Geographical location and population division
Anqing is located on the north bank of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, at the junction of Anhui, Hubei and Jiangxi provinces. It is the first city in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River and the first city in Anhui section of the Yangtze River. It borders Chizhou and Tongling in Anhui Province in the east, Jiujiang in Jiangxi Province in the south, Huangmei, Qichun and Yingshan in Hubei Province in the west, and Luan and Chaohu in Anhui Province in the north.
Anqing has a long history and profound cultural heritage. It is a famous historical and cultural city in China. The Neolithic cultural sites, such as Xuejiagang and Zhangsidun, have witnessed the ancestors of Anqing thriving in this beautiful and rich land since ancient times.
Anqing was the seat of ancient Anhui in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, so Anhui Province was called "Anhui". In the seventeenth year of Shaoxing in the Southern Song Dynasty (1 147), Zhou Shude's Qing army was changed to Zhou Shuan's Qing army, hence the name "Anqing". Anqing City was founded in 12 17, with a history of nearly 800 years. Guo Pu, a poet in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, once called this place Yicheng, so Anqing was nicknamed Yicheng.
From the 25th year of Qing Qianlong (1760) to the 26th year of the Republic of China (1938), Anqing has been the capital of Anhui province and the political, economic and cultural center of the province, and it is one of the cities in China that accepted modern civilization earlier. In the 11th year of Xianfeng in Qing Dynasty (186 1), the first steam engine and the first motorboat in China were built by the Anqing Inner Ordnance Institute founded by Zeng Guofan. During Guangxu period of Qing Dynasty, Chen Duxiu held a lecture in Anqing Library and founded Anhui Daily, which was the first attempt to raise the banner of "new culture". In the thirty-third year of Guangxu (1907) and the thirty-fourth year of Guangxu (1908), Xu Xilin's school patrol uprising and Xiong's artillery camp uprising took place in Anqing, which fired the first shot of the Revolution of 1911 and the first shot of the new army uprising. The first power plant, the first waterworks, the first telegraph office, the first telephone, the first government-run highway, the first airport, the first modern library, the first university and the first newspaper in Anhui Province were born here. Anqing is known as "hometown of culture", "hometown of drama" and "holy land of Zen". Famous stories such as Peacock Flying Southeast, Daqiao Xiaoqiao, Step Not Crossing the Line, Liuchi Lane, etc. all happened here. It is the hometown of Tongcheng School, which has ruled China literary world for nearly 300 years. It is the cradle of the growth of Huiban represented by Cheng Changgeng, the originator of Beijing Opera, and the place where Huangmei Opera was formed and developed. It is also the pioneer of the New Culture Movement in China, the Buddhist leader Zhao Puchu and the Taoist leader Chen Yingning. Ancient Huizhou culture, Zen culture, opera culture and Tongcheng culture complement each other here, forming a unique local culture.
Anqing is a national garden city with excellent ecology and beautiful environment. Anqing has Longshan in the north, Yangtze River in the south, Anhui in the west, Shitang Lake and Pogang Lake in the east, and Lion Mountain, Phoenix Mountain, Linghu Lake and Qintan are embedded in it. The whole place is like a big garden. Dalongshan-Shitang Lake scenic spot in the north of the city is unique, integrating mountain scenery, water scenery, stone scenery, tree scenery and cave scenery. Chen Duxiu cemetery in the west of the city is quiet, elegant and solemn, which makes people sigh; The Bund Park and Qiaotou Park, which are built on the south bank of the city, stretch for nearly ten kilometers, forming a beautiful landscape; The ancient buildings in the city, such as "Shitai Stone Dike", "Tanhua Dike" and "British Palace of Taiping Heavenly Kingdom", have maintained the typical architectural style of Ming and Qing Dynasties. In particular, Linghu Park, which has a long history, is connected with Lianhu Park, Citizen Park and Great Lakes Scenic Area built in recent years, with a total area of nearly five square kilometers, comparable to Hangzhou West Lake; There are cultural squares, Huangmei Opera Art Center, Deng Memorial Hall, Huangmei Pavilion, Bloodcoat Pavilion, Japanese Sakura Garden, Huizhou Bonsai Garden, Memorial Hall, Science and Technology Museum, Gymnasium, Library and other buildings, as well as statues of Deng, Deng Jiaxian, etc., which adds a layer of humanistic atmosphere. The urban green coverage rate reached 38.26%, the green space rate reached 35.66%, and the per capita public green space area was 8. O3 square meters.
