Wuhu () is a

prefecture-level city A prefecture-level city () or prefectural city is an administrative division of the China, People's Republic of China (PRC), ranking below a province of China, province and above a Counties of the People's Republic of China, county in China's ...

in southeastern

Anhui Anhui is an inland Provinces of China, province located in East China. Its provincial capital and largest city is Hefei. The province is located across the basins of the Yangtze and Huai rivers, bordering Jiangsu and Zhejiang to the east, Jiang ...

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, China. Sitting on the southeast bank of the

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, Wuhu borders

Xuancheng Xuancheng ( zh, s=宣城, p=Xuānchéng''; Xuanzhou Wu dialects, Xuanzhou Wu:'' Shye-san) is a city in the southeast of Anhui province. Archeological digs suggest that the city has been settled for over 4,000 years, and has been under formal admin ...

to the southeast,

Chizhou Chizhou () is a prefecture-level city in the south of Anhui province, China. It borders Anqing to the northwest, Tongling and Wuhu to the northeast, Xuancheng to the east, Huangshan to the southeast, and the province of Jiangxi to the southwest ...

and

Tongling Tongling () is a prefecture-level city in southern Anhui province of China. A river port along the Yangtze River, Tongling borders Wuhu to the east, Chizhou to the southwest and Anqing to the west. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1, ...

to the southwest,

Hefei City Hefei is the capital of Anhui, China. A prefecture-level city, it is the political, economic, and cultural center of Anhui. Its population was 9,369,881 as of the 2020 census. Its built-up (or ''metro'') area is made up of four urban district ...

to the northwest,

Ma'anshan Ma'anshan ( zh, s=马鞍山, t=馬鞍山, p=Mǎ ān Shān), also colloquially written as Maanshan, is a prefecture-level city in the eastern part of Anhui province in Eastern China. Its aliases include Taiping, Steel City, and Poetry City. An i ...

city to the northeast,

Jiangsu Jiangsu is a coastal Provinces of the People's Republic of China, province in East China. It is one of the leading provinces in finance, education, technology, and tourism, with its capital in Nanjing. Jiangsu is the List of Chinese administra ...

to the east, and is approximately southwest of

Nanjing Nanjing or Nanking is the capital of Jiangsu, a province in East China. The city, which is located in the southwestern corner of the province, has 11 districts, an administrative area of , and a population of 9,423,400. Situated in the Yang ...

. With the urbanization trend in the southern part of Nanjing, a conurbation between Nanjing, Maanshan and Wuhu is in building with more than 10,660,000 inhabitants.

History

Wuhu is known to have been inhabited since at least 570 BCE. Present-day Wuhu evolved out of a settlement known as Jiuzi (), located on the southern bank of the

Shuiyang River Shuiyang River() is a tributary on the southern bank of the Yangtze River The Yangtze or Yangzi ( or ) is the longest river in Eurasia and the third-longest in the world. It rises at Jari Hill in the Tanggula Mountains of the Tibetan Pla ...

, about southeast of Wuhu's contemporary

urban core A city centre, also known as an urban core, is the commercial, cultural and often the historical, political, and geographic heart of a city. The term "city centre" is primarily used in British English, and closely equivalent terms that exist in ...

. Jiuzi was a site of conflict prior to 670 BCE between the

Chu Chu or CHU may refer to: Chinese history * Chu (state) (c. 1030 BC–223 BC), a state during the Zhou dynasty * Western Chu (206 BC–202 BC), a state founded and ruled by Xiang Yu * Chu Kingdom (Han dynasty) (201 BC–70 AD), a kingdom of the H ...

and the Wu during the

Spring and Autumn period The Spring and Autumn period () was a period in History of China, Chinese history corresponding roughly to the first half of the Eastern Zhou (256 BCE), characterized by the gradual erosion of royal power as local lords nominally subject t ...

. In 473 BCE, the Yue took Jiuzi from the Wu. In 306 BCE, the Chu took Jiuzi from the Yue. During the time of the Qin dynasty, Jiuzi was placed under the jurisdiction of the Zhang Commandery (). In 109 BCE, Zhang Commandery was renamed to . During this time, the area of Juizi was reorganized as Wuhu County (). In 223 CE, under the reign of

Sun Quan Sun Quan (; 182 – 21 May 252), courtesy name Zhongmou (), posthumous name, posthumously known as Emperor Da of Wu, was the founder of Eastern Wu, one of the Three Kingdoms of China. He inherited control of the warlord regime established by hi ...

of the

Eastern Wu Wu (Chinese language, Chinese: 吳; pinyin: ''Wú''; Middle Chinese *''ŋuo'' < Eastern Han Chinese: ''*ŋuɑ''), known in historiography as Eastern Wu or Sun Wu, was a Dynasties of China, dynastic state of China and one of the three major sta ...

