Introduction

2025-04-04 — 2025-04-04

For the Qingming Festival holiday, I decided to explore somewhere near Hefei and chose Huainan. It's a rather humble city with a large elderly population. The vibe reminded me a lot of northeastern China. Later, I found out that it’s indeed one of the cities developed during the Third Front Movement.

1. Huai River

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Huai River
Huai River ferry dock

This old neighborhood by the river is pure 1980s–90s northeastern China style—deeply nostalgic.

Old district by the dock

2. Longhu Park

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Huainan also has a Longhu Park—same name as the one in Changchun.

Longhu Park