Anhui Province is located in
East China, not far from China's largest city -- Shanghai.
It boasts the famous Huangshan Mountain, which is located
in the southern part of the province. Anhui is famous for
its green mountains, clear waters, fresh air and
tranquility environment, which are free from pollution.
Huangshan Mountain is a good destination for those who
want to escape the noisy urban life.
Nearby the Huangshan Mountain there are dozens of villages
which still preserve a lot of ancient houses dating back
as far as to the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). The ancient
houses are all large compounds with courtyards, private
gardens, where generations of one family lived together,
still observing an old life style. These old houses are
regarded as a "living museum of ancient Chinese
architecture". For those who want to see real China and
its people in the raw and unadorned, the ancient villages
in Yixian are a charmer.
Jiuhua Mountains, one of the four sacred Buddhist
Mountains in China, is located between Huangshan Mountain
and Yangtze River, only two and half hour bus ride from
Huangshan and 40 minutes from the port city Guichi on the
Yangtze River. Recently luxury cruise ship began operating
between Shanghai and Wuhan. Jiuhua Mountain, together with
Lushan Mountain, Nanjing and Yangzhou, becomes a very
popular destination for cruise tourists.
Hefei , the capital of Anhui Province, is the province's
political, economic and cultural centre. It is the gate
way to Anhui Province. The Fengyang County, which is about
3 hours bus ride from Hefei, provides an excellent day
excursion for tourist in Hefei. Fengyang is the birthplace
of the first Ming Dynasty emperor - Zhu Yuanzhang.
Originally, the emperor wanted Fengyang to be the Ming
Dynasty Capital, so he ordered the Forbidden City to be
built there. The gigantic project was nearly finished when
the emperor decided to move his capital to Nanjing, so the
original Forbidden City in Fengyang was abandoned. Today
parts of the city wall, city gates and city moat still
exist. The ruined Forbidden City is much larger than the
Forbidden City in Beijing.
Anhui Province is full of natural beauty, historical
heritage and colorful folk customs. You need come to see
it!
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