Zhou, located in the south of Anhui Province, was called Xin 'an in ancient times. It has a history of more than 2200 years since the county was established in Qin. There are Xindu County, Xin 'an County and Zhangzhou. In the third year of Xuanhe in Song Huizong (A.D. 1 12 1), it was changed to Huizhou. 1987165438+10. In October, the State Council approved the change of Huizhou area into Huangshan city; 1In July, 1988, the prefecture-level Huangshan City was formally established, with jurisdiction over three districts (Tunxi District, Huizhou District and huangshan district), four counties (Shexian County, Xiuning County, yi county County and Qimen County) and Huangshan Scenic Area, with a total area of about 9,807 square kilometers and a total population of about1470,000.

Huizhou is an important economic and cultural place in China in history, and the word "emblem" in the name of Anhui Province comes from Huizhou.