Anqing

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安庆市
Ānqìng Shì

Administration Type	Prefecture-level city
City Seat	Yingjiang District (30°30′N 117°2′E)
Area	15,398 km²
Population	6,091,500 (2003)
GDP - Total - Per Capita	¥32.36 billion (2003) ¥5,352 (2003)
Major Nationalities	Han - 99.72% Hui - 0.214% Mongol - 0.025%
County-level divisions	11
Township-level divisions
CPC Committee Secretary	Han Xiancong (韩先聪)
Mayor	Zhu Duwen (朱读稳)
Area code	556
Postal Code	246000 (Urban center) 231400, 246100-246700 (Other areas)
License Plate Prefix	皖H

Anqing (Simplified Chinese: 安庆; pinyin: Ānqìng is a prefecture-level city in southwestern Anhui province, People's Republic of China. It borders Lu'an to the north, Chaohu to the northeast, Tongling to the east, Chizhou to the southeast, and the provinces of Jiangxi and Hubei to the south and west respectively.

1 Administration
2 History
3 Economy
4 Sister cities
5 External links

[edit] Administration

The prefecture-level city of Anqing administers 11 county-level divisions, including 3 districts, 1 county-level city and 7 counties.

Yingjiang District (迎江区) (150,000)
Daguang District (大观区) (190,000)
Yixiu District (宜秀区) (216,000)
Tongcheng City (桐城市) (744,000)
Huaining County (怀宁县) (790,000)
Zongyang County (枞阳县) (960,000)
Taihu County (太湖县) (560,000)
Qianshan County (潜山县) (570,000)
Susong County (宿松县) (800,000)
Wangjiang County (望江县) (600,000)
Yuexi County (岳西县) (400,000)

[edit] History

The city was founded during the Han Dynasty in the second century BC. In the Middle Ages it received the name of Anqing. From 1853 to 1861 it was held by the rebels of the Taiping rebellion. Several years later Anqing was a centre of the weapon industry.