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Anqing 安庆市 Anking | |
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   Clockwise from top: The riverfront, theAnqing railway station, and theAnqing Yangtze River Bridge. | |
.png) Location of Anqing City jurisdiction in Anhui | |
| Coordinates (Anqing municipal government):30°31′54″N117°06′55″E / 30.5318°N 117.1153°E /30.5318; 117.1153 | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Anhui |
| County-level divisions | 11 |
| Municipal seat | Yixiu District |
| Government | |
| • CPC Secretary | Wei Xiaoming (魏晓明) |
| • Mayor | Chen Bingbing (陈冰冰) |
| Area | |
| 13,486.6 km2 (5,207.2 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 821 km2 (317 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 821 km2 (317 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 census)[2] | |
| 4,165,284 | |
| • Density | 310/km2 (800/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 804,493 |
| • Urban density | 980/km2 (2,500/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 804,493 |
| • Metro density | 980/km2 (2,500/sq mi) |
| GDP[3] | |
| • Prefecture-level city | CN¥ 265.7 billion US$ 34.5 billion |
| • Per capita | CN¥ 63,699 US$ 9,874 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (CST) |
| Area code | 0556 |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-AH-08 |
| License Plate Prefix | 皖H |
| Website | www |
Anqing (simplified Chinese:安庆;traditional Chinese:安慶;pinyin:Ānqìng;lit. 'Peaceful Celebration', also Nganking, formerlyHwaining, now the name ofHuaining County) is aprefecture-level city in the southwest ofAnhuiprovince,People's Republic of China. Its population was 4,165,284 as of the2020 census, with 804,493 living in the built-up (or metro) area made up of three urban districts.[2] Anqing is famous as the birthplace ofChen Duxiu, one of the founding fathers of theChinese Communist Party, who served as the firstGeneral Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party from 1921 to 1928.Huangmei opera, a renowned Chinese opera style, originated in the city of Anqing. This captivating art form gained immense popularity since the 1950s, largely attributed to the exceptional talents of local actors and actresses from Anqing.Huangmei opera is a significant cultural treasure that defines the rich heritage of the city of Anqing.
Anqing was built during the Southern Song dynasty in 1217.[4] Anqing was held by theTaiping Heavenly Kingdom for almost nine years, from June 1853 to December 1861. It served as the capital of the Taiping's Anhui province during this period.[5] The finalBattle of Anqing, in which the Qing forces laid siege to the city, began in 1860, and theXiang Army and other Qing forces were able to retake Anqing by December 1861. The constant battles around Anqing devastated the city, and it took long to fully recover. In 1938, the Japanese occupied Anqing, which again caused major damage to the city. Following the Japanese defeat, the capital of Anhui was moved to Hefei, which eventually lead to Anqing's gradual loss of status as one of the "Five Tigers of the Yangtze".
The people of Anqing have a unique dialect that mixed with theGan Chinese,Wu Chinese andLower Yangtze Mandarin. It is therefore quite different from the rest of the province, which is predominantlyHuizhou-speaking. Huangmei Opera is performed in the local dialect.[6][7]
The early presence of actors from Anqing in the world ofPeking opera (Beijing Opera) has significantly impacted the development of this renowned Chinese theatrical art form. This influence is evident in various aspects, including language accents and cultural nuances within Peking Opera.
Theprefecture-level city of Anqing administers 10county-level divisions, including 3districts, 2county-level cities and 5counties.[8]
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Anqing is located in the southwestern part of Anhui province, and on the northern shore of the lower Yangtze. To the north are theDabie Mountains. Neighbouring prefectures are:
The total area of the prefecture is 16,300 square kilometres (6,290 sq mi), with an urban area of 550 square kilometres (212 sq mi), which is only 3.4% of the total.