, the county seat was moved from the site of Jiuzi to the highlands along the north banks of the

Qingyi River Qingyi may refer to: * Qingyi (Chinese opera) (青衣), a type of female role in Chinese opera * Qingyi, Sichuan (青义), a town in Mianyang, Sichuan, China * Qingyi Expressway, a common name for the G3016 Qingshuihe–Yining Expressway in Xinj ...

, to the southeast of contemporary Wuhu's urban core. was carved-out of Danyang Commandery in 281 CE, with the headquarters of Danyang Commandery moved to

. The area of contemporary Wuhu remained under the jurisdiction of Danyang Commandery. During the

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period, the area saw an influx of people migrate to the area from the Central Plains. The area was placed under the jurisdiction of Xuancheng Commandery in 363 CE, and the commandery's headquarters were moved to the area. During the late 4th Century, the area underwent a number of other administrative changes. Part of the area would fall under the jurisdiction of . Both Xuancheng Commandery and Huainan Commandery were abolished early on during the

Sui dynasty The Sui dynasty ( ) was a short-lived Dynasties of China, Chinese imperial dynasty that ruled from 581 to 618. The re-unification of China proper under the Sui brought the Northern and Southern dynasties era to a close, ending a prolonged peri ...

, in 589 CE. In 627 CE, under the

Tang dynasty The Tang dynasty (, ; zh, c=唐朝), or the Tang Empire, was an Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 618 to 907, with an Wu Zhou, interregnum between 690 and 705. It was preceded by the Sui dynasty and followed ...

, the area was re-organized as Xuan Prefecture (), and placed under the jurisdiction of

Jiangnan Circuit Jiangnan Circuit or Jiangnan Province was one of the major circuits during the Tang dynasty, Five Dynasties period, and early Song dynasty. During the Tang dynasty it was known as Jiangnan Dao (), and during the Song dynasty Jiangnan Lu (), but ...

. In 733 CE, it became part of the newly created Jiangnanxi Circuit. In 758 CE, it was transferred to be part of , in . Three years later, it would return to Xuan Prefecture in Jiangnanxi Circuit. In 787 CE, Xuan Prefecture was transferred to Jiangnandong Circuit. In 937 CE, upon the creation of the

Southern Tang Southern Tang ( zh, c=南唐, p=Nán Táng) was a Dynasties in Chinese history, dynastic state of China that existed during Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. Located in southern China, the Southern Tang proclaimed itself to be the successor ...

during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, Wuhu County was established, and placed under . Since then, Wuhu went uninterrupted as an administrative unit throughout the remainder of dynastic China. During the

Song dynasty The Song dynasty ( ) was an Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 960 to 1279. The dynasty was founded by Emperor Taizu of Song, who usurped the throne of the Later Zhou dynasty and went on to conquer the rest of the Fiv ...

, Wuhu County belonged to Jiangnan Circuit, and later Jiangnandong Circuit. In 1277, during the

Yuan dynasty The Yuan dynasty ( ; zh, c=元朝, p=Yuáncháo), officially the Great Yuan (; Mongolian language, Mongolian: , , literally 'Great Yuan State'), was a Mongol-led imperial dynasty of China and a successor state to the Mongol Empire after Div ...

, Wuhu County was placed under the jurisdiction of . In 1355, Taiping Circuit was replaced by Taiping Fu, and Wuhu County was placed under its jurisdiction. Taiping Fu was under the jurisdiction of until its abolition in 1380, during the

Ming dynasty The Ming dynasty, officially the Great Ming, was an Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 1368 to 1644, following the collapse of the Mongol Empire, Mongol-led Yuan dynasty. The Ming was the last imperial dynasty of ...

. Throughout the Ming dynasty, Wuhu County remained under the jurisdiction of Taiping Fu. Under the Ming dynasty, Wuhu developed into a major commercial center and river port and since that time has been known as a center of the rice trade. In 1644, the

Hongguang Emperor The Hongguang Emperor (1607–1646), personal name Zhu Yousong, childhood nickname Fuba, was the first emperor of the Chinese Southern Ming dynasty. He reigned briefly in southern China from 1644 to 1645. His era name, "Hongguang", means "great ...

(better known as the

Prince of Fu Prince of Fu ( zh, 福王), was a first-rank princely peerage used during Ming dynasty, this peerage title was created by Wanli Emperor. The first Prince of Fu was Zhu Changxun, 3rd son of Wanli Emperor. This peerage had 2 cadet commandery prin ...

