popular, such as Tieguanyin and Longjing . The G36 Nanjing–Luoyang Expressway goes through Fuyang, and runs from Nanjing , Jiangsu to the east, to Luoyang , Henan to the west. Fuyang has a large railway station, and is a railway transportation hub for Anhui province. The Shangqiu-Hefei-Hangzhou High-speed Rail was opened in 2019, which serve Fuyang through the new Fuyang West railway station . Flights to and from major cities in China are possible through Fuyang Airport . The city of Fuyang includes

546-615: The support of 3000 rebels, and later 10,000. After entering Shandong province, the Red Turban Army merged with other rebel movements, eventually leading indirectly to the founding of the Ming dynasty . According to Chinese government reports in the Fuyang Party History Research Office, between the years 1959 and 1961, 2.4 million people from Fuyang died from famine . Before the famines, in 1958,

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572-459: Was an official inspection. When Vice Chairman Dong Biwu came to visit the Fuyang region, provincial leaders ordered all corpses to be removed from Dong's travel route, and for edema patients to be rounded up and kept out of sight. Since the 1980s there has been greater official Chinese recognition of the importance of policy mistakes in causing the disaster, and the Party has acknowledged that

598-487: Was forced to resign. Subsequently, 55 brands of cheap infant formula were banned after it was discovered they had only traces of the required nutrients. In early 2007, Chinese state media began reporting that in Yingquan District, a government building dubbed the "White House" was becoming controversial. The construction cost of the "White House" was reported to have reached 30 million yuan, nearly one third of

624-451: Was in power at that time and the government under him demanded that each farmer pay an extra agricultural tax. If you failed to pay, the officials would take away your pigs, corn, and grain. So the harvest was only good enough for a basic living. But keeping children at school was expensive. Giving out gifts every year cost a family nearly ten thousand yuan. Building rooms to bring in a wife cost thirty thousand to forty thousand yuan. But if

650-553: Was scheduled to see a lawyer, Li Guofu was found hanged . Although his death was deemed a suicide , media reported that Li Guofu's body was bruised and his mouth was tightly shut, uncharacteristic of a suicide by hanging. On February 8, 2010, Zhang was found guilty of taking bribes, retaliation, and framing an innocent person, and was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve. In March 2008, an outbreak of hand, foot, and mouth disease began in Fuyang, leading to 25,000 infections, and 42 deaths, by May 13. In 2017, 18 people died in

676-562: Was widely regarded as a boondoggle , costing 390 million yuan, but which served only 920 passengers in 2002. In 2004, there was a food scandal involving fake infant formula being sold in Fuyang. Chinese state media reported that 50–60 children in Fuyang died from the formula, with the children belonging mostly to poor rural families. Fuyang's mayor Liu Qingqiang was reprimanded by the Chinese Communist Party for failing to supervise food safety, while Vice Mayor Ma Mingyue

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