Anqing was built during the Southern Song dynasty in 1217. Anqing was held by the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom for almost nine years, from June 1853 to December 1861. It served as the capital of the Taiping's Anhui province du… See more

The people of Anqing have a unique dialect that mixed with the Gan Chinese, Wu Chinese and Lower Yangtze Mandarin. It is therefore quite different from the rest of the province, which is predominantly Huizhou-speaking. … See more

Anqing is located in the southwestern part of Anhui province, and on the northern shore of the lower Yangtze. To the north are the Dabie Mountains. Neighbouring prefectures are:
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Anqing has one Yangtze River crossing, the Anqing Yangtze River Bridge.
Anqing Tianzhushan Airport serves the city.
The Nanjing–Anqing Intercity Railway opened in December 2015, allowing a 90-minute jour… See more

• Zhenfeng Pagoda, built in 1570 during the Ming Dynasty, is located in Anqing on the banks of the Yangtze River.
• Little Orphan, a rock hill in the middle of Yangtze River in Susong.… See more