), one of the last emperors of the Ming dynasty, was captured by forces of the new

Qing dynasty The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing, was a Manchu-led Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China and an early modern empire in East Asia. The last imperial dynasty in Chinese history, the Qing dynasty was preceded by the ...

in Wuhu County. During the

Taiping Rebellion The Taiping Rebellion, also known as the Taiping Civil War or the Taiping Revolution, was a civil war in China between the Qing dynasty and the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. The conflict lasted 14 years, from its outbreak in 1850 until the fall of ...

, Wuhu County exchanged hands more than five times between Taiping and Imperial forces. Wuhu County was placed under the jurisdiction of during the Taiping Rebellion. The city became a

treaty port Treaty ports (; ) were the port cities in China and Japan that were opened to foreign trade mainly by the unequal treaties forced upon them by Western powers, as well as cities in Korea opened up similarly by the Qing dynasty of China (before the ...

in 1876 and has remained a commercial center since that time. The city's

Roman Catholic The Catholic Church (), also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.27 to 1.41 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2025. It is among the world's oldest and largest international institut ...

cathedral, St. Joseph's Cathedral (), dates from this time. Most of the downtown area alongside the Yangtze River was ceded in the British concession. Upon the establishment of the

Republic of China Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies between the East China Sea, East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocea ...

in 1912, Fu, Prefectures, and Ting were established, and counties were placed under direct provincial jurisdiction. Wuhu County was directly governed by Anhui province from 1912 until 1914, when was established to govern 23 counties in the area, including Wuhu County, until 1928. Trade in rice, wood, and tea flourished at Wuhu until the

Warlord Era The Warlord Era was the period in the history of the Republic of China between 1916 and 1928, when control of the country was divided between rival Warlord, military cliques of the Beiyang Army and other regional factions. It began after the de ...

of the 1920s and 1930s, when

bandits Banditry is a type of organized crime committed by outlaws typically involving the threat or use of violence. A person who engages in banditry is known as a bandit and primarily commits crimes such as extortion, robbery, kidnapping, and murder, e ...

were active in the area. In 1932, Wuhu County was placed under the jurisdiction of the Second Administrative Division of Anhui province (). At the beginning of the

Second Sino-Japanese War The Second Sino-Japanese War was fought between the Republic of China (1912–1949), Republic of China and the Empire of Japan between 1937 and 1945, following a period of war localized to Manchuria that started in 1931. It is considered part ...

, part of the

Second World War World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

, Wuhu was occupied by Japan on December 10, 1937. This was a prelude to the

Battle of Nanjing The Battle of Nanking (or Nanjing) was fought in early December 1937 during the Second Sino-Japanese War between the Chinese National Revolutionary Army and the Imperial Japanese Army for control of Nanjing ( zh, c=南京, p=Nánjīng), the ca ...

, ending in the

Nanjing massacre The Nanjing Massacre, or the Rape of Nanjing (formerly Chinese postal romanization, romanized as ''Nanking'') was the mass murder of Chinese civilians, noncombatants, and surrendered prisoners of war by the Imperial Japanese Army in Nanji ...

. Under Japanese occupation, Chinese resistance fighters hid in the lakes around Wuhu by submerging themselves and breathing through reeds. In early 1938, Japan moved Wuhu County from the Second Administrative Division to the Fifth Administrative Division. On October 25, 1938, they transferred Wuhu County to the Ninth Administrative Division. Japan had again changed the region's divisions in August 1941, and placed Wuhu County under the Sixth Administrative Division. Japanese forces had been expelled from the area by August 1945, and Kuomintang forces placed Wuhu County under the , and remained part of the Sixth Administrative Division. The

People's Liberation Army The People's Liberation Army (PLA) is the military of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the People's Republic of China (PRC). It consists of four Military branch, services—People's Liberation Army Ground Force, Ground Force, People's ...

captured Wuhu on April 24, 1949. Three days later, it was placed under the jurisdiction of a local military committee. The

civilian A civilian is a person who is not a member of an armed force. It is war crime, illegal under the law of armed conflict to target civilians with military attacks, along with numerous other considerations for civilians during times of war. If a civi ...

Wuhu Municipal People's Government was established on May 10, 1949. Two days later, a civilian government was formed for Wuhu County, which was placed under the jurisdiction of Wuhu. From December 1, 1967, to April 1, 1968, during the tumult of the

Cultural Revolution The Cultural Revolution, formally known as the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, was a Social movement, sociopolitical movement in the China, People's Republic of China (PRC). It was launched by Mao Zedong in 1966 and lasted until his de ...

