Lying in the heart of the province between the Yangtze River and the Huaihe River, Hefei is the capital of Anhui province. . The city is on the Bengbu-Yuxikou Railway and is joined with the Yangtze by waterway via Lake Chaohu. Tourist attractions include: Leisure Ford Park, Terrace for Training Archers (Jiaonutai), Temple of Magistrate Bao.

Hefei became a commercial center over 2000 years ago. Its position of strategic importance made it a battlefield in many historical conflicts. It is now the political, economic, and cultural center of Anhui Province with newly developed industries including iron and steel, machine building, electronics, construction materials, textiles, dyes, and chemicals.