Why visit Anqing
Townapedia lists 33 museums and landmarks, 6 parks and trails, 1 place to eat, 4 places to stay and 4 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Anqing Normal University, Anqing Yangtze River Bridge, Tomb of Chen Duxiu and Shitaishidi.
Weather in Anqing
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About Anqing
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 in 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.
From the Wikipedia article Anqing (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do4
Anqing Yangtze River Bridge
Bridge · 2.8 km
Bridge in People's Republic of China
Museums and landmarks33
Tomb of Chen Duxiu
Monument and historic site · 8.3 km
Mo-Su 08:30-16:00
Red Building of Anhui University and Former Jingfu Academy
Monument and historic site · 0.6 km
21 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds6
Restaurants and cafes1
Mixue Ice Cream & Tea
Cafe · Ice Cream, Bubble Tea · 3.3 km
中国连锁冰淇淋与茶饮品牌，提供高性价比的现制饮品
129 回祥路
Mo-Su 09:00-23:00
Where to stay4
Churches and places of worship4
Shopping4
Gas and EV charging7
Schools, colleges and libraries45
Healthcare13
Map of Anqing
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Getting there and nearby towns
Anqing Tianzhushan Airport (AQG) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 8 km away.
- Chizhou 44 km east, about 44 min by car
- Pengze 84 km southwest, about 1 h 30 min by car
- Lucheng 83 km north, about 1 h 30 min by car
- Tongling 85 km northeast, about 1 h 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- 振风塔左望 - Look Left from Zhenfeng Pagoda - 2010.07, rheins, CC BY 3.0
- Bridge on the Yangtze River in Anqing Anhui China-2, Joe, CC BY 2.0
- Zhenfeng Pagoda 5, Zeus1234, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 安庆耶稣圣心主教座堂, Johnzheng, CC BY-SA 3.0
- King of Ying Mansion of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom in Anqing 01 2025-04, 猫猫的日记本, CC BY-SA 4.0
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