, Wuhu was placed under military rule. Major industries began to be developed in Wuhu after the Second World War, with the development of the textile industry, shipbuilding, and paper mills. Despite this, Wuhu had been lagging behind

and

in industrial production for decades after the

establishment of the People's Republic of China The proclamation of the People's Republic of China was made by Mao Zedong, the chairman of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), on October 1, 1949, in Tiananmen Square in Beijing. The government of a new state under the CCP, formally called t ...

and remained primarily a commercial center for trade in rice, silk, cotton, tea, wheat and eggs. However, with recent years' economic rise, Wuhu has become a hub for manufacturing. In July 2016, the area was afflicted by the 2016 China floods. On July 6, 2020, the Anhui provincial government approved the merger of Sanshan District into

Yijiang District Yijiang District () is an urban district of the city of Wuhu, Anhui Province, China. Administrative divisions Yijiang District is divided to 6 subdistricts. ;6 Subdistricts References County-level divisions of Anhui Wuhu {{Wuhu-ge ...

, the replacement of Wuhu County with

Wanzhi District Wanzhi District () is a district in Wuhu City, in the southeast of Anhui Province, China. Wanzhi District is established from being revoked of Wuhu County in 2020. Administrative divisions Wanzhi District is divided to 5 towns and 1 other. ;5 ...

, and the replacement of Fanchang County with

Fanchang District Fanchang () is a district in Wuhu, Anhui Province, China. Notable places The Fanchang Stadium is located in Fanchang District. It has a capacity of 12,000 and it is used mostly for association football Association football, more commonl ...

. In June 2023, the area was afflicted by flooding.

Administration

The

of Wuhu administers 8

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s, including 5

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, 1

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, and 1

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. *Defunct – Sanshan District

Climate

Demographics

Population

As of the

2020 Chinese census The Seventh National Population Census of the People's Republic of China (), also referred to as the 2020 Chinese Census, was the seventh National Population Census of the People's Republic of China, national census conducted by the National Bure ...

, Wuhu had a total population of 3,644,420 inhabitants, of whom 1,622,799 lived its built-up (or metro) area:

Jiujiang District Jiujiang District () is a district of the city of Wuhu, Anhui Province, China. Administrative divisions Jiujiang District is divided to 5 subdistricts, 4 towns and 3 others. ;5 Subdistricts ;4 Towns ;3 Others * Jiangbei Industrial Concentra ...

Jinghu District Jinghu District () is a district of the city of Wuhu, Anhui Province Anhui is an inland province located in East China. Its provincial capital and largest city is Hefei. The province is located across the basins of the Yangtze and Huai river ...

and

. As of 2022, 13.75% of Wuhu's population is 14 years old or younger, 65.60% is 15 to 59 years old, and 20.65% is 60 years old or older. 16.89% of Wuhu's population is 65 years or older. The city is home to 47 recognized

ethnic minorities The term "minority group" has different meanings, depending on the context. According to common usage, it can be defined simply as a group in society with the least number of individuals, or less than half of a population. Usually a minority g ...

, the largest of which are the Hui, Miao, and Zhuang. Other ethnic minorities with over 500 inhabitants in the city include the Yi, the

Tujia Tujia may refer to: *the Tujia people *the Tujia language The Tujia language (; zh, s=土家语 , t=土家語 , p=Tǔjiāyǔ) is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken natively by the Tujia people in Hunan Province, China. It is unclassified within t ...

, the

Miao Miao may refer to: * Miao people, linguistically and culturally related group of people, recognized as such by the government of the People's Republic of China * Miao script or Pollard script, writing system used for Miao languages * Miao (Unicode ...

, the Zhuang, and the

Manchu The Manchus (; ) are a Tungusic peoples, Tungusic East Asian people, East Asian ethnic group native to Manchuria in Northeast Asia. They are an officially recognized Ethnic minorities in China, ethnic minority in China and the people from wh ...

Language

, a variety of Jiang-Huai Mandarin, itself a branch of

Mandarin Chinese Mandarin ( ; zh, s=, t=, p=Guānhuà, l=Mandarin (bureaucrat), officials' speech) is the largest branch of the Sinitic languages. Mandarin varieties are spoken by 70 percent of all Chinese speakers over a large geographical area that stretch ...

