Hefei

Hefei, China

The capital of Anhui province is sandwiched between the Yangtze River and the Huai River and sprawls on the shores of Cao Lake. It has eight classic attractions dotted around. Home to University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei is the national center of scientific research and education.

Getting around

• Bao Gong's Tomb

  The tomb site of Bao Gong, a just and upright judge of the Northern Song dynasty (960-1279) and a personification of impartiality, has been turned into a 30.5-hectare serene park partly skirted by the moat.

• Xiaoyaojin Park

  This 200,000-square-meter urban park sits on the former site of an ancient battlefield of the Three Kingdoms period (220 – 280). It contains a zoo, a potted plants garden and a peonies garden and a boating-friendly lake. Views vary in different seasons.

• Former Residence of Li Hongzhang

  The 14,000-square-meter, 99-room complex is the former home of Li Hongzhang, an Anhui native and a high-ranking Qing official who is lashed out for signing humiliating treaties with foreign invaders but who is also recognized for leading the Qing government's efforts to revive a backward kingdom.

  
  
  
• Chenghuangmiao

  The city god temple still welcomes worshippers and the area is also a bustling trinkets market.