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37-612: The marque was launched in April 2023 in Wuhu, Anhui , China, alongside the Omoda marque. The two brands (referred to as "O&J" brands) are only marketed outside China to support its export strategy. Both brands were targeted to reach annual global sales of 1,400,000 units by 2030 (excluding China). In the same month, Chery established a separate company in China called Anhui Omoda Jaecoo Automobile Co., Ltd. as

74-584: A hub for manufacturing. In July 2016, the area was afflicted by the 2016 China floods . On July 6, 2020, the Anhui provincial government approved the merger of Sanshan District into Yijiang District , the replacement of Wuhu County with Wanzhi District , and the replacement of Fanchang County with Fanchang District . In June 2023, the area was afflicted by flooding. The prefecture-level city of Wuhu administers 8 county-level divisions , including 5 districts , 1 county , and 1 county-level city . As of

111-485: A per capita disposable income of 51,481, while this stands at 29,518 among rural residents. In 2022, Wuhu exported 9.468 billion United States dollars (USD) worth of goods and services, and imported 4.142 billion USD worth of goods and services. Major industrial products in Wuhu include automobiles , HVAC units, plate glass , cement, steel, and copper. Wuhu Economic & Technological Development Area in

148-656: A piece of property to build the city's first Methodist Church and Western-style hospital. Hart was able to secure the Yichisan Hill before the British, who wanted the property to build a consulate and naval base . The Yichisan Hospital is Anhui's oldest/continuous western hospital. Dr. Edgerton H. Hart (V.C. Hart's eldest son) became the hospital's Director in 1895 and continued at that capacity until his death in April 1913. Caroline Maddock arrived in Wuhu in October 1904, to serve as

185-745: A sales company. The name is based on the German word Jäger (meaning ' hunter ') and the English word 'cool'. In Iran, the brand is known as Lucano . Jaecoo vehicles went on sale in its first market, Russia in September 2023 starting with the Jaecoo J7 . Jaecoo became the fifth Chery brand in the country after Chery, Exeed , Omoda and Jetour . Chery officially debuted in Italy in July 2024 with Jaecoo brand alongside Omoda , with

222-455: Is a prefecture-level city in southeastern Anhui province , China. Sitting on the southeast bank of the Yangtze River , Wuhu borders Xuancheng to the southeast, Chizhou and Tongling to the southwest, Hefei City to the northwest, Ma'anshan city to the northeast, Jiangsu to the east, and is approximately 90 km (56 mi) southwest of Nanjing . With the urbanization trend in

259-592: Is said to get its colour from the flames of Gan Jiang's furnace. Shen Shan (Sacred Hill) is the legendary location of his sword grinding rock and tempering pool. Wuhu and Anqing are noted centers of the Yanjiang cuisine . It specializes in freshwater fish and poultry, and features special techniques of chopping, shaping, and colouring. The flavour of Yanjiang dishes is often enhanced by sweetening and smoking. The New York Methodist Mission Society's Superintendent Virgil C. Hart arrived in Wuhu in 1881, intent on purchasing

296-570: Is served by Wuhu Bus ( Chinese : 芜湖公交 ; pinyin : Wúhú Gōngjiāo ), a municipal bus services and taxi services provider. Wuhu Bus runs 157 different routes, serviced by more than 1,300 vehicles. About 200,000 passengers use the service daily. The city is served by the Wuhu Xuanzhou Airport which opened on April 30, 2021. Wuhu has one Yangtze River crossing —the Wuhu Yangtze River Bridge , opened in 2000, carries

333-474: Is spoken instead. The city is the second largest economy in Anhui , after Hefei , the provincial capital. Like elsewhere in China, Wuhu was seen rapid economic growth in the 21st Century, with its GDP nearly doubling from 2014 to 2022 alone, and its GDP per capita nearly doubling from 2012 to 2019 alone. As of 2022, Wuhu has a gross domestic product (GDP) of 450.213 billion renminbi (RMB). Per 2022 data,

