    anhui (, ) is a province of the people's republic of china, and is part of the east china region. located across the basins of the yangtze river and the huai river, it borders jiangsu to the east, zhejiang to the southeast, jiangxi to the south, hubei to the southwest, henan to the northwest, and shandong for a tiny section in the north. the provincial capital is hefei. the name "anhui" derives from the names of two cities in southern anhui, anqing 
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