Hefei, capital city of Anhui province, is located between the Yangtze River and the Huaihe River, and beside the Chaohu Lake. It is a mid-China city nearest to the coastal cities in eastern China. Under the city's jurisdiction there are four urban districts, four counties, one county-level city and three development zones. Namely: Yaohai, Luyang, Shushan and Baohe Districts, Feidong, Feixi, Changfeng and Lujiang Counties, Chaohu City and Hefei State New & High Technology Industrial Development Zone, Hefei Economic and Technological Development Area and Hefei New Railway Station Comprehensive Development Experimental Zone.



It is located in Feixi county, 35km from Hefei. There is a dense forest full of auspicious birds. The well-known Xilu Temple, and the sculptures of 500 arhats, and many other sites of historical interest are scattered all over the mountain.



It is located in the Economic and Technological Development Zone in Hefei, covering an area of 20 hectares. The structure plan for the garden is based on the administrative divisions of Anhui province. It displays the historical & cultural attractions of the 17 cities in the province as well as their contemporary construction achievements by means of landscaping. The landscape here includes:"the beautiful scenery in Huangshan, the sailing vessels on the Chaohu Lake, the lingering charm of the Diyuan Temple, the Buddhas, halo on Mt. Jiuhua, Li Bai sings of the moon," etc. The townscape shows the great achievements of the social & economic development in Anhui province.



Li Hongzhang, who styled himself Shao Quan, was born in Hefei in 1823. His highest official title was governor-general of Zhili (now Hebei province) and Northern Minister concurrently. He held key posts for forty years, traveling far and wide across East Asia and West Europe. He was in charge of both the domestic affairs and foreign affairs of the Qing Dynasty. He founded the Huai Army and initiated the Westernization Movement. He was referred to as “the first man to advocate the open-door policy in China.” His former residence is located on the Huaihe Road (the mid-section) of Hefei. The entire building looks magnificent with carved beams and rafters. It is the largest existing and best preserved former residence of a VIP in Hefei. It is a key cultural relic site under the protection of Anhui provincial government.



At 8.7km long, the park covers an area of 137.6 hectares. It embraces the old town while merging into the new urban developments. The green trees and blue water look like a green ribbon, and thus entitled as "a necklace of jadeite." Compared with parks of the same category in the country, the Belt Park boasts the most complete ring and greatest quantity of vegetation.





Lying in the southeastern suburbs of Hefei, the Chaohu is one of the five greatest freshwater lakes in China, covering an area of 782 square kilometers. It is a famous tourist attraction in mid Anhui province. With white sails dotting the vast expanse of mist-covered waters, the lake looks like a huge brilliant pearl set in between the Changjiang and Huaihe Rivers. In the middle of lake, there are two islands named Gushan Hill and Mushan Hill respectively. On all sides of the lake, there are many scenic spots such as the five limestone caves---the Xianren, Ziwei, Wangqiao, Huayang and Boshan as well as the three hot springs---the Bantang, Xiangquan and Tangchi, and five state-level forest parks---the Taihu, Jilong, Yefu, Tianjing, and Zipeng mountains. These natural spectacles dot the lakeside areas like stars crowding round the moon, which constitutes a three-dimensional exquisite painting of mountains and waters.