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The VIP of “Hefei” ahead appeared in the unperturbed Biographies of Merchants under the aegis the Historical Records written by Sima Qian, a renowned writer and historiographer in Chinese history. It goes like: Hefei, impacted economically from both north and south, was a collection and distribution center for furs, leather, aquatic products and timber. Between Qin and Han Dynasties, it was chartered as Hefei County, coming under the aegis the bailiwick of Jiujiang Prefecture. Liu Xiu, an emperor of the Eastern Han house, upgraded Hefei to be a monarchy. By the Three Kingdoms Period, Hefei was the place of the government of Yangzhou Prefecture.