, is commonly spoken in urban areas. ''Putonghua'', or

Standard Mandarin Standard Chinese ( zh, s=现代标准汉语, t=現代標準漢語, p=Xiàndài biāozhǔn hànyǔ, l=modern standard Han speech) is a modern Standard language, standard form of Mandarin Chinese that was first codified during the Republic of ...

, was commonly used in this area. In some areas, Wu Chinese is spoken instead.

Economy

The city is the second largest economy in

, after

Hefei Hefei is the Capital city, capital of Anhui, China. A prefecture-level city, it is the political, economic, and cultural center of Anhui. Its population was 9,369,881 as of the 2020 census. Its built-up (or ''metro'') area is made up of four u ...

, the provincial capital. Like elsewhere in China, Wuhu was seen rapid economic growth in the 21st Century, with its GDP nearly doubling from 2014 to 2022 alone, and its GDP per capita nearly doubling from 2012 to 2019 alone. As of 2022, Wuhu has a gross domestic product (GDP) of 450.213 billion

renminbi The renminbi ( ; currency symbol, symbol: Yen and yuan sign, ¥; ISO 4217, ISO code: CNY; abbreviation: RMB), also known as the Chinese yuan, is the official currency of the China, People's Republic of China. The renminbi is issued by the Peop ...

(RMB). Per 2022 data, the city's

primary sector The primary sector of the economy includes any industry involved in the extraction and production of raw materials, such as farming, logging, fishing, forestry and mining. The primary sector tends to make up a larger portion of the economy in d ...

of the economy accounts for 17.925 billion RMB of the city's GDP (3.98% of total GDP), the

secondary sector In macroeconomics, the secondary sector of the economy is an economic sector in the three-sector theory that describes the role of manufacturing. It encompasses industries that produce a finished, usable product or are involved in constructi ...

accounts for 213.558 billion RMB (47.43%), and the

tertiary sector The tertiary sector of the economy, generally known as the service sector, is the third of the three economic sectors in the three-sector model (also known as the economic cycle). The others are the primary sector (raw materials) and the ...

accounts for 218.730 billion RMB (48.58%). As of 2019, Wuhu's GDP per capita was 96,154 RMB. The city's statistics bureau reported an annual per capita

disposable income Disposable income is total personal income minus current taxes on income. In national accounting, personal income minus personal current taxes equals disposable personal income or household disposable income. Subtracting personal outlays ( ...

of 43,145 RMB in 2022 (+6.5% from 2021). The city's urban residents have a per capita disposable income of 51,481, while this stands at 29,518 among rural residents. In 2022, Wuhu

export An export in international trade is a good produced in one country that is sold into another country or a service provided in one country for a national or resident of another country. The seller of such goods or the service provider is a ...

ed 9.468 billion

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s (USD) worth of goods and services, and

import An importer is the receiving country in an export from the sending country. Importation and exportation are the defining financial transactions of international trade. Import is part of the International Trade which involves buying and receivin ...

ed 4.142 billion USD worth of goods and services. Major industrial products in Wuhu include

automobiles A car, or an automobile, is a motor vehicle with wheels. Most definitions of cars state that they run primarily on roads, Car seat, seat one to eight people, have four wheels, and mainly transport private transport#Personal transport, peopl ...

HVAC Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC ) is the use of various technologies to control the temperature, humidity, and purity of the air in an enclosed space. Its goal is to provide thermal comfort and acceptable indoor air quality. ...

units,

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, cement, steel, and copper. Wuhu Economic & Technological Development Area in the north of the city launched in 1993 is one of the first state-level economic and technological development area in Anhui province. It has the only export processing zone in the province.

Chery Automobile Chery Automobile Co. Ltd., trading as Chery (), is a Chinese automobile manufacturer owned by Chery Holding Group Co., Ltd. Founded in 1997, it is currently the fourth largest automobile manufacturer group in China, with 2,603,916 vehicles so ...

and Anhui Conch Cement Company are headquartered in this development area. Wuhu is the fifth largest port alongside

. Yuxikou Pier is the largest inland river coal harbor in China.

Transportation

Bus and taxi

The city is served by Wuhu Bus (), a

municipal A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the gov ...

bus services and taxi services provider. Wuhu Bus runs 157 different routes, serviced by more than 1,300 vehicles. About 200,000 passengers use the service daily.

Airport

The city is served by the

Wuhu Xuanzhou Airport Wuhu Xuanzhou Airport is an airport built to replace the commercial airline service of the old Wuhu Wanli Airport, and serves the cities of Wuhu and Xuancheng in Anhui Province, China. The airport is located in Wanzhi Town, Wanzhi District, ...

which opened on April 30, 2021.

