Introduction to Maanshan City

MA’ANSHAN

City Quick Facts

Population: 2.3 million                                                

Total area: 4049 square kilometers

National Top- Environment- Quality City

National Garden City

Surrounded by low hills (The name of the city means "horse saddle mountain"), it is a thriving city with unique cultural heritage

Dubai International Award for Best Practices to Improve the Living Environment

A city full of natural and cultural heritages, where one can enjoy the beautiful scenery depicted  in poems by Li Po ( Li T'ai-po), one of the China’s greatest poets in Tang Dynasty, where one will find him/herself immersed in stories and legends of China’s historic figures since early Han Dynasty (about 2300 years ago ), and where one can experience the uniqueness of Hui-style rural architecture, Hui-style cuisine, and many other aspects of traditional culture along Yangtz River .

Location

Stretching across the Yangtze River

1hour and 40 minutes by high-speed rail to Shanghai

1-hour drive to Nanjing International Airport

3-hour drive to Mount Jiuhua

4-hour drive to Mount Huangshan & Xidi and Hongcun, two ancient villages recorded as world heritages by UNESCO

Climate

Its climate is similar to other cities in the Yangtze River Delta, with lower humidity that makes its summers and winters less extreme.

There are frequent showers during July and August.