Hefei---The Hometown of Lord Bao and

 Northern Gateway to the Huangshan Mountain  

       Standing in picturesque surroundings, Hefei is known as “a modern garden city and “the most suitable city for people to live in.” It is the among the first three cities winning the honorable title of “city of gardens and parks.” The city^’s Belt Park looks like a green necklace, which “ embraces both the old town and the new urban developments.” The Shushan Lake, lying at the foot of the Dashu Hill, looks like a green bright pearl. Hefei Wildlife Field, characterized by “ naturalness, wildness and lingering charm of forest,” has become a space shared by men and animals. On Mt. Zipeng, one can not only hear the soughing of the wind flowing through the pines, but also see flocks of auspicious birds. With blue waves rippling in its immense waters, the Chaohu is a magnificent lake of myriad scenes.

Hefei is a city of science and education and one of the four major bases of scientific research and education of the nation. It is the seat of more than 200 institutions of scientific research including the Hefei Matter Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Sciences as well as University of Science & Technology of China, the PLA Electronic Engineering Institute, and over 30 other institutions of higher learning. The city boasts nearly 200,000 scientific and technical personnel. In terms of the intellectual resources, Hefei is at the head of the list compared with cities of the same scale in China. Hefei is currently the one and only state-level selected city for experiment in scientific and technological renovation designated by the State Council. One-day excursion to the scientific and educational institutions in Hefei has become a well-known brand name in Anhui^’s tourism.

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