Chizhou, referred to as Qiupu for short, is a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Anhui Province and one of the 27 cities in the central area of the Yangtze River Delta. It is an important port city along the Yangtze River, a national double-support model city and a national forest city. As of June, 2020, 1 1, the whole city has jurisdiction over 1 district and three counties of Guichi District, dongzhi county, shitai county and Qingyang County. The total area is 8399 square kilometers.
Chizhou is located in the east of China, in the south of Anhui Province, on the south bank of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, facing Anqing City across the river in the north, Huangshan City in the south, Jiujiang City in Jiangxi Province in the southwest, and Wuhu City, Tongling City and Xuancheng City in the east and northeast respectively. It is the seat of Jiuhua Mountain, one of the four famous Buddhist mountains in China.
Scientific and technological undertakings
By the end of 20 19, there were13 high-tech enterprises in Chizhou. The annual output value and added value of high-tech industries increased by 17.2% and 19.6% respectively over the previous year. In the whole year, 297 patents/kloc-0 were applied, including 637 inventions; Authorized patents 1844, including 70 inventions. In 200 1 year, 526 scientific and technological achievements were registered, an increase of 289.6%.