Bridge

Wuhu has one

Yangtze River crossing The Yangtze River power line crossings are overhead power lines that cross the Yangtze River in China. There are at least three power line crossings on the Yangtze River at Jiangyin, Nanjing, and Wuhu. The towers of the crossing in Jiangyin are a ...

—the

Wuhu Yangtze River Bridge The Wuhu Yangtze River Bridge () is a combined highway and railway bridge over the Yangtze river. The bridge is located in Wuhu, Anhui, China, and was completed in 2000. The cable-stayed bridge consists of a main span and two side spans and ha ...

, opened in 2000, carries the G5011 Wuhu–Hefei Expressway and Huainan Railway.

Train

Wuhu is served by the Anhui–Jiangxi, Nanjing–Tongling and Huainan Railways. It only takes 2.5 hours from Shanghai to Wuhu by high-speed train.

Monorail system

Wuhu Rail Transit consists of two lines (Lines 1 and 2) which opened on November 3 and December 28, 2021.

Culture

The acclaimed poet

Li Bai Li Bai (, 701–762), Literary and colloquial readings, also pronounced Li Bo, courtesy name Taibai (), was a Chinese poet acclaimed as one of the greatest and most important poets of the Tang dynasty and in Chinese history as a whole. He and hi ...

spent his late life in Wuhu, it is said, due to its striking landscape. Li Bai was born in

Suyab Suyab (; Middle Chinese: /suʌiH jiᴇp̚/), also known as ''Ordukent'' (modern-day ''Ak-Beshim''), was an ancient Silk Road city located some 50 km east from Bishkek, and 8 km west southwest from Tokmok, in the Chu river valley, pres ...

, an ancient

Silk Road The Silk Road was a network of Asian trade routes active from the second century BCE until the mid-15th century. Spanning over , it played a central role in facilitating economic, cultural, political, and religious interactions between the ...

city in Central Asian, and raised in southwestern China.

Xie Tiao Xie Tiao (; style name: Xuan Hui (玄辉)) (464–499) was the leading Southern Qi Chinese poetry, poet of the Yongming poetry, Yongming reign. He was known as "Xiao Xie" (that is, "Little Xie") in comparison with Xie Lingyun. Life His family h ...

, one of the most distinctive

Six Dynasty Six Dynasties (; 220–589 or 222–589) is a collective term for six Han-ruled Chinese dynasties that existed from the early 3rd century AD to the late 6th century AD, between the end of the Eastern Han dynasty and the beginning of the Sui d ...

poets whom he greatly admired, left many poems when holding positions here. During the

(619–907), the poet

Du Mu Du Mu ( zh, c=杜牧, p=Dù Mù, w=Tu4 Mu4; 803–852) was a Chinese calligrapher, poet, and politician who lived during the late Tang dynasty. His courtesy name was Muzhi (), and art name Fanchuan (). He is best known for his lyrical and roma ...

wrote a famous poem ''Thoughts on Staying Again at Wuhu''. A factory in Wuhu carries on the local craft of making

wrought iron Wrought iron is an iron alloy with a very low carbon content (less than 0.05%) in contrast to that of cast iron (2.1% to 4.5%), or 0.25 for low carbon "mild" steel. Wrought iron is manufactured by heating and melting high carbon cast iron in an ...

pictures. Other local handicrafts are embossed

lacquerware Lacquerware are objects decoratively covered with lacquer. Lacquerware includes small or large containers, tableware, a variety of small objects carried by people, and larger objects such as furniture and even coffins painted with lacquer. Before ...

and rice straw pith patchwork. A famous stone tablet in Wuhu recording local events of the

period (ca. 1000 AD) is considered to be a masterpiece of the renowned calligrapher

Mi Fu Mi Fu (Chinese language, Chinese: 米芾; 1051–1107)Barnhart: 373. He was born with the name 米黻, also pronounced Mi Fu. His courtesy name was Yuanzhang (元章) with several sobriquets: Nangong (南宮), Lumen Jushi (鹿門居士), Xiang ...

Folklore

An itinerant blacksmith named

Tang Tianchi Tang or TANG most often refers to: * Tang dynasty * Sour taste Tang or TANG may also refer to: Chinese states and dynasties * Jin (Chinese state) (11th century – 376 BC), a state during the Spring and Autumn period, called Tang (唐) before ...

is reputed to have invented the wrought-iron picture in Wuhu, when a painter whom he admired chided him, "You will never make pictures by beating iron." Another blacksmith of the

(770–476 BC) named Gan Jiang was famous for sword making. Zhe Shan (Reddish Brown Hill) is said to get its colour from the flames of Gan Jiang's furnace.

