Anqing, called in ancient times, is not called Yicheng, but called "Yi" for short. 1 Anqing is located in the southwest of Anhui province, on the north bank of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, where Anhui enters the river, and is known as the "first state of Wu and Chu in the Yangtze River". A national historical and cultural city, an excellent tourist city in China, a national garden city and a national forest city, it is known as the "Hometown of Huangmei Opera" in China and the birthplace of Peking Opera. Anqing is a regional central city in southwest Anhui, a political, economic, cultural, scientific, educational, transportation and shipping center in southwest Anhui, and an important comprehensive transportation hub and military strategic location at the junction of Anhui, Jiangxi and Hubei provinces. One of the main members of the Yangtze River Delta urban agglomeration, the core city of customs clearance integration in the Yangtze River Economic Belt, the key city of the South Anhui International Tourism Culture Demonstration Zone, and the core city of the Wanjiang City Belt to undertake industrial transfer demonstration zone. "Millennium ancient city, state of culture, century-old provincial capital, hometown of drama". More than 2,000 years ago, it was an ancient country in Anhui during the Spring and Autumn Period, so Anhui Province was called "Anhui" for short, and the names of Anhui Province came from "Anqing House" and "Huizhou House" respectively. Anqing has a history of nearly 800 years since it was founded in 1260. From the 25th year of Qing Qianlong (1760) to the 26th year of the Republic of China (1938), Anqing was the place where Anhui Province undertook political propaganda and deployment, and it was also the earliest provincial capital of Anhui Province.