Overview
Chinese Name: 安庆
English Name:Anqing
Other Name:Yicheng 宜城
Abbreviation: Yi 宜
Zip Code: 246000
Population: 4.171million
Brief Introduction
Anqing 安庆 is a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Anhui Province and one of the 27 cities in the central area of the Yangtze River Delta. It is a key city in the Yangtze River Delta region, a regional key city linking the Yangtze River Delta and the central region, and a node city in the demonstration area of Wanjiang City Belt to undertake industrial transfer. Anqing is a national historical and cultural city, a national garden city, a national forest city, and a national demonstration area for ecological civilization construction.
Anqing is located in the southwest of Anhui Province, on the north bank of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, with Hubei in the west, Jiangxi in the south, Dabie Mountain in the northwest, and Mount Huangshan 黄山 in the southeast. Anqing is located in east China. Anqing, known as the state of “culture”, “drama of the township”, “zen Buddhism holy land” reputation, is the hometown of the Tongcheng school, Huangmei opera development mature, Peking Opera HuiBan growth of cradle, the ancestors of China’s new culture movement pioneer, Chenduxiu, “two new” Dengjiaxian, popular fiction master zhang Henshui’s hometown.
Anqing is located in the southwest of Anhui Province, on the north bank of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, with Hubei in the west, Jiangxi in the south, Dabie Mountain in the northwest, and Huangshan mountain in the southeast.
Famous Attractions in Anqing
In Anqing City, there are 2 national scenic spots, 6 provincial scenic spots, 5 national forest parks, 1 national historical and cultural city, 2 provincial historical and cultural cities, 1 world geopark (Tianzhu Mountain), 1 national geopark (Tianzhu Mountain), 1 national Nature reserve (Harouluoping). There are 16 state-level key cultural relic protection units, 160 provincial-level key cultural relic protection units, 16 national-level intangible cultural heritage items, and 23 provincial-level intangible cultural heritage items.
Some special scenic spots in Anqing
- Tianzhu Mountain Scenic Spot 天柱山风景区
- Qianshan White Horse Lake Scenic spot 潜山白马潭景区
- Mingtang Mountain scenic spot 明堂山旅游景区
- Yuexi Tianxia scenic spot 岳西天峡旅游景区
- Taihu County Huating Lake Scenic area 太湖县花亭湖景区
- Taihu Five thousand years cultural expo Park scenic spot 太湖五千年文博园景区
- Anqing Tongcheng Xianlong Lake live sea happy water world scenic spot 安庆市桐城市仙龙湖活海欢乐水世界景区
- Anqing Tongcheng Kongcheng old Street 安庆市桐城孔城老街
- Boulder Mountain Ski resort 巨石山滑雪场
- Anqing Yongshun Botanical Garden 安庆永顺植物园
Famous Universities in Anqing
By the end of 2020, there were 5 colleges and universities in The city, which enrolled 20,403 students, 55,277 students, and 11,474 graduates. Among them, 433 postgraduate students, 842 students, and 198 graduates enrolled that year. Secondary vocational education (including technical schools) enrolled 13,800 students, 32,400 students and 10,200 graduates.
List of universities and colleges in Anqing
- Anqing Radio and TELEVISION University 安庆广播电视大学
- Anqing Normal University 安庆师范大学
- Anqing Medical College 安庆医药高等专科学校
- Tongcheng Normal College 桐城师范高等专科学校
- Anqing Vocational and Technical College 安庆职业技术学院
- Anhui Huangmei Opera Art Vocational College 安徽黄梅戏艺术职业学院
Diet of Anqing
Anqing food belongs to hui cuisine, Anqing’s long history and culture also bred Anqing’s unique food culture, with south Anhui, along the river, the Huai River three local flavors, generally pay attention to the original, crisp, tender, fragrant, suitable shade, and at the same time, each has its own characteristics.
Some specialty snacks in Anqing
- Hu Yumei broad bean chili sauce 胡玉美蚕豆辣酱
- YueXi Cuilan 岳西翠兰
- YueXi water bamboo 岳西茭白
- YueXi black pig 岳西黑猪
- Huining tribute cake 怀宁贡糕
- Tianhua Valley tip 天华谷尖
- Tongcheng flowers 桐城小花
- Yellow Lake hairy crab 黄湖大闸蟹
- Tianzhu Mountain melon basket seed 天柱山瓜篓籽
- Mozi cake 墨子酥
- Tianzhu Jianhao 天柱剑毫
Anqing Transportation
Port: Anqing Port 安庆港, known as the “ferry port for a thousand years and a hundred years”, is a large port on the north bank of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River and one of the ten major ports along the Yangtze River. Anqing Port is one of the 28 major ports in China, consisting of three major ports: Central Port, Susong Port, and Wangjiang Port.
Aviation: Anqing Tianzhushan Airport 安庆天柱山机场 is located in Xiangshan Village, Yixiu District, Anqing City, Anhui Province, China, 6 kilometers to the south of Anqing City center. It is a 4C domestic military and a civilian shared regional airport, which can meet the user demand of 400,000 passengers per year.