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Anqing
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About Anqing
Anqing sits on the route: 30 minutes from Zongyang.
Anqing is in Anhui, China, with about 800,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Zongyang, about 25 km away.
Anqing (simplified Chinese: 安庆; traditional Chinese: 安慶; pinyin: Ānqìng, also Yicheng, Nganking and formerly Hwaining, now the name of Huaining County) is a prefecture-level city in the southwest of Anhui province, People's Republic of China. Its population was 4,165,284 as of the 2020 census, with 728,501 living inRead more
the built-up (or metro) area made up of three urban districts. Anqing is famous as the birthplace of Chen Duxiu, one of the founding fathers of the Chinese Communist Party, who served as the first General 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.
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Anqing is in Anhui, China, about 25 km from Zongyang.
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- Population
- 804,493
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- China
- Region
- Anhui
- Timezone
- Asia/Shanghai
- Coordinates
- 30.5136, 117.0472
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