370-444: The 2020 Chinese census , Wuhu had a total population of 3,644,420 inhabitants whom 1,622,799 lived its built-up (or metro) area made of Jiujiang District , Jinghu District and Yijiang District . As of 2022, 13.75% of Wuhu's population is 14 years old or younger, 65.60% is 15 to 59 years old, and 20.65% is 60 years old or older. 16.89% of Wuhu's population is 65 years or older. The city is home to 47 recognized ethnic minorities ,

407-553: The G5011 Wuhu–Hefei Expressway and Huainan Railway. Wuhu is served by the Anhui–Jiangxi , Nanjing–Tongling and Huainan Railways . It only takes 2.5 hours from Shanghai to Wuhu by high-speed train . Wuhu Rail Transit consists of two lines (Lines 1 and 2) which opened on November 3 and December 28, 2021. The acclaimed poet Li Bai spent his late life in Wuhu, it is said, due to its striking landscape. Li Bai

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444-665: The Guangji Temple ( 广济寺 ), a Buddhist temple originally dating back to the Tang dynasty that contains the Zhe pagoda, an edifice from the Northern Song dynasty . Other listed monuments date back to the 19th century, when Wuhu was a British treaty port. These include St. Joseph Cathedral , the site of the former British Consulate, the former Customs Building on the Yangtze River and the site of

481-754: The Jaecoo 7 model. At the time of the launch, there are 49 active dealerships. Jaecoo debuted in Malaysia in December 2023, by showcasing the Jaecoo J7. In June 2024, the first J7 rolled off the production line at Chery's Malaysian plant in Shah Alam , which is dedicated for Jaecoo models. The J7 went on sale in July 2024. Jaecoo was introduced as a brand in Thailand in March 2024, alongside

518-551: The Song dynasty period (ca. 1000 AD) is considered to be a masterpiece of the renowned calligrapher Mi Fu . An itinerant blacksmith named Tang Tianchi is reputed to have invented the wrought-iron picture in Wuhu, when a painter whom he admired chided him, "You will never make pictures by beating iron." Another blacksmith of the Spring and Autumn period (770–476 BC) named Gan Jiang was famous for sword making. Zhe Shan (Reddish Brown Hill)

555-658: The Warlord Era of the 1920s and 1930s, when bandits were active in the area. In 1932, Wuhu County was placed under the jurisdiction of the Second Administrative Division of Anhui province ( Chinese : 安徽省第二专区 ; pinyin : Ānhuī Shěng Dì Èr Zhuānqū ). At the beginning of the Second Sino-Japanese War , part of the Second World War , Wuhu was occupied by Japan on December 10, 1937. This

592-551: The Yuan dynasty , Wuhu County was placed under the jurisdiction of Taiping Circuit  [ zh ] . In 1355, Taiping Circuit was replaced by Taiping Fu , and Wuhu County was placed under its jurisdiction. Taiping Fu was under the jurisdiction of Zhongshu Sheng  [ zh ] until its abolition in 1380, during the Ming dynasty . Throughout the Ming dynasty, Wuhu County remained under

629-569: The General Hospital's Head Nurse. Caroline Maddock married Dr. Edgerton Hart in October 1907. In 1909, Caroline and four other nurses founded the Nurses Association of China and she served as its first president; this association still represents China's Nurse profession. Several sites in Wuhu have been included on the China's List of Major National Historical and Cultural Sites . They include

666-856: The Omoda brand. Its first model, the J6 EV was open for booking in August 2024. The first model of Jaecoo is the J7, a rebadged Chery Tansuo 06, and was followed by the J8 (a rebadged Chery Tiggo 9) in October 2023 at the Geneva Motor Show in Qatar. The third model of Jaecoo is the J6, a rebadged iCar 03. Wuhu, Anhui Wuhu ( simplified Chinese : 芜湖 ; traditional Chinese : 蕪湖 ; pinyin : Wúhú ; lit. 'Weedy Lake')

703-531: The Second World War, with the development of the textile industry, shipbuilding, and paper mills. Despite this, Wuhu had been lagging behind Ma'anshan and Tongling in industrial production for decades after the establishment of the People's Republic of China and remained primarily a commercial center for trade in rice, silk, cotton, tea, wheat and eggs. However, with recent years' economic rise, Wuhu has become

