About Hefei

 

 Hefei, capital city of Anhui province, is the center of politics, economy, culture, science and education of Anhui Province as well as the National Opening-up City at the first rank and Financial Opening-up Capital City. Hefei is Lord Bao’s Hometown, Science and Education Base and Lakefront New City with a total area of 7,029 km² and a population of 4.8 million. Under its jurisdiction, there are 3 counties namely Feidong, Feixi and Changfeng, 4 districts namely Yaohai, Luyang, Shushan and Baohe and 3 development zones e.g. Hefei Economic and Technological Development Area.

 As an important base for science and education in China, Hefei is the first and sole Science and Technology Innovation Pilot city in China, and a member city of WTA (World Technopolis Association). It boasts of 200 plus research institutes at national-or provincial-level including Hefei Institutes of Physical Science under Chinese Academy of Sciences, and 358 institutes for technological research and development. In Hefei there are 59 higher education institutions including University of Science and Technology of China, which can offer 138 doctoral programs. It is also the home of 31 academicians and nearly 300,000 technicians and professionals. There are 450 hi-tech companies, of which 15 are national key hi-tech companies.

 Hefei is one of the Chinese cities most suitable for living. It has won various honors such as Advanced City for Afforestation, Garden City, Clean City, Excellent Tourist City and Excellent City for Comprehensive Environment Management. The percentage of greenery coverage is 39.5%, while per capita public green area adds up to 10.15 m². In 2004, it was awarded “China Excellent Living Environment Prize”.

 

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