Shen Shan __NOTOC__ Shen may refer to: * Shen (Chinese religion) (神), a central word in Chinese philosophy, religion, and traditional Chinese medicine; term for god or spirit * Shen (clam-monster) (蜃), a shapeshifting Chinese dragon believed to create mi ...

(Sacred Hill) is the legendary location of his sword grinding rock and tempering pool.

Cuisine

Wuhu and

Anqing Anqing ( zh, s=, t=安慶, p=Ānqìng, l=, also Yicheng, Nganking and formerly Hwaining, now the name of Huaining County) is a prefecture-level city in the southwest of Anhui province of China, province, China, People's Republic of China. Its popu ...

are noted centers of the Yanjiang cuisine. It specializes in freshwater fish and poultry, and features special techniques of chopping, shaping, and colouring. The flavour of Yanjiang dishes is often enhanced by sweetening and smoking.

Religion/Medicine

The New York Methodist Mission Society's Superintendent Virgil C. Hart arrived in Wuhu in 1881, intent on purchasing a piece of property to build the city's first Methodist Church and Western-style hospital. Hart was able to secure the Yichisan Hill before the British, who wanted the property to build a consulate and naval base. The Yichisan Hospital is Anhui's oldest/continuous western hospital. Dr. Edgerton H. Hart (V.C. Hart's eldest son) became the hospital's Director in 1895 and continued at that capacity until his death in April 1913. Caroline Maddock arrived in Wuhu in October 1904, to serve as the General Hospital's Head Nurse. Caroline Maddock married Dr. Edgerton Hart in October 1907. In 1909, Caroline and four other nurses founded the Nurses Association of China and she served as its first president; this association still represents China's Nurse profession.

Heritage and Tourism

Several sites in Wuhu have been included on the China's List of Major National Historical and Cultural Sites. They include the Guangji Temple (), a Buddhist temple originally dating back to the Tang dynasty that contains the Zhe pagoda, an edifice from the

Northern Song dynasty The Song dynasty ( ) was an imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 960 to 1279. The dynasty was founded by Emperor Taizu of Song, who usurped the throne of the Later Zhou dynasty and went on to conquer the rest of the Ten Kingdoms, endin ...

Other listed monuments date back to the 19th century, when Wuhu was a British treaty port. These include St. Joseph Cathedral, the site of the former British Consulate, the former Customs Building on the Yangtze River and the site of the former St. James Secondary School. Other touristic sites in Wuhu: * Mirror Lake () * Jiuzi Plaza () * Yangtze Riverside Park () *

Mount Zhe Mount is often used as part of the name of specific mountains, e.g. Mount Everest. Mount or Mounts may also refer to: Places * Mount, Cornwall, a village in Warleggan parish, England * Mount, Perranzabuloe, a hamlet in Perranzabuloe parish, ...

, a hill park () * Fantawild Adventure, one of the largest theme parks in the Chinese Mainland () *Sculpture Park () *Longwo Lake () * Phoenix Cuisine Boulevard () *Maren Qifeng Scenic Area () *Jiuzi Old Town () *Macrolink Beluga Ocean Park () *

Wuhu Olympic Stadium Wuhu Olympic Stadium () is a multi-use stadium in Wuhu, China. It is currently used mostly for football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal ...

() * Yangtze River Bridge Crossing ()

Education

;Universities and Colleges *

Anhui Normal University Anhui Normal University () is an institution of higher learning in Wuhu, Anhui Province, China. Approved by the State Council in 1972, it was officially renamed Anhui Normal University, and the name was written by Guo Moruo. Anhui Normal Univ ...

* Anhui Polytechnic University *

Wannan Medical College Wannan Medical College () is provincial public medical college in Wuhu, Anhui, China. It is affiliated with the Anhui Provincial Government. History The school was founded in 1958, known as Wuhu Medical Vocational School. In 1970, it merged int ...

* Wuhu Radio and TV University () * Wuhu Institute of Technology () * Anhui Business College of Vocational Technology () * Anhui Technical College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering () * Anhui college of Chinese traditional medicine () * Anhui vocational college of information technology () ;High Schools * Wuhu City No. 1 High School () * High School Affiliated to Anhui Normal University () * Wuhu County No. 1 High School () * Wuhu City No. 12 High School () * Fanchang County No. 1 High School ()

Health care system

;Notable hospitals
Yijishan Hospital
(, or Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College () *Xuancheng Area Hospital (), or Second Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College () *Wuhu Second Hospital () *Wuhu First Hospital () *Wuhu Third Hospital () *Wuhu Fourth Hospital () *Wuhu Fifth Hospital () *Wuhu Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine () *Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Wuhu City () *Wuhu Red Cross Hospital () ;Related health care settings *Wuhu CDC () *Wuhu Center of Blood ()

Notable people

Xiao Yuncong Xiao Yuncong (; 1596–1673) was a famed Chinese landscape painter, calligrapher, and poet during the late Ming and early Qing dynasties.Cihai: Page 594. Xiao was born in Wuhu in Anhui province, at that time part of Taiping Prefecture. His style ...

