Place:Bozhou, Anhui, People's Republic of China

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Bozhou is a prefecture-level city in northwestern Anhui province, China. It borders Huaibei to the northeast, Bengbu to the southeast, Huainan to the south, Fuyang to the southwest, and Henan to the north. Its population was 4,996,844 at the 2020 census, of whom 1,537,231 lived in the built-up area made of Qiaocheng urban district, even though the county remains largely rural.

History

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Bozhou was, in addition to being a prefecture during the Tang dynasty, once the Qiao Commandery at the time of the Sui dynasty.

In 1355, during the Yuan dynasty, Han Lin'er was proclaimed by Liu Futong to be the Emperor of Great Song (a reference to the extinct Song dynasty) with the regnal year Longfeng. Chao was nicknamed "The Little Ming King".

In 1368, Bo Prefecture was downgraded in status and became a county. In 1496, it was again upgraded to a prefecture then later lowered to a county in 1912 when it became Bo County. In May 1986, it was upgraded to a county-level city administered by Fuyang Prefecture. In 1996, Bozhou was upgraded to a provincially directly administered city, under the control of Fuyang City on behalf of the province. The province has directly administered Bozhou since February 1998. In June 2000, Bozhou was made a prefecture-level city.

The city is located on two main Chinese train routes running from Beijing to the south and from the east to Shanghai which facilitate the easy transportation of goods and people.

Bozhou's population currently stands at around the three million mark which makes it small by Chinese standards. Whilst Bozhou is currently developing and expanding, it still has few internationally recognized brands based in the city.

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