我的家乡——安庆MyHometown——Anqing安庆市位于安徽省西南部,长江下游北岸,是长江沿岸著名的港口城市。现辖桐城市、怀宁、枞阳、潜山、岳西、太湖、望江、宿松7县及迎江、大观、宜秀3区,总面积1.53万平方公里,总人口610万人。其中市区面积821平方公里,人口73万。Anqing,lyingonthenorthbankofthemid-lowerreachesoftheYangtzeRiverinthesouthwestofAnhuiprovince,isafamousportcity.Underitsjurisdictionareonecounty-levelcityofTongcheng,sevencountiesofHuaining,Zongyang,Qianshan,Yuexi,Taihu,Wangjiang,SusongandthreeurbandistrictsofYingjiang,DaguanandYixiu.Itcoversatotalareaof15.300km2withapopulationof6.1million,withanurbanareaaccountingfor550km2andurbanresidentsof730,000.国家历史文化名城National-levelHistoricalandCulturalCity安庆历史悠久,人文荟萃,是国家历史文化名城。东周时期安庆是古皖国所在地,安徽省简称“皖”即由此而来。安庆城始建于公元1217年,至今已有近800年的历史。东晋诗人郭璞曾称“此地宜城”,故安庆又别名“宜城”。从清乾隆二十五年(1760)到民国二十六年(1938),安庆一直是安徽省省会和全省政治、经济、文化中心,是中国较早接受近代文明的城市之一。Asanational-levelhistoricalandculturalcity,Anqinghasenjoyedalongandrichhistory.IntheDongzhouperiod,AnqingwastheseatoftheWancountry,fromwhichtheshorttermWanforAnhuiprovinceisderived.Establishedin1217,Anqinghasahistoryofnearly800years.IntheDongjingDynasty,therenownedpoet,GuoPu,notedthatAnqingwasaverylivablecity;henceitisalsoreferredasYicheng(Chinesewordsforlivablecity).Anqingwasthecapitalcityandthecenterofpolitics,economyandcultureinAnhuiprovincefrom1760to1938.安庆还是中国较早接受近代文明的城市之一。清咸丰十一(1861)年曾国藩创办的安庆内军械所,制造了中国第一台蒸汽机和第一艘机动船;清光绪年间陈独秀在安庆举办藏书楼演说、创办《安徽俗话报》,第一次试举起“新文化”的旗帜;光绪三十三年(1907)、三十四年(1908)先后发生在安庆的徐锡麟巡警学堂起义和熊成基炮马营起义,接连打响了辛亥革命第一枪和新军起义的第一枪;安徽省的第一座发电厂、第一座自来水厂、第一家电报局、第一部电话、第一条官办公路、第一个飞机场、第一个现代图书馆、第一所大学、第一张报纸……都诞生在这里。AnqingwasalsooneoftheearliestcitiesinChinatoembracetheindustrialrevolution.ThefirststeamengineandthefirstmotorboatinChinaweremadeinAnqing.Inaddition,itisalsothehomeofthefirstpowerplant,watersupplyplant,telegraphoffice,telephone,officially-fundedroad,airport,modernlibrary,universityandnewspaperinAnhuiprovince.DuringthereignofEmperorGuangxuintheQingDynasty,ChenDuxiu(thepioneeroftheChinesemodernculturalmovement)organizedacampaigncalledNewCultureinAnqingwhichmarkedthebeginningofthisera.Severaluprisingsalsotookplaceovermodernizationandreformonthisland.安庆素有“文化之邦”、“戏剧之乡”、“禅宗圣地”的美誉。是《孔雀东南飞》、“大乔小乔”、“不越雷池一步”、“六尺巷”等著名故事的发生地,是统治中国文坛近三百年的“桐城派”的故里,是京剧鼻祖程长庚为代表的徽班成长的摇篮,是黄梅戏形成和发展的地方,也是中国新文化运动先驱陈独秀、佛教领袖赵朴初、道教领袖陈撄宁、“两弹元勋”邓稼先、中国“计算机之父”慈云桂、“将军外交家”黄镇、“杂技皇后”夏菊花、通俗小说大师张恨水等影响中国、闻名世界的杰出人物的故乡。古皖文化、禅宗文化、戏剧文化和桐城派文化在这里交相辉映,形成了独具特色的地方文化。