Anhui is located at the lower right on the map of China, in the hinterland of East China. It is an inland province in the east of China, across the Yangtze River and the middle and lower reaches of Huaihe River, with Jiangsu and Zhejiang in the east, Hubei and Henan in the west, Jiangxi in the south and Shandong in the north. The province is about 450 kilometers wide from east to west and 570 kilometers long from north to south, with a total area of13,960,000 square kilometers, accounting for 1.45% of the total area of the country, ranking third in East China and 22nd in the country. Among them, the Huaihe River basin is 60,000-70,000 square kilometers, the Yangtze River basin is 60,000-60,000 square kilometers, and the Xin 'anjiang River basin is 65,000 square kilometers.
Based on diverse cultures, Anhui has formed rich and prosperous cultural resources, a splendid history and civilization with a long history. Anhui's local literature and art are wonderful, Huangmei Opera is one of the most famous local operas in China, Huizhou Opera is one of the two major origins of Beijing Opera, and Huagu Lantern is known as "Oriental Ballet". Anhui tea ceremony, wine custom and wedding custom are unique. Temple fairs, cockfights and lantern festivals are colorful, and Huimo, Sheyan and Xuan paper are world-famous.
Anhui traditional wedding custom process
Parents arranged everything → matchmaking → matching the characters → blind date → marrying the family → passing the wedding ceremony → choosing the wedding date → leaving the family ceremony → the bride's custom before leaving home (putting on new clothes, packing, frowning, crying and marrying hungry) → the man's custom before marriage (making the house, sewing the quilt, pressing the bed, lighting candles and greeting cards) →
Anhui has 6 prefecture-level cities, including Hefei, Huaibei, Bozhou, Suzhou, Bengbu, Fuyang, Huainan, Chuzhou, Lu 'an, Maanshan, Wuhu, Xuancheng, Tongling, Chizhou, Anqing, Huangshan 16, 9 county-level cities, 50 counties and 45 municipal districts.
The human activity site discovered in Renzi Cave in Fanchang County about 2.5 million years ago and the Paleolithic site of "Hexian Ape Man" excavated in Longtan Cave in Hexian County 300,000 to 400,000 years ago show that our ancestors lived and multiplied in this land in Anhui in ancient times. During the Neolithic Age (1 10,000 to 4,000 years ago), Anhui was an area influenced by the famous Yangshao culture, Longshan culture, Qingliangang culture and printed glazed pottery culture. The Xuejiagang site excavated in Qianshan City has a history of five or six thousand years. It is an ancient cultural site dominated by Neolithic remains and has important academic value for studying the primitive culture in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River. Xia Yu in Chinese history is closely related to Anhui. According to historical records, "Yu Hui was a vassal in Tu Shan, and all countries held jade and silk", and Tu Shan is the ancient pawn in Matou City, southeast of Huaiyuan, Anhui Province.
Bozhou was once the capital of soup in Shang Dynasty, and Gushouchun (now Shouxian) was the capital of the late Chu State in the Warring States Period. The bronze tripod excavated from the Chu tomb is second only to Simuwu tripod in Shang Dynasty. The Qin Dynasty implemented the county system, and Huaibei in Anhui Province belonged to Dang County and Surabaya County, between Jianghuai County and Jiujiang County, and southern Anhui Province belonged to Yan County. During the Han Dynasty, Anhui belonged to Yangzhou, Henan and Xuzhou. During the Three Kingdoms period, Anhui belonged to Wu and Wei, and there were many wars in Anhui. In Jin Dynasty, Southern and Northern Dynasties and Sui Dynasty, Anhui belonged to Yang, Xu and Yu. During the Song Dynasty, Huizhou merchants rose, and Huizhou's economy and culture began to have an important impact on the whole country. Anhui in Yuan Dynasty belonged to Henan and Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces. In the Ming Dynasty, Anhui was directly under the jurisdiction of Nanjing; When Anhui was established as a province in the Qing Dynasty, it governed seven provinces, including Anqing, Huizhou, Ningguo, Chizhou, Taiping, Luzhou and Fengyang, and three zhili provinces, including Chuzhou, Hezhou and Guangde. The territorial pattern was basically finalized, and Anqing's position as a temporary provincial capital was established. In the early Republic of China, Anhui Province was divided into Wuhu, Anqing and Huaisi.