Anqing is a
prefecture-level cityA prefectural level city , prefectural city or prefectural level municipality is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China, ranking below a province and above a county in China's administrative structure. Prefectural level cities form the second level of the administrative...
in southwestern
AnhuiAnhui is a province in the People's Republic of China. Located in eastern China 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...
province,
East ChinaEast China is a geographical and a loosely-defined cultural region that covers the eastern coastal area of China.Although an intangible and loosely defined concept, for administrative and governmental purposes, the region is defined by the government of the People's Republic of China to include...
. It borders
Lu'anLu'an , is a prefecture-level city in western Anhui Province, People's Republic of China, with a population of 5,612,590 inhabitants at 2010 census. Its built up area is home to 1,482,729 inhabitants spread out on 2 urban districts...
to the north, Chaohu to the northeast,
TonglingTongling is a prefecture-level city in southern Anhui province, People's Republic of China. A river port along the Yangtze River, Tongling borders Chaohu to the north, Wuhu to the east, Chizhou to the southwest and Anqing to the west....
to the east,
ChizhouChizhou is a prefecture-level city in Anhui province, People's Republic of China. It borders Anqing to the northwest, Tongling and Wuhu to the northeast, Xuancheng to the east, Huangshan to the southeast, and the province of Jiangxi to the southwest....
to the southeast, and the provinces of
Jiangxi' is a southern province in the People's Republic of China. Spanning from the banks of the Yangtze River in the north into hillier areas in the south, it shares a border with Anhui to the north, Zhejiang to the northeast, Fujian to the east, Guangdong to the south, Hunan to the west, and Hubei to...
and
Hubei' Hupeh) is a province in Central China. The name of the province means "north of the lake", referring to its position north of Lake Dongting...
to the south and west respectively.
Administration
The
prefecture-level cityA prefectural level city , prefectural city or prefectural level municipality is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China, ranking below a province and above a county in China's administrative structure. Prefectural level cities form the second level of the administrative...
of Anqing administers 11 county-level divisions, including 3 districts, 1
county-level cityA county-level city is a county-level administrative division of mainland China. County-level cities are usually governed by prefecture-level divisions, but a few are governed directly by province-level divisions....
and 7 counties. The people of Anqing have a unique dialect that is quite different to the rest of Anhui Province.
| English Name |
Chinese Name (Simplified / Traditional) |
Pinyin |
Population |
Post Code |
| Yingjiang District Yingjiang District is a district in Anhui Province, People's Republic of China, under the jurisdiction of Anqing City. It has a population of 244,000 and an area of .-Administrative divisions:...
|
迎江区 / 迎江區 |
Yíngjiāng Qū |
251,000 |
246000 |
| Daguan District |
大观区 / 大觀區 |
Dàguān Qū |
275,000 |
246000 |
| Yixiu District Yixiu District is a district in Anhui Province, People's Republic of China, under the jurisdiction of Anqing City. It has a population of 216,000 and an area of square kilometers.-Administrative divisions:...
|
宜秀区 / 宜秀區 |
Yíxiù Qū |
254,000 |
246000 |
| Tongcheng Tongcheng City is a county-level city in Anhui under the jurisdiction of Anqing City. Its population is 744,000 and its area is 1571 square kilometers...
City |
桐城市 |
Tóngchéng Shì |
664,000 |
231400 |
| Huaining County Huaining County is a county in Anhui Province, People's Republic of China, under the jurisdiction of Anqing City. It has a population of 790,000 and an area of . The government of Huaining County was originally based in Shipai Town and moved to its current location in Gaohe Town on Jan...
|
怀宁县 / 懷寧縣 |
Huáiníng Xiàn |
593,000 |
246100 |
| Zongyang County Zongyang County , is a county in southern Anhui province, East China, under the jurisdiction of Anqing City. It has a population of 960,000 and an area of . The government of Zongyang County is located in Zongyang Town .-Administrative divisions:...
|
枞阳县 / 樅陽縣 |
Zōngyáng Xiàn |
839,000 |
246700 |
| Taihu County Taihu County is a county in Anhui Province, People's Republic of China under the jurisdiction of Anqing City. It has a population of 560,000 and an area of . The seat of government is located in Jingxi Town....
|
太湖县 / 太湖縣 |
Tàihú Xiàn |
515,000 |
246400 |
| Qianshan County Qianshan County is a county in Anhui Province, People's Republic of China under the jurisdiction of Anqing City. It has a population of 570,000 and an area of . The government of Qianshan County is located in Meicheng Town...
|
潜山县 / 潛山縣 |
Qiánshān Xiàn |
500,000 |
246300 |
| Susong County Susong County is a county in Anhui Province, People's Republic of China, under the jurisdiction of Anqing City. It has population of 800,000 and an area of . The government of Susong County is located in Fulyu Town.-Administrative divisions:...
|
宿松县 / 宿松縣 |
Sùsōng Xiàn |
571,000 |
246500 |
| Wangjiang County Wangjiang County is a county in Anhui Province, People's Republic of China, under the jurisdiction of Anqing City. It has population of 600,000 and an area of . The government of Wangjiang County is located in Leiyang Town.-Administrative divisions:...
