http://www.chinatravel.com/rssRSS-BoardWed 27 Jan 2010 21:04:00 GMTdrwihttp://www.chinatravel.com/anhui/ Anhui Province lies in the heart of eastern China, and in the heart of what the Han Chinese consider the cradle of Chinese civilization. It is surrounded by provinces that belong to this cradle heartland: Shandong to the north; Jiangsu and Zhejiang to the northeast and east, respectively (both being coastal provinces); Jiangxi to the south; Hubei to the west-southwest; and Henan to the west-northwest. Anhui also lies in the southern part of the Yellow River Valley, straddling the Huai River ...Wed 27 Jan 2010 2:42:00 GMTdrwihttp://www.chinatravel.com/anhui/history.htm Anhui Province is located in the center, north to south, of eastern China, just west of the easternmost, or coastal, string of provinces. Starting with the coastal province of Shandong to the north of Anhui, and continuing in a clockwise manner, Anhui is bordered by Jiangsu and Zhejiang (both coastal provinces), Jiangxi, Hubei and Henan Provinces. Most of the area of Anhui Province is part of China's cradle of [Han Chinese] civilization region, the region of eastern China bordered by the Yel...Fri 27 Jun 2008 0:00:00 GMTwolf Grandkehttp://www.chinatravel.com/anhui/transport.htmThe whole province has got 15 railway lines at present. Jinghu, Jingjiu and Longhai are the three biggest artery railways that transcend the territory. Hefei, Bengbu and Fuyang are the important key position of railways....Fri 22 Feb 2008 3:01:00 GMTchinatravelhttp://www.chinatravel.com/anhui/transport.htm Administrative Division The present administration includes 17 provincially-administered cities: Hefei, Huaibei, Bozhu, Bengbu, Fuyang, Huainan, Chuzhu, Lu’an, Maanshan, Chaohu, Wuhu, Xuancheng, Tongling, Chichou, Anqin and Huangshan; five county-level cities and 56 counties. The capital Hefei is the political, economic and cultural center of the whole province and is also one of the four bases of science and education in China....Fri 22 Feb 2008 3:01:00 GMTchinatravelhttp://www.chinatravel.com/anhui/transport.htmThe chief example of Anhui cuisine is Hui cuisine of south Wan, which is known for cooking all kinds of delicacies. It features enhancing flavor by adding ham into the dish, and strengthening fresh flavor by crystal sugar. The cuisine is good at cooking and stewing and cares about timing. Braised fish head and tail with soy sauce, braised fish tail in soy sauce, and salted fresh trout are all well-known traditional dishes. The Yangtze Riverside Dishes represented by Wuhu, Anqin and Hefei,...Fri 22 Feb 2008 3:01:00 GMTchinatravelhttp://www.chinatravel.com/anhui/transport.htm Local Food The chief example of Anhui cuisine is Hui cuisine of south Wan, which is known for cooking all kinds of delicacies. It features enhancing flavor by adding ham into the dish, and strengthening fresh flavor by crystal sugar. The cuisine is good at cooking and stewing and cares about timing. “Braised fish head and tail with soy sauce”, “braised fish tail in soy sauce”, and “salted fresh trout” are all well-known traditional dishes. The Yangtze Riverside Dishes represented by Wuhu, A...Fri 22 Feb 2008 3:01:00 GMTchinatravelhttp://www.chinatravel.com/anhui/minorities-festival.htmMt.Yellow International Festival of Tourism Time: October or November each year Place: Mt. Yellow Activities: consulting meeting for trade of tourism, traditional lantern gathering, folk customs performance, touring Mt. Yellow and visiting Huizhou Ancient Architecture. Activities like attracting investment and commodities exhibition are also organized and held. Mt.Jiuhua Temple Fair Time: Jul.30 of each lunar year Place: Mt.Jiuhua Activities: holding activities such as Buddhist Gathering ...Fri 22 Feb 2008 3:01:00 GMTchinatravelhttp://www.chinatravel.com/anhui/transport.htmThe chief key position is the capital Hefei, the main branches being those lines connected with Huainan, Fuyang, Bengbu, Suxian, Wuhu, Anqin, Xuanzhou, Huangshan and other areas and cities, which form the highway network leading to every county of the province....Fri 22 Feb 2008 3:01:00 GMTchinatravelhttp://www.chinatravel.com/anhui/transport.htm...Fri 22 Feb 2008 3:01:00 GMTchinatravelhttp://www.chinatravel.com/anhui/transport.htmHefei is the airway center of the province. Luogang airport is situated 9 kilometers away in the southwest suburb of the city. At present, it has opened 23 home lines to Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shantou, Shenzhen, Haikou, Fuzhou, Xiamen, Xian, Chengdu, Wuhan, Zhengzhou and Jinan, etc and the regular charter plane to Hongkong. The airlines within the province can lead to Huangshan and Fuyang, etc. The famous scenic area Huangshan is also the important air port to outside in the province and ...