Hefei History & Culture

Hefei is one of the important birthplaces of Chinese civilization, named after the Dongfei and Nanfei Rivers, both of which originate here. Since the Qin Dynasty, prefectures and counties have been established there. In 583 AD, Hefei County was restored, and from then until the late Qing Dynasty, Hefei served as the seat of Luzhou, prefecture, and prefecture. In September 1945, the capital of Anhui Province was relocated to Hefei. In 1952, Anhui Province was reinstated, and Hefei became the capital of Anhui Province in the People's Republic of China. Hefei is a key administrative center, commercial port, and military stronghold in the Jianghuai region, known as "the right collar and throat of the Huai River, the lips and teeth of Jiangnan," "the first prefecture of the Jianghuai region, the strategic point of Wu and Chu," "the site of the Three Kingdoms period, the hometown of Bao Zheng, and the cradle of the Huai Army."