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.