Hefei Travel Guide in China

Hefei, the provincial capital of Anhui Province (another important eastern province in China and the neighbor of Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Henan and Hubei Provinces ) is located in the center of China (north latitude 32° and east longitude 117° ). It is situated between Yangtze River in the south and Huaihe River in the north. China’s fifth largest fresh-water lake is near to it

Hefei is a famous ancient city with 2000-year history. It is famous as the hometown of Bao Zheng (the most upright, honest and clean-handed high official in North Song Dynasty. It is most widely respected and commemorated by the folk community. In folklore, He was tall and dark. On his forehead, there was a remarkable and congenital sign of Moon. He was China’s Rhadamanthus. He judged cases of human world in daytime and cases of hells in nighttime. Hence nowadays there are many memorial halls could be found all round China) and the notable historical site of Three-kingdom period. Since the late period of East Han Dynasty, Hefei was always acted as the important place of administrative center and military stationing. The origin of its name came from the Historical Record written by Sima Qian, China’s most famous historian in ancient China. In later period, it was also called Luzhou. After 1949, Hefei was changed to be city from a county. And soon it became the provincial capital of Anhui Province (the original capital was Anqing. The origin of Anhui came from the initials of Anqing and Huizhou). There are four urban districts and 3 counties.

There are more 200 top scientific research institutes in Hefei. Nearly 100 diversities of universities and colleges are located here such as University of Science and Technology of China, whose graduated students are working all around the world. (In Wall Street, majority of Chinese staff or CEOs are graduated from this new-born but dynamic university). Except Beijing, Hefei is the densest city of national vital scientific projects. Hefei was the first testing city of scientific and technological innovation. China’s first window air-conditioning, China’s first mini-type electronic computer, China’s first monitoring laser radar for air pollution, the world’s first VCD are all born in Hefei. Nowdays, it is one of the four great scientific cities all over China.

In late 1992, Hefei became one of three Garden cities with Beijing and Zhuhai (in Guangdong Province, near to Hong Kong in Southern China). In recent years, via the establishment of big city for modernization in China, and the maintenance on the strategy of sustainable development and garden-city construction, the local people steps up virescence. The Hefei Arboretum, Wild animal zoo, Xinhua Garden as well as Peace Square, Municipal-Government Square, Bao-he Avenue and so on. 

Nowadays, as the gradual realization of integration with Yangtze-River Delta economic circle and the emphasis of Central Government, it turns more and more prosperous and sparkling. It is currently a medium-size city in China bur strongly characterized of its own typical features in science and technology. Located in the eastern China, Hefei is also rich in tourism resources. The Hui Culture, the local customs and the long-standing history always present it uniqueness and attractiveness. 

 

 

The glance of resort in Hefei: 

Daishan Lake/Mosque /Shushan Martyr Cemetery
Huachong Garden/ Bright-Pearl Square /Yaohai Garden
Yuetan Nunnery /Zipengshan National Forest Park /Science and Technology Museum of Anhui Province
Xinhua Garden/ Huancheng Park /Library of Anhui Province
Mingjiao Temple/ Baolian Tmeple /Qingfeng Pavilion
Town God Temple of Luzhou /Zipeng Mountain /Yunmen Tower
Hefei Wild-Animal Park /Bronze Statue of General Luo Binghui /Wuwang Temple
Hefei Arboretum /Celebrity Hall of Anhui /The Old Site of Feishui Battle
USTC /Hui Garden/ Lamplight Landscape of Luzhou
Chaohu Lake /Fushan Mountain Cemetery /Garden of Baozheng
Anhui Museum /Li Hongzhang Former Residence/ Baozheng Memorial Hall
Shushan Foerst Park /The ancient Ferry of Xiaoyaojin /Zhouyu Cemetery