Anqing is an excellent tourist city in China, with beautiful mountains and rivers and rich products. There are not only national 4A-level scenic spots such as Tianzhu Mountain and Huating Lake, but also dozens of national scenic spots such as Dalongshan, Xiaogushan, Fushan, Baiyazhai, Yaoluoping, Miaodao Mountain and Xuejiagang, national nature reserves, national forest parks, national geological parks or national cultural relics protection units. It is also a transportation hub between world-famous scenic spots such as Huangshan, Jiuhua Mountain and Lushan Mountain. Tianzhu Mountain, the ancient Nanyue Mountain in Qianshan County, is the pillar of heaven. Wan Yue belongs to the clan and is famous for its majestic beauty. Sikong Mountain in Yuexi County is a famous Buddhist holy place, where Hui Ke, the second ancestor of Zen Buddhism, once practiced Zen in seclusion. Susong county's Xiaogushan stands among the great rivers and is known as "Haimen Tianzhu". "Baiyazhai" is known as the "Great Wall of the South"; Fushan Mountain in Zongyang County, like Penglai on the water, is a typical volcanic geological park. Yingjiang Temple Tower in the urban area, with its shadow across the river, has the reputation of "Don't talk about the tower after Anqing". Anqing has convenient transportation and complete tourist service facilities. Accommodation is elegant and convenient, and traditional food and flavor snacks have been famous since ancient times. The specialties include shad, bonito, hairy crab, Mozi Crisp, Crispy Cake, Tongcheng Fenggao, Huaining Palace Cake, Jiangmao jiaozi, fried rice with chicken soup and so on. They are memorable, as well as traditional handicrafts or local products such as flower picking in Wangjiang, water lily in buried hill, Susong batik, Cuilan Yuexi tea and so on. Unforgettable Hu Rong, Dongxiang, Anhe, Hetanghuang and other expressway trunk lines, three national highways (1 0 5, 2 0 6, 3 1 8) and Hejiu Railway meet in the city, Anqing Yangtze River Highway Bridge and Anqing Railway Bridge under construction have been completed, and the cross-river is connected with Ning 'an intercity railway, Jiang Yan Expressway and Anqing-Jingdezhen Expressway under construction. Anqing Tianzhu Mountain Civil Aviation Airport has been opened to Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Xiamen and other routes in advance, and is currently expanding. Anqing has formed a three-dimensional transportation network integrating highway, railway, water transport and aviation.
Anqing is full of vitality and ready to go. This is a city with great potential and great hope. Anqing has obvious geographical advantages. It is located at the junction of Anhui, Hubei and Jiangxi provinces. It is a link between the three provinces and the two economic zones of Shanghai and Wuhan. It is the terminal of 3000-ton seagoing ships entering the river. After the founding of New China, especially in the past 30 years of reform and opening up, Anqing, as an important production base of grain, cotton, oil, aquatic products and livestock and poultry in China, as an important petrochemical, auto parts manufacturing and textile processing industry base in Anhui Province, has been listed as one of the key open cities for the development of Wanjiang, and its social and economic undertakings have been greatly developed. In 2006, the city's GDP reached 49 billion yuan, and its fiscal revenue reached 4.5 billion yuan. Agriculture continued to maintain a high level of development, and the industry initially formed four pillar industries: petrochemical, textile, building materials and machinery, and a large number of well-known enterprises at home and abroad emerged, such as Anqing Petrochemical, Hua Mao, Huanxin, Conch, Li Quan and Hongrun. Basic education has become a brand, cultural and health undertakings have developed steadily, urban water supply, power supply, gas supply, public transportation, communication and commercial services have been greatly improved, and people's living standards and quality of life have been significantly improved. Anqing has established trade relations with more than 100 countries and regions in the world, with more than 200 kinds of exporters.
In the new year, on the journey of fully implementing the 11th Five-Year Plan and building a harmonious Anqing, Anqing Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government are determined to closely focus on the goal of building a city with "100 billion Anqing", "vibrant Anqing", "harmonious Anqing" and a strong culture, take catching up and struggling to rise as the theme, take reform, opening up and independent innovation as the driving force, earnestly implement Scientific Outlook on Development, thoroughly implement the "five strategies" and vigorously promote the "32366". Change the growth mode, improve the quality of development, improve people's lives, solidly promote the construction of a harmonious society, maintain and expand the good momentum of economic and social development, and further accelerate the process of building a well-off society in an all-round way. Anqing people are devoting themselves to the cause of reform and construction with unprecedented enthusiasm.