Anqing, referred to as "Yi" or "Yicheng" for short, is a prefecture level city under the jurisdiction of Anhui Province. It is located in the southwest of Anhui Province, bordered by Hubei in the west, Jiangxi in the south, the main peak of Dabie Mountain in the northwest, and Mount Huangshan Mountain in the southeast. The city governs 3 districts and 7 counties (Huaining, Tongcheng, Wangjiang, the Taihu Lake, Yuexi, Susong, Qianshan, Yingjiang, Daguan, Yixiu), with a total area of 13589.99 square kilometers. By the end of 2022, the city has a permanent population of 4.156 million. It is a national level historical and cultural city, a national garden city, an excellent tourist city in China, and a national forest city.
The total regional GDP for the year 2022 is 276.746 billion yuan. Anqing has diverse landforms, with the Yangtze River flowing along the Huai River. The mountainous, hilly, and river lake areas each account for about one-third. Anqing belongs to the humid climate zone of the northern subtropical region, which is suitable for the comprehensive development of agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, and fishing. Mineral resources include copper, iron, gold, silver, molybdenum (m รน), lead, etc. There are three protected tree species listed by the country, including fragrant fruit tree, ginkgo, Dabie five needle pine, horse hanging wood, golden pine, camphor tree, etc.
As of the end of 2022, there are 5 ordinary universities in the city. There are 119 qualified inspection and testing institutions in the city, including 11 within the system and 2 national quality supervision and inspection centers; There are 8 legal and authorized metrological verification technical institutions. There are 2325 medical and health institutions in the city, including 89 hospitals, 2185 primary medical and health institutions, 44 professional public health institutions, and 7 other health institutions.
As of the end of 2015, there were 16 national key cultural relics protection units and 160 provincial cultural relics protection units; There are 16 national intangible cultural heritages and 23 provincial intangible cultural heritages. There are numerous red cultural sites, such as the former site of the 28th Red Army in Yuexi and the former residence of Wang Buwen.
During the Spring and Autumn period, the city was part of the territories of Anhui, Tongzhou, Zongzhou, Shu and other states. In the first year of Tianbao, Shuzhou was renamed Tong'an Commandery. In the first year of Ding (1260), Anqing City was rebuilt at Yichengdu, and Huaining County was relocated to Fuguo. In 1913, Anqing Prefecture was abolished and each county was directly under the jurisdiction of a province. In the third year of the Republic of China, Anqing Road was established. On November 4, 1979, Anqing City was changed to a provincial-level city. On August 17, 1988, the Anqing area and the original Anqing City were abolished, and the merger of prefecture and city was implemented
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