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Anqing
Anqing; 安庆
	— Prefecture-level city —
Chinese transcription(s)
- Simplified	安庆
- Traditional
- Pinyin	Ānqìng
Country	China
Province	Anhui
County-level divisions	11
Township-level divisions
City seat	Yingjiang District; (30°30′N 117°2′E / 30.5°N 117.033°E)
	Government
- CPC Secretary	Zhu Duwen (朱读稳)
- Mayor	Xiao Chaoying (肖超英)
	Area
- Total	15,398 km2 (5,945.2 sq mi)
Time zone	China Standard (UTC+8)
Area code(s)	556
GDP
GDP per capita
License Plate Prefix	皖H

Anqing (simplified Chinese: 安庆; pinyin: Ānqìng, also Anking, formerly Hwaining) is a prefecture-level city in southwestern Anhui province, People's Republic of China. It borders Lu'an to the north, Chaohu to the northeast, Tongling to the east, Chizhou to the southeast, and the provinces of Jiangxi and Hubei to the south and west respectively.

[edit] Administration

The prefecture-level city of Anqing administers 11 county-level divisions, including 3 districts, 1 county-level city and 7 counties.

English Name	Chinese Name (Simplified / Traditional)	Pin yin	Population	Post Code
Yingjiang District	迎江区 / 迎江區	Yíngjiāng Qū	150,000	246000
Daguan District	大观区 / 大觀區	Dàguān Qū	190,000	246000
Yixiu District	宜秀区 / 宜秀區	Yíxiù Qū	216,000	246000
Tongcheng City	桐城市 / 桐城市	Tóngchéng Shì	744,000	231400
Huaining County	怀宁县 / 懷寧縣	Huáiníng Xiàn	790,000	246100
Zongyang County	枞阳县 / 樅陽縣	Zōngyáng Xiàn	960,000	246700
Taihu County	太湖县 / 太湖縣	Tàihú Xiàn	560,000	246400
Qianshan County	潜山县 / 潛山縣	Qiánshān Xiàn	570,000	246300
Susong County	宿松县 / 宿松縣	Sùsōng Xiàn	800,000	246500
Wangjiang County	望江县 / 望江縣	Wàngjiāng Xiàn	600,000	246200
Yuexi County	岳西县 / 岳西縣	Yuèxī Xiàn	400,000	246600

[edit] Transport

China National Highway 318

[edit] History

The city was founded during the Han Dynasty 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 rebellion. Several years later Anqing was a centre of the weapon industry.

[edit] Economy

Anqing is important for the industries of petrochemical, textile, automobile fittings, food and tea.

[edit] Tourism

The Zhenfeng Pagoda, dating built in 1570 during the Ming Dynasty, is located in Anqing on the banks of the Changjiang(Yangtze) river.

[edit] International relations

Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in China

[edit] Twin towns — Sister cities

Anqing is twinned with:

Anqing is twinned with Calabasas, CA, USA and Ibaraki, Osaka, Japan.

[edit] External links

Government website of Anqing (in Simplified Chinese)
Investment information website of Anqing (in Simplified Chinese)
[ Government affair website of Anqing ] (in Simplified Chinese)
City planning website of Anqing (in Simplified Chinese)
City Sightseeing information website of Anqing (in Simplified Chinese)

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