Anqinghaslongbeenreferredtobethecityofculture,thehomeofoperasandtheholylandofZen.ItisthebirthplaceoftheTongchengSchoolwhichhadplayedadominantroleforover200yearsinChineseliteratureduringtheQingDynastyandthecradleofPekingOperaandHuangmeiOpera.ManycelebritiesmadetheirhomeintheareasuchasFangYizhi,thefamousideologistoftheMingDynasty,DengShiru,seal-cuttingcalligrapheroftheQingDynasty,ChengChanggeng,theoriginatoroftheBeijingOpera,ZhangHengshui,thenovelist,ZhaoPuchu,themasterofBuddhism,DengJiaxian,amanofgreatmeritinthefieldofthea-bombandh-bomb;ChenDuxiu,thefounderofCPC,HuangZhen,aGeneralanddiplomat,YanFengying,afamousHuangmeiOperaartist,aswellasmanyothers.国家园林城市NationalGardenCity安庆生态优良,环境优美,是国家园林城市。安庆城北枕龙山,南临长江,西依皖河,东接石塘、破罡诸湖,狮子山、凤凰山、菱湖、秦潭湖等镶嵌其间,整个就像是一座大园林。城北的大龙山—石塘湖风景区,山景、水景、石景、树景、洞景融为一体,别具特色;城西的陈独秀陵园,林郁山静,幽雅肃穆,令人叹止;城南沿江岸建设的外滩公园、桥头公园绵延近十公里,形成一条靓丽的风景线;城内的“世太史第”、“探花第”、“太平天国英王府”等古建筑,保持了典型的明清建筑风貌;特别是历史悠久的菱湖公园与近年建设的莲湖公园、市民公园、大湖风景区已连成一片,总面积近五平方公里,堪与杭州西湖媲美;建设在景区内的文化广场、黄梅戏艺术中心、邓石如碑馆、黄梅阁、血衣亭、日本樱花园、徽派盆景园、黄镇纪念馆和科技馆、体育馆、图书馆等建筑物,以及程长庚、邓石如、严凤英、邓稼先、陈延年等塑像,更是增添了一层文化的氛围。城区绿化覆盖率已达38.26%,绿地率达35.66%,人均公共绿地面积为8.O3平方米。AsaNationalGardencity,AnqingisblessedwiththebeautifulsceneryofDalongMountinthenorthandtheYangtzeRiverflowingbythesouthwithWanheRiver,LionMountain,PhoneixMount,LinhuLakeandQintangLakescattersaroundthecity.Thenewly-builtRiversideParkcreatesa10kmlongbeautifullandscapealongtheYangtzeRiver.Adjacenttothenewly-builtthreescenicspots,theold-lineLinhuParkhasbeenlinkedupwithLianhuPark,CitizenParkandDahuscenicspotwithatotalareaof5k㎡.ItsbeautycanmatchtothatoftheWestLakeinHangzhou.Thisculturalatmospherehasbeenenhancedwithsomebuilt-inrecreationalandthemespots,suchasCulturalSquare,HuangmeiOperaCenter,DengShiruSteleHouse,Huistylebonsaigarden,ScienceandTechnologyMuseumaswellasthestatuesofsuchcelebritiesasChengChanggengandDengJiaxian.Theurbangreenspacecoveragehasreachedto38.26%,thegreenbelt35.66%resultinginanaveragegreenbeltareaperpersonis8.03㎡.中国优秀旅游城市ExcellentNationalTourismCity安庆山川秀美,物产丰饶,是中国优秀旅游城市。不仅有天柱山、花亭湖等国家4A级风景名胜区,有大龙山、小孤山、浮山、白崖寨、鹞落坪、妙道山、薛家岗等数十处国家级风景名胜区、国家自然保护区、国家森林公园、国家地质公园或国家文物保护单位,而且是黄山、九华山、庐山等世界著名风景区之间的交通枢纽。AnqingisanexcellentNationalTourismCitywithbeautifulmountainsandriversandrichinnaturalresources.Itincludesnotonlythenational4A-gradescenicspotsofTianzhuMountainandHuatingLake,butalsomorethantennationally-recognizedareas,nationalnaturereserves,forestparks,andgeologicalparksorculturalrelicconservationspots,suchasDalongMountain,XiaoguMountain,FushanMountainandYaoluopingnaturereserve.ItisalsoatransportationlinkbetweenJiuhuaMountain,YellowMountainandLushanMountain,allwell-knownscenicspotsaroundtheglobe.