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Explore the region
About Hefei
The museum’s bronzes connect the province with early states around the Yangtze and Huai rivers. Lord Bao Park instead follows the memory of Bao Zheng through a shrine, tomb complex and Qingfeng Tower. These sights occupy different parts of the city, so build a visit around one museum session and one outdoor area, allowing for the transfer.
Archaeologists have found evidence of human activity in the Hefei area dating to the Paleolithic period, at sites including Miaodongying (庙东郢) in Shushan District and the Yinshan Homo sapiens site (银山智人遗址) in what is now Chaohu. The name Hefei first appears in Sima Qian's Records of the Grand Historian, which describes it as a place 'receiving the tides from north and south', a hub for trading hides, dried fish and timber; Hefei County was formally established under Jiujiang commandery during the Qin-Han transition.
Under the Western Zhou, the Zhou king divided the earlier state of Chao into the states of Lu and Chao, with Lu's capital near the site of present-day Hefei; during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods the area passed through the states of Chu, Wu, Yue and Chu again. In the Sui and Tang dynasties it became the seat of Lu Prefecture, a name it retained until the 15th century, when it became a superior prefecture named Luzhou, a name in use through the Ming and Qing dynasties.
What to look for
- Anhui Museum’s early bronzes and regional archaeology.
- Lord Bao Park’s shrine, tomb landscape and Qingfeng Tower.
Background & history
Hefei is the capital of Anhui province, China. A prefecture-level city, it is the political, economic, and cultural center of Anhui. Its built-up (or metro) area is made up of four urban districts plus Feidong, Feixi and Changfeng counties being urbanized, and was home to 7,754,481 inhabitants. Located in the central portion of the province, it borders Huainan to the north, Chuzhou to the northeast, Wuhu to the southeast, Tongling to the south, Anqing to the southwest and Lu'an to the west. A natural hub of communications, Hefei is situated to the north of Chao Lake and stands on a low saddle crossing the northeastern extension of the Dabie Mountains, which forms the divide between the Huai and Yangtze rivers. The present-day city dates from the Song dynasty. Before World War II, Hefei remained essentially an administrative centre and the regional market for the fertile plain to the south. It has gone through a growth in infrastructure in recent years.
Excerpt from Wikipedia: Hefei · Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected introductory sentences; formatting simplified. Background information, not current visitor-service advice.
Location & getting there
Getting to Hefei
Check whether your train arrives at Hefei South or Hefei station. Both have metro connections, but lie on different sides of the central city. For the museum use its Shushan branch on Huaining Road; for Lord Bao Park use Wuhu Road.
Combine your visit
A suggested sequence linking the specific features of this visit.
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Anhui Museum安徽博物院
Start with the province’s archaeological objects and regional history.
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Lord Bao Park包公园
Transfer to the central lakeside memorials and gardens.
This order is editorial. Confirm access and any transfers between stops; it does not establish a walking route, same-day connection or common admission ticket.
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Anhui Museum 安徽博物院
2 km awayAnhui Museum’s Shushan branch connects the province’s early settlements with the bronze-working cultures of the Yangtze and Huai regions. The large Zhuke ding, often called the Chu Great Ding, is a defining object in the…
View guide →Dashu mountain 大蜀山
6 km awayDashu is an isolated wooded hill on Hefei’s western side, standing apart from the much flatter city around it. The summit television tower is a useful landmark, and clear weather opens views across the expanding urban landscape…
View guide →Lord Bao Park 包公园
7 km awayLord Bao Park commemorates Bao Zheng through buildings set around a central lake. In the shrine, the main hall’s statues and inscribed plaques present the official’s later reputation for upright judgment. The tomb complex gives…
View guide →Sources & visit information
The sources below support the place-specific description and arrival information. Suggested combinations are editorial planning ideas; confirm current opening, entry arrangements and transport services for your date.
- Hefei ↗
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- www.ahm.cn ↗
- Chinese Wikipedia: 合肥市 (revision 94241223, 2026-09-08) ↗
- English Wikipedia: Hefei (revision 1371510429, 2026-08-26) ↗
Visitor information adapted and edited from Wikivoyage contributors, listing “Lord Bao Park” · CC BY-SA 4.0.
Visitor information adapted and edited from Wikipedia contributors, “Hefei” · CC BY-SA 4.0. Source revision 1371510429.
Background paragraphs translated and condensed from Wikipedia contributors, "合肥市", Chinese Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0. Source revision 94241223.
Background paragraphs condensed from Wikipedia contributors, "Hefei", English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0. Source revision 1371510429.