|
望江县 / 望江縣 |
Wàngjiāng Xiàn |
527,000 |
246200 |
| Yuexi County |
岳西县 / 岳西縣 |
Yuèxī Xiàn |
322,000 |
246600 |
Geography
Anqing is located in the southwestern part of Anhui province, and on the northern shore of the lower Yangtze. To the north are the Dabie Mountains (大别山). Neighbouring prefectures are:
- Tongling (E)
- Chizhou (SE)
- Jiujiang
Jiujiang , formerly transliterated Kiukiang, is a prefecture-level city located on the southern shores of the Yangtze River in northwest Jiangxi Province, China. It is the second-largest prefecture-level city in Jiangxi province, the largest one being Nanchang...
, Jiangxi (S)
- Huanggang, Hubei
Huanggang City is a major municipality in eastern Hubei Province, China. It is situated to the north of the middle reaches of the Yangtze River and is bounded in the north by the Dabie Shan mountain range....
(W)
- Lu'an (N)
- Chaohu (NE)
The total area of the prefecture is 16300 square kilometres (6,293.5 sq mi), with an urban area of 550 square kilometres (212.4 sq mi), which is only 3.4% of the total.
Climate
Anqing has a four-season,
monsoonMonsoon is traditionally defined as a seasonal reversing wind accompanied by corresponding changes in precipitation, but is now used to describe seasonal changes in atmospheric circulation and precipitation associated with the asymmetric heating of land and sea...
-influenced
humid subtropical climateA humid subtropical climate is a climate zone characterized by hot, humid summers and mild to cool winters...
(
KoppenThe Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems. It was first published by Crimea German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1884, with several later modifications by Köppen himself, notably in 1918 and 1936...
Cfa), with chilly, damp winters and very hot, humid summers. Monthly mean temperatures range from 4 to 28.7 °C (39.2 to 83.7 °F) in January and July respectively; cold, dry winds from Siberia can cause lows during winter to sometimes drop below freezing, though conditions are normally damp and gloomy. Precipitation is greatest in spring and the former half of summer, unlike many areas to the north.
Transport
- Anqing Airport
Anqing Tianzhushan Airport is a dual-use military and civil airport serving the city of Anqing in Anhui Province, China. It is located north of the city. In 1991 the national government approved the conversion of the military Anqing Air Base to a dual-use airport. With an investment of 28...
- Hefei-Jiujiang Railway
- China National Highway 206
China National Highway 206 runs from Yantai, Shandong Province to Shantou, Guangdong Province. It is 2,375 kilometres in length and runs south from Yantai, going via Shangdong, Jiangsu, Anhui, Jiangxi Province, and ends in Guangdong Province....
- China National Highway 318
China National Highway 318 runs from Shanghai to Zhangmu on the China-Nepal border. It is 5,476 kilometres in length and runs west from Shanghai towards Zhejiang, Anhui, Hubei, Chongqing, Sichuan, and ends in Tibet. One notable section of this road is the Si Du River Bridge, the bridge with the...
History
The city was founded during the
Han DynastyThe Han Dynasty was the second imperial dynasty of China, preceded by the Qin Dynasty and succeeded by the Three Kingdoms . It was founded by the rebel leader Liu Bang, known posthumously as Emperor Gaozu of Han. It was briefly interrupted by the Xin Dynasty of the former regent Wang Mang...
in the second century BC. In the Middle Ages it received the name of Anqing. From 1853 to 1861 it was held by the rebels of the
Taiping rebellionThe Taiping Rebellion was a widespread civil war in southern China from 1850 to 1864, led by heterodox Christian convert Hong Xiuquan, who, having received visions, maintained that he was the younger brother of Jesus Christ, against the ruling Manchu-led Qing Dynasty...
. Several years later Anqing became a centre of the weapons industry.
Economy
Anqing is important for the industries of petrochemical, textile, automobile fittings, food and tea.
Tourism
The
Zhenfeng PagodaThe Zhenfeng Pagoda in Anqing City, Anhui Province, People's Republic of China, is a pagoda originally built in 1570 during the Ming Dynasty. Due to its location near a bend in the Yangtze River, the pagoda was formerly used as a lighthouse, and contains niches for lanterns.After construction, the...
, built in 1570 during the
Ming DynastyThe Ming Dynasty, also Empire of the Great Ming, was the ruling dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644, following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan Dynasty. The Ming, "one of the greatest eras of orderly government and social stability in human history", was the last dynasty in China ruled by ethnic...
, is located in Anqing on the banks of the
Yangtze RiverThe Yangtze, Yangzi or Cháng Jiāng is the longest river in Asia, and the third-longest in the world. It flows for from the glaciers on the Tibetan Plateau in Qinghai eastward across southwest, central and eastern China before emptying into the East China Sea at Shanghai. It is also one of the...
.
Twin towns — Sister cities
Anqing is twinned with:
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