Anqing has a four-season,monsoon-influencedhumid subtropical climate (KöppenCfa), with chilly, damp winters and very hot, humid summers. Cold northwesterly winds from Siberia can occasionally cause nightly temperatures to drop below freezing (although snow is uncommon), while summer can see extended periods of 35 °C (95 °F)+ days. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from 4.3 °C (39.7 °F) in January to 29.2 °C (84.6 °F) in July, while the annual mean is 17.20 °C (63.0 °F). Precipitation tends to reach a maximum in tandem with themeiyu (plum rains) while wintertime rainfall is generally light. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 30% in March to 54% in August, the city receives 1,831 hours of bright sunshine annually.[9]
| Climate data for Anqing, elevation 62 m (203 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1951–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 24.0 (75.2) | 27.4 (81.3) | 32.1 (89.8) | 33.8 (92.8) | 36.1 (97.0) | 38.3 (100.9) | 39.8 (103.6) | 40.9 (105.6) | 38.0 (100.4) | 35.1 (95.2) | 30.0 (86.0) | 24.5 (76.1) | 40.9 (105.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 7.8 (46.0) | 10.7 (51.3) | 15.5 (59.9) | 21.9 (71.4) | 26.9 (80.4) | 29.5 (85.1) | 32.8 (91.0) | 32.3 (90.1) | 28.3 (82.9) | 23.0 (73.4) | 16.8 (62.2) | 10.3 (50.5) | 21.3 (70.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.4 (39.9) | 6.9 (44.4) | 11.3 (52.3) | 17.4 (63.3) | 22.6 (72.7) | 25.7 (78.3) | 29.1 (84.4) | 28.5 (83.3) | 24.4 (75.9) | 18.8 (65.8) | 12.5 (54.5) | 6.5 (43.7) | 17.3 (63.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 1.7 (35.1) | 4.0 (39.2) | 8.0 (46.4) | 13.7 (56.7) | 19.0 (66.2) | 22.8 (73.0) | 26.1 (79.0) | 25.6 (78.1) | 21.4 (70.5) | 15.6 (60.1) | 9.3 (48.7) | 3.6 (38.5) | 14.2 (57.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −10.1 (13.8) | −12.5 (9.5) | −5 (23) | −0.3 (31.5) | 7.8 (46.0) | 13.2 (55.8) | 16.0 (60.8) | 17.6 (63.7) | 11.7 (53.1) | 3.0 (37.4) | −3.8 (25.2) | −8.5 (16.7) | −12.5 (9.5) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 63.6 (2.50) | 80.1 (3.15) | 124.4 (4.90) | 150.8 (5.94) | 174.5 (6.87) | 268.6 (10.57) | 251.0 (9.88) | 137.4 (5.41) | 62.8 (2.47) | 61.1 (2.41) | 66.7 (2.63) | 38.2 (1.50) | 1,479.2 (58.23) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 10.8 | 10.7 | 13.7 | 12.9 | 12.4 | 13.5 | 11.8 | 11.2 | 7.5 | 8.1 | 8.8 | 7.9 | 129.3 |
| Average snowy days | 4.4 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 9.8 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 75 | 74 | 74 | 73 | 74 | 79 | 77 | 78 | 76 | 73 | 74 | 72 | 75 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 97.1 | 100.5 | 123.6 | 150.2 | 162.5 | 140.5 | 203.4 | 197.7 | 162.6 | 155.3 | 130.9 | 122.5 | 1,746.8 |
| Percentagepossible sunshine | 30 | 32 | 33 | 39 | 38 | 33 | 48 | 49 | 44 | 44 | 41 | 39 | 39 |
| Source:China Meteorological Administration[10][11] Pogodaiklimat.ru (extremes)[12] | |||||||||||||
Anqing has oneYangtze River crossing, theAnqing Yangtze River Bridge.[13]
Anqing Tianzhushan Airport serves the city.[14]
TheNanjing–Anqing Intercity Railway opened in December 2015, allowing a 90-minute journey time toNanjing, and 3 hours toShanghai.[15]Wuhan-Hangzhou High-Speed Railway is also under construction.
One of the bus operators in Anqing, the Anqing Zhongbei Bus Company, is owned by a joint venture between Nanjing Public Utilities Development (formerly Nanjing Zhongbei) andRATP Dev Transdev Asia (RDTA).[16] RDTA itself is a joint venture betweenTransdev andRATP Dev.
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