740-525: The area of Juizi was reorganized as Wuhu County ( simplified Chinese : 芜湖县 ; traditional Chinese : 蕪湖縣 ; pinyin : Wúhú Xiàn ). In 223 CE, under the reign of Sun Quan of the Eastern Wu , the county seat was moved from the site of Jiuzi to the highlands along the north banks of the Qingyi River , to the southeast of contemporary Wuhu's urban core. Xuancheng Commandery  [ zh ]

777-557: The area. During the late 4th Century, the area underwent a number of other administrative changes. Part of the area would fall under the jurisdiction of Huainan Commandery  [ zh ] . Both Xuancheng Commandery and Huainan Commandery were abolished early on during the Sui dynasty , in 589 CE. In 627 CE, under the Tang dynasty , the area was re-organized as Xuan Prefecture ( Chinese : 宣州 ; pinyin : Xuān Zhōu ), and placed under

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814-471: The city's primary sector of the economy accounts for 17.925 billion RMB of the city's GDP (3.98% of total GDP), the secondary sector accounts for 213.558 billion RMB (47.43%), and the tertiary sector accounts for 218.730 billion RMB (48.58%). As of 2019, Wuhu's GDP per capita was 96,154 RMB. The city's statistics bureau reported an annual per capita disposable income of 43,145 RMB in 2022 (+6.5% from 2021). The city's urban residents have

851-513: The creation of the Southern Tang during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period , Wuhu County was established, and placed under Jiangning Fu  [ zh ] . Since then, Wuhu went uninterrupted as an administrative unit throughout the remainder of dynastic China. During the Song dynasty , Wuhu County belonged to Jiangnan Circuit, and later Jiangnandong Circuit. In 1277, during

888-468: The establishment of the Republic of China in 1912, Fu, Prefectures, and Ting were established, and counties were placed under direct provincial jurisdiction. Wuhu County was directly governed by Anhui province from 1912 until 1914, when Wuhu Circuit  [ zh ] was established to govern 23 counties in the area, including Wuhu County, until 1928. Trade in rice, wood, and tea flourished at Wuhu until

925-823: The former St. James Secondary School. Other touristic sites in Wuhu: Nintendo added Wuhu Island to Wii Sports Resort. Qingyi River (Anhui) Qingyi River ( Chinese : 青弋江) is a major tributary of lower Yangtze River . It is the longest tributary river of lower Yangtze River valley, as well as the longest river originated in Anhui Province . The source of Qingyi River is in Huang Mountains . It has about 30 tributaries, including Hui River, Machuan River, Gufeng River and Yangxi River. 31°19′29″N 118°21′43″E  /  31.3247°N 118.3619°E  / 31.3247; 118.3619 This article related to

962-534: The jurisdiction of Jiangnan Circuit . In 733 CE, it became part of the newly created Jiangnanxi Circuit . In 758 CE, it was transferred to be part of Sheng Prefecture  [ zh ] , in Jiangnandong Circuit  [ zh ] . Three years later, it would return to Xuan Prefecture in Jiangnanxi Circuit. In 787 CE, Xuan Prefecture was transferred to Jiangnandong Circuit. In 937 CE, upon

999-720: The jurisdiction of Taiping Fu. Under the Ming dynasty, Wuhu developed into a major commercial center and river port and since that time has been known as a center of the rice trade. In 1644, the Hongguang Emperor (better known as the Prince of Fu ), one of the last emperors of the Ming dynasty, was captured by forces of the new Qing dynasty in Wuhu County. During the Taiping Rebellion , Wuhu County exchanged hands more than five times between Taiping and Imperial forces. Wuhu County

1036-767: The largest of which are the Hui, Miao, and Zhuang. Other ethnic minorities with over 500 inhabitants in the city include the Yi , the Tujia , the Miao , the Zhuang , and the Manchu . Wuhu dialect  [ zh ] , a variety of Jiang-Huai Mandarin , itself a branch of Mandarin Chinese , is commonly spoken in urban areas. Putonghua , or Standard Mandarin , was commonly used in this area. In some areas, Wu Chinese

