Prefecture-level city in Anhui, People's Republic of China
About Chizhou
Chizhou is a prefecture-level city in the south of Anhui province, China. It borders Anqing to the northwest, Tongling and Wuhu to the northeast, Xuancheng to the east, Huangshan to the southeast, and the province of Jiangxi to the southwest, respectively. The geographical coordinates of Chizhou City are Latitude: 30.664800 Longitude: 117.491568. Its population was 1,342,764 as of the 2020 census, of whom 615,274 lived in the built-up area made of Guichi District. Mount Jiuhua (Jǐuhuáshān), located in Qingyang county, is one of the four sacred mountains of Chinese Buddhism. Historical celebrities from Chizhou include Du Xunhe, Hua Yue, Wu Mingdao, Liu Fang, Lu Zhongyuan, Zhang Yunxian, Luo Shangzhong, Chen Yifu, etc.
Climate
Chizhou is located in the southwest of Anhui Province, bordering the mighty Yangtze River to the north and the majestic Huangshan Mountain to the south. The terrain is high in the southeast and low in the northwest, and is distributed in steps from south to north. It is located in the transition zone between the warm temperate zone and the subtropical zone, and has a subtropical humid monsoon climate. The city's average annual rainfall is 1500-1700 mm, with rainfall concentrated in the flood season from May to September. It is prone to flooding in spring and summer and drought in autumn, and there are not many years with good weather and good harvests.
Transport
Chizhou is served by Chizhou railway station on the Nanjing–Anqing intercity railway and the Tongling–Jiujiang railway. Chizhou Jiuhuashan Airport was opened in August 2013, serving Tongling and Mount Jiuhua. It is about 20 kilometers away from Chizhou City, Tongling City and the Kecun Base of Jiuhua Mountain Scenic Area, about 3 kilometers away from the Yangtze River, and is located in the core area of the Jiangnan Industrial Concentration Zone in Anhui Province.
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