安徽省情翻译（纸媒版）
Anhui province,located in the eastern region of China,is an inland province.It is called “皖”(wan) for short,with Heifei as its capital city.The province of Anhui was formed in the 17th century.In 1645,the ruler of the Qing Dynasty（1636-1911）established Jiangnan Province(now Anhui,Jiangsu and Shanghai),whose predecessor was Nanzhili in its previous Ming Dynasty(1368-1644).At that time,Nanjing was made its capital city.Then in 1661,Jiangnan Province was divided into two parts,one of which was called “Jiangnan Left Administrative Commissioner’s Office”.In 1667,it was renamed to “Anhui Administrative Commissioner’s Office”.In 1760,the capital city moved to Anqing(a city the southwest of Anhui).Later ,Public of China(1912-1949) established Anhui Province on the basis of Qing Dynasty.The name of Anhui derives from the acronym of Anqing Prefecture and Huizhou Prefecture(now Huangshan City in south Anhui).
Situated between east longitude 114°54′and 119°37′,north latitude 29°41′and 34°38′N, it has a total area of 139,600 km²,with a width of 450 km and a length of 570 km. It accounts for 1.45％of the total area of China, ranking the 3rd in East China, the 22nd in China. As an inland province, it borders Jiangsu and Zhejiang to the east, Jiangxi to the south, Hubei and Henan to the west, and Shandong to the north. The Yangtze River and Huaihe River cross through Anhui in the south and the north, dividing it to three major districts: Huaibei, Jianghuai and Jiangnan.
Anhui is in the transitional region of the warm temperature zone, with Huaihe River as its boundry, the north part of which belongs to the semi-humid monsoonal climate, while the north the sub-tropical humid monsoonal climate. The mild weather, abundant sunshine, distinctive four seasons and monsoon are the main features of Anhui.
The landform of Anhui shows great variety. Plains, hills and low mountains are the major forms which distribute in an inter-phase order. The area of plain accounts for 31.3％of the area of the whole province（including 5.8％of polder area）,and hills 29.5％,mountains 31.2％,lakes and marshes 8.0％.With the Yangtze River and Huaihe River crossing Anhui from west to east, the province is separated into five natural regions: Huaibei Plain, Jianghuai Hilly area, Wanxi Dabie Mountainous area, Yanjiang Plain and Wannan Mountainous area.
Anhui is famous for its picturesque mountains and rivers. Huangshan Mountain, Jiuhua Mountain, Tianzhu Mountain are the well-known mountains. The highest peak is the Lotus Peak(part of Huangshan),which has an altitude of 1864.7m.The Yangtze River finds its way through south Anhui, stretching 416km in this region and Huaihe River is in the north, stretching about 430km.Chaohu Lake, one of the five largest fresh lakes, lying in the center of the province, is an abundant place along the two rivers. Apart from the natural masterpiece, Anhui is also famous for its human landscape. It’s a densely populated province, with a population of about 68.52 million in 2010.Prosperous culture is another feature of Anhui, including Hui Culture, Jianghuai Culture and Zhongyuan Culture. The symbolic tree of Anhui is the Pinus Taiwanensis, which embodies the spirit of perseverance of Anhui people,and the
