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Lu’an
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About Lu’an
Lu’an sits on the route: 45 minutes from Wuyang.
Lu’an is in Anhui, China, with about 1.6 million people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Wuyang, about 38 km away.
Lu'an (Chinese: 六安; pinyin: Lù'ān) is a prefecture-level city in western Anhui province, People's Republic of China, bordering Henan to the northwest and Hubei to the southwest. As of the 2020 census, it had a total population of 4,393,699 inhabitants whom 1,752,537 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made of Yu'anRead more
and Jin'an urban districts. Neighbouring prefecture-level cities are the provincial capital of Hefei to the east, Anqing to the south, Huanggang (Hubei) and Xinyang (Henan) to the west, and Huainan and Fuyang to the north. Although the character 六 (literally: "six") is normally pronounced "Liù", in this case it changes to "Lù" on account of the historical literary reading.
Lu'an, also known as "Gaocheng". Located in the west of Anhui Province, between the Yangtze River and the Huaihe River, at the northern foot of the Dabie Mountains, "Western Anhui" in the geographical sense refers specifically to Lu'an. You can experience a wide variety of activies, such as enjoying flowers and birds, but also mountain climbing and rafting. At the same time, Lu'an has many cultural relics and historic sites.
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Lu’an is in Anhui, China, about 38 km from Wuyang.
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- Population
- 1,644,344
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- China
- Region
- Anhui
- Timezone
- Asia/Shanghai
- Coordinates
- 31.7356, 116.5169
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