Anhui University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, located in Hefei, Anhui Province, was selected as the second-phase construction project of basic capacity of universities in central and western China. It is a "high-level university construction with local characteristics" in the revitalization plan of higher education in Anhui Province, supported by the peak discipline construction plan of Anhui Province and the national excellent doctor (Chinese medicine) education and training plan.
Anhui Province is an important part of the Yangtze River Delta, at the strategic crossroads of national economic development, and is the junction of several major economic sectors in China. Its economy, culture and other areas of the Yangtze River Delta have historical and natural ties. Anhui culture has a long history and consists of Huizhou culture, Huaihe culture, Wanjiang culture and Luzhou culture.