(1596–1673),

Ming Dynasty The Ming dynasty, officially the Great Ming, was an Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 1368 to 1644, following the collapse of the Mongol Empire, Mongol-led Yuan dynasty. The Ming was the last imperial dynasty of ...

painter *

Zhao Wei Zhao Wei (; born 12 March 1976), also known as Vicky Zhao or Vicki Zhao, is a Chinese nationality law, Chinese actress, singer, filmmaker, and businesswoman. Regarded as one of China's Four Dan Actresses, she rose to pan-Asian fame for her rol ...

(born 1976), actress * Zhou Lüxin (born 1988), diver * Wang Ying, (1913–1974) actress and author *

Jackie Chan Fang Shilong (born Chan Kong-sang; 7 April 1954), known professionally as Jackie Chan,; is a Hong Kong actor and filmmaker, known for his slapstick, acrobatic fighting style, comic timing, and innovative stunts, which he typically perf ...

(born 1954), actor and martial artist (father from Wuhu) *

Chen Duxiu Chen Duxiu ( zh, t=陳獨秀, p=Chén Dúxiù, w=Ch'en Tu-hsiu; 9 October 1879 – 27 May 1942) was a Chinese revolutionary, writer, educator, and political philosopher who co-founded the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in 1921, serving as its fi ...

(; October 8, 1879 – May 27, 1942) was a Chinese revolutionary socialist, educator, philosopher and author, who co-founded the Chinese Communist Party (with Li Dazhao) in 1921, serving from 1921 to 1927 as its first General Secretary. (teacher of Wanjiang school.) *

Wang Chuanfu Wang Chuanfu (; born 8 April 1966) is a Chinese chemist, billionaire entrepreneur, and the founder, chairman and CEO of the BYD Company. Wang was born in Anhui to a poor farmer family. He then studied metallurgy and earned a bachelor's degree a ...

(born 1966), billionaire, founder and CEO of

BYD Company BYD Company Limited or BYD ( zh, s=比亚迪, p=Bǐyàdí) is a Chinese Multinational corporation, multinational manufacturing Conglomerate (company), conglomerate headquartered in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China. It is a vertically integrated com ...

Notable constructions

* tall pylons of HVDC Yangtze River Crossing Wuhu, a part of

HVDC Three Gorges-Changzhou A high-voltage direct current (HVDC) electric power transmission system uses direct current (DC) for electric power transmission, in contrast with the more common alternating current (AC) transmission systems. Most HVDC links use voltages betwe ...

, are the tallest pylons used for

HVDC A high-voltage direct current (HVDC) electric power transmission system uses direct current (DC) for electric power transmission, in contrast with the more common alternating current (AC) transmission systems. Most HVDC links use voltages betwe ...

In popular culture

Nintendo added Wuhu Island to Wii Sports Resort.

Sister cities and friendly cities

Kōchi Kochi is a city in Kerala, India. Kochi or Kōchi may also refer to: People * Kochi people, a predominantly Pashtun nomadic people of Afghanistan * , a Japanese surname: ** Arata Kochi (born 1948 or 1949), Japanese physician and World Health Org ...

Kōchi Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Shikoku. Kōchi Prefecture has a population of 669,516 (1 April 2023) and has a geographic area of 7,103 km2 (2,742 sq mi). Kōchi Prefecture borders Ehime Prefecture to the northwest and Tok ...

, Japan *

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, Lombardy, Italy *

Torrejón de Ardoz Torrejón de Ardoz () is a municipality of Spain belonging to the Community of Madrid. The European Union Satellite Centre (SatCen), an agency of the European Union, is located in Torrejón de Ardoz. It is also the location of the headquarters of ...

, Madrid, Spain *

West Covina, California West Covina is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Located east of downtown Los Angeles in the eastern San Gabriel Valley, it is part of Greater Los Angeles Area, Greater Los Angeles. The population for the city was 109,501 ...

, United States

References

External links

Government website of Wuhu

Wuhu.Me – English Community of City Wuhu, Anhui. China
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