Anhui, also known as Wan for short, is located in southeast China, on the lower reaches of the Changjiang (Yangtze) River. It touches six provinces, including Shandong, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Hubei, and Henan, with the Changjiang and Huaihe Rivers running through. Anhui has an area of 139,000 square kilometers, and a population of 60 million. Hefei is the capital.
The topography in Anhui is high in the southwest and low in the northeast. Mountains and hills make up two thirds of the total area. The climate belongs to semi-humid monsoon of warm temperate and subtropical humid monsoon.

Anhui has abundant tourist resources with beautiful landscape, many places of historic interest, and rich folk customs. The most famous scenic wonders include Mt. Huangshan, Mt. Jiuhua, Mt. Tianzhu, Mt. Langya, and Mt. Qiyun, all of which are national scenic spots. In 1990, U NESCO put Mt. Huangshan on the list of the World Cultural and Natural Heritages. Other tourist attractions are the Xin'an River, Taiping Lake , and the Water Park on Chaohu Lake.

Anhui is propitious for giving birth to great men, including Laozi, Zhuangzi, Guanzi, Cao Can, Hua Tuo, Bao Zheng, Zhu Yuanzhang, Wu Jingzi, Chen Duxiu, and Hu Shi. It has three state-level ancient cultural cities, including Shexian, Shouxian, and Bozhou, and six nature reserves. The long history has left behind a great number of historical sites, such as Xuguo Stone Arch and Tangyue archways in Shexian, the ancient residences in Yixian, and the opera theaters in Bozhou. Moreover, Anhui is famous for arts and crafts, four treasures of the study, iron pictures, and bronze wares.

Anhui is proud that three of its cities, including Hefei, Huangshan, and Bozhou, have been listed among the first group of Top Tourist Cities of China.

Anhui has a convenient transportation. It is only a 45-minute flight from Shanghai to Huangshan. Regular flights shuttle between Anhui and major cities such as Beijing, Guangzhou, and Van, and Hong Kong as well. Rails link the province with the rest part of the country. To offer more convenience for tourists, 15 cable ways have been established.

The Memorial Temple to Lord Bao is located in Baohe Park, Hefei. It was where Bao Zheng read books in his childhood. In the temple there is a stone statue of Ban Zheng. The temple collects many precious relics. The Tomb of Bao Zheng was where the remains of Lord Bao were buried. The cemetery is surrounded by trees.

The Taiping (Peace) Lake is located at the southern foot of Mt. Huangshan and to the southeast of Mt. Jiuhua, with an area of some 88 square kilometers, and the water of 40 meters deep. It is the largest man-made lake in Anhui Province. There are more than 10 islets of various shapes in the lake. Tea trees and simple-styled residences laid with bricks and with painted walls are reflected in the mirror-like lake, which is dotted by sails of fishing boats and bamboo rafts.
The lake is home to many wild animals, such as river deer, deer, and rabbits. Recently, tourist attractions including a Deer Island, a Monkey Island, an Egret Oasis, and ponds for snakes and crocodiles have been established in the lake. The lake is 40 kilometers from the cable way at the northern entrance to Mt. Huangshan and 90 kilometers from Mt. Jiuhua. In December 1996, the Taiping Lake Bridge opened to traffic. thus offering more convenience for traveling.

Mount Jiuhua, soaring to 1,342 meters high in Qingyang County and extolled as "No.1 Mountain in Southeast China", is one of the four major Buddhist mountain sanctuaries in China. All its major scenic spots and famed temples are found within an area of 100 square km. These include 86 temples that are enshrined with 6,800 Buddhist statues and peopled by 700 or so monks and nuns. On the 30th day of the 7th lunar month, a traditional temple fair is held up Mount Jiuhua to mark the passing away of Ksitigarbha.

The 1.5-km-long Old Street in Tunxi, the seat of Huangshan City Hall, emerged in the Southern Song and took its present form during the Ming and Qing. Paved with bluestone, the street is lined on both sides with building in an unmistakable Anhui style of architecture. Housed in those buildings are traditional stores selling souvenirs and local specialties such as Shexian County's ink slabs, Mount Huangshan's maojian tea, and the Hukaiwen-brand Anhui ink sticks.

Shexian, lying on the southern foot of Mount Huangshan, used to be the seat of government of Huizhou in bygone days, the cradle of the unique Huizhou culture, and hometown to such great men as Cheng Yi, Chenghao, Zhu Xi, Huang Binhong, and Tao Xingzhi. local merchants had dominated Chinese commerce for four centuries during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Shexian is the site of 7 Shangyue archways built by the Bao clan in front of their ancestral temple, and Xu Guo's stone archway erected in 1584 as China's only archway with 8 pillars.