[The Provincial Capital City--Hefei]

Hefei, the capital city of Anhui, is the center of the province’s politics, economy, science, education, culture and transportation. Under its jurisdiction,Hefei has four districts and three counties. Hefei covers a total area of 7,029 square kilometers, and   the population had reached 4.56 million by the end of 2005. Hefei has much to offer. It is the nation’s only pilot city for scientific and technical innovation. It is one of the most important scientific and educational cities in the nation, with more than 30 universities and institutions of higher learning and more than 190 institutions of scientific research.The world-renowned University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) and the Hefei Branch of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) are both in Hefei. Hefei ranks top among the cities of the same category in China for its intellectual resources. In addition, Hefei is called the "Green City", with forest covering 36.2 per cent of its total area.  Resorts Anhui is full of abundant tourism resources in China. There are not only beautiful natural scenes, but also such man-made cultural sights with Chinese characteristics as Buddhism, Taoism and Hui culture which are time-honored. Yellow Mountain and the ancient villages in Xidi and Hongcun in Yi County are ranked among the World Heritage List by UNESCO. Anhui's possession of the relics on the list wins the third place in the whole country. Moreover, Yellow Mountain is the world cultural heritage, the world natural relic, as well as the world geological park. Anhui's possession of 9 national level key scenic spots, including Yellow Mountain, Jiuhua Mountian, Tianzhu Mountain, Langya Mountain, Qiyun Mountain, Caishi, Chaohu and Xin'an River etc. is ranked the ninth in the whole country. Click to Enlarge   Mt. Huangshan (The Yellow Mountains)    Mt. Jiuhua    Mt. Tianzhu    Mt. Qiyun    Guniujiang    Emerald Valley    Taiping Lake    Chaohu Lake    Xin'an River    Tiantang Zhai (Heavenly Village)