Anqing, literally "Peaceful Celebration," is a prefecture-level city in southwestern Anhui Province, East China. The prefecture-level city of Anqing administers 11 county-level divisions, including 3 districts, 1 county-level city and 7 counties. A county was founded at the site under the Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD) in the 2nd century BC and was named Wan. In the 4th century AD it was called Huaining - a name it retained until the 20th century. It became the seat of a commandery called Tong'an under the Sui dynasty (581-618). Under the Tang (618-907) and Song (960 - 1279) dynasties the town was known as the Shu prefecture. A county was founded at the site under the Han dynasty (206 BC-220) in the 2nd century BC and was named Wan.     Hi Res Pic (143K)