The origin of the name Anhui?

Anhui was founded in the Qing Dynasty in the sixth year of Kangxi (1667 AD), the name of the province was synthesized from the first characters of the two capitals of the province at that time, which was shortened to Anhui due to the presence of the Anhui Mountain and the ancient state of Anhui during the Spring and Autumn Period.

It is located in the east-central part of China and is part of the Yangtze River Delta. The province is about 570 kilometers long from north to south and about 450 kilometers wide from east to west. With a total area of 140,100 square kilometers, it accounts for about 1.45% of China's land area.At the end of 2018, the province had a household population of 70,829,000 and a resident population of 63,236,000.

As of 2018 Anhui has 16 prefectural-level cities, 7 county-level cities, 54 counties, and 44 municipal districts in Hefei, Huaibei, Bozhou, Suzhou, Bengbu, Fuyang, Huainan, Chuzhou, Lu'an, Ma'anshan, Wuhu, Xuancheng, Tongling, Chizhou, Anqing, and Huangshan.

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Anhui scenic spots:

1, three rivers ancient town

Three rivers ancient town, the ancient name of magpie islet, magpie tail (islet), magpie shore, is a famous Chinese historical and cultural town, the national AAAAA level tourist attractions, is located in the south end of Feixi County in Hefei City, Anhui Province, is located in the Feixi, lujiang, shucheng Junction, the town has a total area of 2.9 square kilometers. Three rivers ancient town was originally a high continent in Chaohu Lake, due to siltation, gradually become land. In the late North and South Dynasty, it was called Sanchahe, and the town of Sanhe was set up in the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

2, Huangshan Mountain

Huangshan Mountain, the world's cultural and natural double heritage, the world geological park, the national AAAAA level tourist attractions, national scenic spots, national civilized scenic tourist area demonstration site, China's top ten mountains, the world's first strange mountain.

Huangshan Mountain is located in the southern part of Anhui Province, Huangshan City, there are 72 peaks, the main peak of the Lotus Peak elevation of 1,864 meters, and the top of the bright, Tendu Peak, and known as the three main peaks of Mount Huangshan, one of the 36 peaks. Huangshan is the symbol of Anhui tourism, is China's top ten scenic spots only mountain scenery.

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