Anhui

Hefei City, abbreviated as "Lu" or "He", was formerly known as Luzhou, Luyang, and Hefei [1]. It is a prefecture-level city, provincial capital, and megacity under the jurisdiction of Anhui Province [93-94]. It is located in the eastern part of China, the central part of Anhui Province, and the western wing of the Yangtze River Delta. It surrounds Chaohu Lake and has a total area of ​​11,445 square kilometers [101]. Jianghuai Mandarin is spoken. As of March 2025, Hefei City has jurisdiction over 4 districts, 4 counties, and administers 1 county-level city. As of the end of 2024, the permanent population of Hefei City is 10.02 million. [122] Hefei City has a subtropical monsoon humid climate, with obvious monsoons, distinct four seasons, mild climate, and moderate rainfall; there are three types of landforms in the territory: hilly land, low mountain residual hills, and low-lying plains. [119] Hefei has been established as a county since the Qin Dynasty. In the third year of the Kaihuang reign of the Sui Dynasty (583), Hefei County was restored. From then until the end of the Qing Dynasty, Hefei was the seat of Luzhou, prefecture, and road. In the first year of the Republic of China (1912), Luzhou Prefecture was abolished and Hefei County was directly under the jurisdiction of Anhui Province. In September 1945, the capital of Anhui Province was moved to Hefei. In 1952, Anhui Province was restored and Hefei became the capital of Anhui Province in New China. [16] [111] Hefei is one of the important birthplaces of Chinese civilization. It is named after the Dongfei River and the Nanfei River both originate here. It is an important administrative center, commercial port and military town in the Jianghuai region. It is known as "the right collar and throat of the Huai River, the lips and teeth of the south of the Yangtze River", "the first county of the Jianghuai River, the key point of Wu and Chu", "the former site of the Three Kingdoms, the hometown of Bao Zheng, and the cradle of the Huai Army".