1073-426: The north of the city launched in 1993 is one of the first state-level economic and technological development area in Anhui province. It has the only export processing zone in the province. Chery Automobile and Anhui Conch Cement Company are headquartered in this development area. Wuhu is the fifth largest port alongside Yangtze River . Yuxikou Pier is the largest inland river coal harbor in China. The city

1110-577: The region's divisions in August 1941, and placed Wuhu County under the Sixth Administrative Division. Japanese forces had been expelled from the area by August 1945, and Kuomintang forces placed Wuhu County under the Southern Anhui Administrative Office  [ zh ] , and remained part of the Sixth Administrative Division. The People's Liberation Army captured Wuhu on April 24, 1949. Three days later, it

1147-501: The southern part of Nanjing, a conurbation between Nanjing, Maanshan and Wuhu is in building with more than 10,660,000 inhabitants. Wuhu is known to have been inhabited since at least 570 BCE. Present-day Wuhu evolved out of a settlement known as Jiuzi ( Chinese : 鸠兹 ; pinyin : Jiūzī ), located on the southern bank of the Shuiyang River , about 20 kilometres (12 mi) southeast of Wuhu's contemporary urban core . Jiuzi

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1184-687: Was a prelude to the Battle of Nanjing , ending in the Nanjing massacre . Under Japanese occupation, Chinese resistance fighters hid in the lakes around Wuhu by submerging themselves and breathing through reeds. In early 1938, Japan moved Wuhu County from the Second Administrative Division to the Fifth Administrative Division. On October 25, 1938, they transferred Wuhu County to the Ninth Administrative Division. Japan had again changed

1221-841: Was a site of conflict prior to 670 BCE between the Chu and the Wu during the Spring and Autumn period . In 473 BCE, the Yue took Jiuzi from the Wu. In 306 BCE, the Chu took Jiuzi from the Yue. During the time of the Qin dynasty, Jiuzi was placed under the jurisdiction of the Zhang Commandery ( Chinese : 鄣郡 ; pinyin : Zhāng Jùn ). In 109 BCE, Zhang Commandery was renamed to Danyang Commandery  [ zh ] . During this time,

1258-668: Was born in Suyab , an ancient Silk Road city in Central Asian, and raised in southwestern China. Xie Tiao , one of the most distinctive Six Dynasty poets whom he greatly admired, left many poems when holding positions here. During the Tang dynasty (619–907), the poet Du Mu wrote a famous poem Thoughts on Staying Again at Wuhu . A factory in Wuhu carries on the local craft of making wrought iron pictures. Other local handicrafts are embossed lacquerware and rice straw pith patchwork . A famous stone tablet in Wuhu recording local events of

1295-549: Was carved-out of Danyang Commandery in 281 CE, with the headquarters of Danyang Commandery moved to Nanjing . The area of contemporary Wuhu remained under the jurisdiction of Danyang Commandery. During the Eastern Jin period, the area saw an influx of people migrate to the area from the Central Plains . The area was placed under the jurisdiction of Xuancheng Commandery in 363 CE, and the commandery's headquarters were moved to

1332-472: Was placed under the jurisdiction of Huiningchitaiguang Circuit  [ zh ] during the Taiping Rebellion. The city became a treaty port in 1876 and has remained a commercial center since that time. The city's Roman Catholic cathedral, St. Joseph's Cathedral ( 圣若瑟主教座堂 ), dates from this time. Most of the downtown area alongside the Yangtze River was ceded in the British concession. Upon

1369-512: Was placed under the jurisdiction of a local military committee. The civilian Wuhu Municipal People's Government was established on May 10, 1949. Two days later, a civilian government was formed for Wuhu County, which was placed under the jurisdiction of Wuhu. From December 1, 1967, to April 1, 1968, during the tumult of the Cultural Revolution , Wuhu was placed under military rule . Major industries began to be developed in Wuhu after

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