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Héféi8 Ānhuī
LORD BAO: FAIR & JUST
Lord Bao,aka BaoZheng,was an official in the Northern Song dynasty (960–1279). Owing to his sense of filial piety,fairness in dealing with cases and his stance against corruption,Lord Bao has been immortalised in classical Chinese literature.He still continues to be the subject of movies,TVshows and stage plays.And like all good classical characters,the line between fiction and his real life has been blurred.The Ming-dynasty interpretation made him into a Sherlock Holmes–type detective with several martial-
arts capable sidekicks.He even has his own video game.
Héféi is his birthplace and Bāohé Park contains four sights (admission¥50,inclEnglish guide¥200;h8am-6pm).The floating village ( ;Fúzhuāng;h8am-5.45pm) is a pleas-
ant cluster of Hui-style buildings,gardens and a teahouse built on an island in the middle of the park’s river.The Bāo Gōng Temple ( ;BāogōngCí;h7.30am-6pm) is a small memorial temple with a 3m-tall statue of Lord Bao,and the Qīngfēng Tower
( ;QīngfēngYuán;h7.30am-6pm) is a 42m pavilion built in 1999 to mark the 1000th
anniversary of Lord Bao’s birth.
The most interesting of these sights is undoubtedly Lord Bao’s Tomb (;BāogōngMùyuán;h8am-5.45pm).Asombre stone tunnel leads you under his burial mound and to a large brown coffin where his remains are interred.As you might imagine,not much is left and various bits of bone have been hermetically sealed and stored away for scientific purposes.
We’re waiting for the Lord Bao amusement park…
Zhonglu is where you’ll find the midrange hotel chains such as 7 Days, Home Inn and Hanting. For food, head to the pedestrianised Huaihe Lu Buxing Jie. The side streets have cheap eats and there’s everything from fast-food chains to noodle shops. A night market sets up in the area too.
Westin |
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Héféi Wàndáwēisītīng |
Jiǔdiàn; %298 9888; www.westin.com/hefeibaohe; 150 Ma’anshan Lu; 150 ; d from ¥1500; ais) The nicest choice in the city, with a full range of modern facilities including a fitnesscentre,swimmingpool,spaandgoodres- taurants.Roomshaveflat-screenTVsandsoft bedding. There’s a megamall across the street where you can shop at Gucci before watching an IMAX movie. Bāohé Park is just round the corner.There’s35%discountonline.
Green Tree Inn HOTEL$
( ; Géli’n Háotài; %225 8188; www.998. com;34HogxingLu; 34 ;tw¥199,d¥169189; ai) This reliable, modern midrange chain hotel offers compact, cheap and clean accommodation in a 24-room branch along a quiet residential street. More expensive rooms have a PC. There’s food and shopping within walking distance.
Lúzhōu Kǎoyā ROASTDUCK$
( ; 107 Suzhou Lu; dishes from ¥8)
Sample some of Ānhuī’s traditional roast
duck ( ; ¥20 per 500g), plus plenty of other noodle and dumpling dishes (from ¥8) at this buzzy eatery. Order at the counter and show the slip to the server, then take a seat. Grab some of the savoury roasted biscuits (¥1.70; look for the queue outside) to go.
8 Information
Bank of China ( ; Zhōngguó Yínháng) Wuwei Lu (Wuwei Lu); Shouchun Lu (Shouchun Lu) Currency exchange and international ATMs.
China Post ( ; Zhōngguó Yóuzhèng; Changjiang Zhonglu) There’s also a branch beside the train station.
First People’s Hospital ( ; Dìyī Rénmín Yīyuàn; %265 2893; 322 Huaihe Lu)
Internet cafes ( ; wǎngbā; per hr ¥2; h8am-midnight)Aclusterislocatedabout 80m west of Motel 168, off Huaihe Lu Buxing Jie. You’ll need to show a passport.
Public Security Bureau (PSB; ; Gōng’ānjú) On the northwest corner of the intersection of Shouchun Lu and Liu’an Lu.
8 Getting There & Away
Air
Dailyflightsincludethefollowing: Běijīng ¥890, two hours Guǎngzhōu ¥750, two hours Shànghǎi ¥550, one hour Xiàmén ¥600, 1½ hours
BookingscanbemadeatChina Eastern Airlines/Lanyu Travel( /
;DōngfāngHángkōngShòupiàochù;%262 9955;158ChangjiangZhonglu),situatednextto theHúadūHotel,andatthetrainstation’sticket bookingoffice.
Bus
Héféihasnumerousbusstationsforitsrelativelysmallsize,butthefollowingarethemost usefulones.
TheHéféi long-distance bus station(;Héféichángtúqìchēzhàn;168MingguangLu)hasbusestonumerousdestinations inthesurroundingprovinces:
Hángzhōu ¥140, 5½ hours, six daily Nánjīng ¥55, 2½ hours, every 30 minutes
Shànghǎi ¥180, seven hours, 12 daily (including sleeper)
Wǔhàn ¥185, 6½ hours, eight daily
Theeast bus station( ;qìchē dōngzhàn;ChangjiangDonglu)runsbusesto mostdestinationsinĀnhuī:
Huángshān ¥115, four hours, four daily Túnxī ¥115, four hours, hourly
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BusestoJiǔhuáShān (¥88,3½hours,every40 minutes)leavefromthetourist bus station(
;lǚyóuqìchēzhàn;ZhanqianJie)500m
westoftrainstation.Theso-calledmain bus station( ;kèyùnzǒngzhàn;Zhanqian
Jie),justoutsidethetrainstation,isforlocal busesonly.
Train
Thetrainstationis4kmnortheastofthecity centre.ExpressDtrains:
Nánjīng ¥61, one hour, 27 daily
Shànghǎi Hóngqiáo ¥151 to ¥218, 3½ hours, 15 daily
Regularservicedestinations:
Běijīng ¥145 to ¥411, 10 to 16 hours, six daily
Shànghǎi ¥116 to ¥183, 6½ to 8½ hours, eight daily
Túnxī¥66to¥162,sixtosevenhours,threedaily
8 Getting Around
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