Hu Huanyong
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Hu Huanyong was a Chinese demographer and the founder of China's population geography
. He was born in Yixing
, Jiangsu
Province. He studied literature, history, and geography at Nanjing Higher Normal School (later named the Southeast University
). He continued his education at the University of Paris
from 1926 to 1928. He returned to China and began teaching at Nanjing Central University where he was eventually appointed dean of the Department of Geograhpy. In a paper published in 1934 entitled, "Distribution of China's Population," he drew the Heihe-Tengchong Line
(simplified Chinese: 黑河-腾冲线) also called the Aihui-Tengchong Line, which is known internationally as the "Hu Line." The line marks a striking difference in the distribution of China's population.
Population geography
Population geography is a division of human geography. It is the study of the ways in which spatial variations in the distribution, composition, migration, and growth of populations are related to the nature of places. Population geography involves demography in a geographical perspective. It...
. He was born in Yixing
Yixing
Yixing is a county-level city in Jiangsu province, in eastern China with a population of 1.3 million. It is well-known for its Yixing clay and the pottery -- especially the "zisha"-style teapots -- made from the clay...
, Jiangsu
Jiangsu
' is a province of the People's Republic of China, located along the east coast of the country. The name comes from jiang, short for the city of Jiangning , and su, for the city of Suzhou. The abbreviation for this province is "苏" , the second character of its name...
Province. He studied literature, history, and geography at Nanjing Higher Normal School (later named the Southeast University
Southeast University
Southeast University , colloquially Dongda is a public, coeducational research university located in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China....
). He continued his education at the University of Paris
University of Paris
The University of Paris was a university located in Paris, France and one of the earliest to be established in Europe. It was founded in the mid 12th century, and officially recognized as a university probably between 1160 and 1250...
from 1926 to 1928. He returned to China and began teaching at Nanjing Central University where he was eventually appointed dean of the Department of Geograhpy. In a paper published in 1934 entitled, "Distribution of China's Population," he drew the Heihe-Tengchong Line
Heihe-Tengchong Line
The Heihe-Tengchong Line , also called the Aihui-Tengchong Line, is an imaginary line that divides the area of China into two roughly equal parts...
(simplified Chinese: 黑河-腾冲线) also called the Aihui-Tengchong Line, which is known internationally as the "Hu Line." The line marks a striking difference in the distribution of China's population.