Anqing covers an area of15400 square kilometers, and now governs seven counties and three districts, namely Tongcheng, Huaining, Zongyang, Buried Hill, Taihu Lake, Susong, Wangjiang and Yuexi, and Yingjiang, Daguan and Yixiu, with a total population of 665438+ 10,000, including 727,000 people in the urban area.
Anqing has a long history. The Neolithic sites, such as Xuejiagang in the buried hill and Zhangsidun in the suburb, have witnessed that the ancestors of Anqing have thrived in this beautiful and rich land since ancient times. Guo Pu, a poet in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, said that "this place is a good city", so posthumous title is a "Yicheng". In the Southern Song Dynasty, Anqing Army was established in Shaoxing, named "Anqing". Anqing City was founded in Jiading for ten years (A.D. 12 17). From the 25th year of Qing Qianlong (A.D. 1760) to the 26th year of the Republic of China (A.D. 1937), it was the capital of Anhui Province and the political, economic and cultural center of Anhui Province. Anhui is a combination of "Anqing" and "Huizhou". Because Anqing has an Anhui mountain, surrounded by Anhui rivers, and there was an Anhui country here in the Spring and Autumn Period, Anhui is called "Anhui" for short. So people often say that Anqing is the source of Anhui.
Anqing is full of humanistic atmosphere. For thousands of years, celebrities have come forth in large numbers in this hot land, with representatives such as Liu Dakui, Yao Nai, Fang and so on. Chen Duxiu, the pioneer of China's New Culture Movement and the founder of China's * * * Production Party, Deng, the originator of Peking Opera, the calligrapher and seal engraver, the novelist Zhang Henshui, Yan Fengying, a performing artist of Huangmei Opera, Deng Jiaxian, a general diplomat, and Zhao Puchu, a Buddhist leader, all grew up in this hot land.
Anqing is the hometown of drama. During the Qianlong period of Qing Dynasty, Huangmei tune, which originated in Huangmei, Hubei Province, spread to Anqing and was combined with the local dialect. With the inheritance and development of Yan Fengying and other artists of the older generation, it has gradually become a well-known drama at home and abroad. Famous songs such as "A Fairy Match" and "Female Ma Xu" are well-known and deeply loved by opera lovers at home and abroad. During the Qianlong period, four Anhui classes in Anqing performed in Beijing, which was deeply loved by the royal family and Beijing people. Cheng Changgeng, the leader of Huiban, combines the strengths of Kunqu opera and Han tune, and created Peking Opera, a national quintessence art, which is known as the "originator of Peking Opera".
Anqing is the holy land of Zen in China. In the early years of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Buddhism was introduced into China. During the Tang and Song Dynasties, Zen became the mainstream of Buddhism in China. Influenced by Buddhism, Hui Ke, the second ancestor of Zen in China, went south alone to become a Buddhist, and the third ancestor participated in Zen and completed the theoretical system of Zen. Up to now, there are still many Buddhist sites in Anqing, such as Zu Er Zen Hall, Sanzu Temple and Yingjiang Temple.
Anqing is one of the cities in China that accepted modern civilization earlier. 186 1 year, Zeng Guofan founded Anqing Ordnance Institute in Anqing, and gathered first-class scientists from China such as Xu Shou, Hua and Li to build the first steam engine and the first motorboat in China. The first power plant, the first waterworks, the first telegraph office, the first library, the first university and the first newspaper in Anhui were born here.
Anqing has beautiful natural scenery. There are the majestic ancient Nanyue Mountain-Tianzhu Mountain, the unique island of the Yangtze River-Xiaogushan, the Penglai Mountain-Fushan on the sea, the ancient Great Wall of the South China-Baiyazhai, winding like a dragon-Dalongshan, the high mountain Pinghu-Huating Lake, the summer resort-Miaodao Mountain, and the emerald in the city-Great Lake. There are 1 national scenic spots, 5 national forest parks, 1 national geological park 1 national nature reserve, 6 provincial scenic spots and 5 key cultural relics protection units above the provincial level. It is the only excellent tourist city in China on the north bank of Wanjiang River in 800 miles.
Anqing enjoys convenient transportation and superior geographical position. Since ancient times, it has been known as "the throat of the Yangtze River, and Wu Chu is the first state in Xinjiang". There were famous battles such as the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom's "Anqing Defence War" and the Liberation War's "Crossing the River Campaign". Today, Anqing has become an important transportation hub in southwest Anhui and east China. The Yangtze River flows through Anqing section for 260 kilometers. Civil aviation has opened routes to Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Wuhan, Wenzhou, Xiamen and Jingdezhen. Hejiu Railway runs through the north and south, Shanghai-Chengdu Expressway runs through the east and west, and the railway along the river will be built soon. Anqing people's dream of a century-old bridge has come true, and the Yangtze River moat has become a thoroughfare. Anqing is a city full of vigor and vitality, with rapid development and broad prospects. With diverse landforms and mild climate, the territory has great potential for developing modern agriculture. It is a famous production base of grain, cotton, oil, aquatic products, livestock and poultry in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River. The industry has formed a modern industrial system with petrochemical, textile, machinery and building materials as its pillars, and a number of key enterprises and famous products such as Anqing Petrochemical, Hua Mao, Huanxin Auto Parts, Conch, Li Quan Detergent and Hongrun Down have emerged. It is an important petrochemical, auto parts manufacturing and textile processing base in Anhui Province. Anqing has established trade relations with more than 100 countries and regions in the world, with more than 200 kinds of exporters. Since the Ninth Five-Year Plan, especially in recent years, the city's national economy has shown a sustained and rapid growth trend.
With the shift of the focus of China's development and opening up from the coast to the riverside and the central and western regions, Anqing is facing new development opportunities. We will continue to follow the guidance of Deng Xiaoping Theory and Theory of Three Represents, conscientiously implement the spirit of the 16th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, firmly grasp the period of important strategic opportunities in the first 20 years of this century, and always take accelerating development as the first priority, enriching the people and strengthening the city as the first goal, taking reform and innovation as the first driving force, and taking optimizing the environment as the first breakthrough, and vigorously implement the strategy of "catching up and leaping forward" to build a well-off society in an all-round way and make our city's economy.