Anhui, referred to as "Anhui" for short, is the capital of Hefei, located in the east of Chinese mainland, with latitude114 54'-19 37' and latitude 29 41'-34 38. Named after the initials of "Anqing House" and "Huizhou House".

Anhui is across the Yangtze River and Huaihe River, with Jiangsu and Zhejiang in the east, Hubei, Henan and Jiangxi in the west and Shandong in the north. It is about 450 kilometers wide from east to west and 570 kilometers long from north to south, with a land area of139,400 square kilometers, accounting for 1.45% of the whole country. The terrain consists of Huaibei Plain, Jianghuai Hilly and Southern Anhui Mountainous Area. [ 1]? Chaohu Lake is one of the five largest freshwater lakes in China. Anhui is an important birthplace of prehistoric civilization in China, with four cultural circles: Huaihe Culture, Luzhou Culture, Wanjiang Culture and Huizhou Culture.

Anhui has attached importance to scientific research since ancient times, and is a national pilot province for scientific and technological innovation projects, a comprehensive national science center and an industrial innovation center. There are scientists from Bi Sheng, Wang, Deng Jiaxian, etc. By 20 15, there will be 109 research and education universities, 4,093 scientific research institutions, 5 national science projects, 3 national laboratories and 2 national key laboratories.

Anhui, Jiangsu, Shanghai and Zhejiang together constitute the Yangtze River Delta urban agglomeration and become one of the six world-class urban agglomerations in the world. In 20 14, it won the honor of the happiest province in China and was listed as the first pilot province of new urbanization in China. In 20 15, Anhui province officially entered the stage of rapid development of upper-middle income. [2]?