Hefei---The Hometown of Lord Bao and

 Northern Gateway to the Huangshan Mountain

Hefei is the capital of Anhui Province and hometown of the famous honest and upright official in Chinese history---Bao Zheng, featuring a landscape of half mountain and half lake. The city has a total area of 7,500 km², with a population of 4,460,000, of which 1,650,000 people are permanent residents. The city proper area is 596.01 km².

     Founded as a county seat in the Qin Dynasty, Hefei has a history of more than 2,200 years. The city boasts many places of historical interest and scenic spots such as Xiaoyaojin---an ancient battlefield in the Three Kingdoms Period, the Archers ’ Training Rostrum built by Cao Cao, the Mingjiao Temple with an ancient bell, the Cultural Park of Bao Gong assuming the architectural style of the Song Dynasty, the thousand-year-old town of rivers and lakes---Sanhe, the former residence of Li Hongzhang, the former residence of Liu Mingchuan, the Yaogang Village ——site of the former General Front Committee for the Crossing-the-Yangtze Campaign, and so on.

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