Huaining County, part of Anqing City, Anhui Province, is located in southwestern Anhui Province, on the north bank of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River and the lower reaches of the Anhui River, neighboring Yixiu District of Anqing City in the east, Dongzhi County of Chizhou City across the river in the southeast, Taihu County in the west, Qianshan City in the northwest, Wangjiang County in the south, and Tongcheng City across the river in the north, with a total area of 1,276 square kilometers. As of October 2022, there are 15 towns and 5 townships under the jurisdiction of Huaining County. As of the end of 2022, the total household population of Huaining County was 699,895,000.
Huaining County has a history of more than 1,600 years since it was founded in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and has been governed by the same government and county for more than 690 years, and the province, government and county have been governed by the same government and county for 178 years, which is historically known as Huaining, the capital and the first county of Anhui Province. Huaining has given birth to such famous figures as calligraphy master Deng Shiru, the main founder of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Chen Duxiu, educator Wang Xinggong, "Two Bombs Founder" Deng Jiaxian, and famous young poet Hai Zi. Huaining is the place where the ancient poem "Southeast Flight of the Peacock" of the Eastern Han Dynasty took place, the birthplace of Huangmei Opera and the predecessor of Peking Opera, Huizhou Opera, and has been known as the "hometown of opera" and "hometown of education". There are the Southeast Peacock Film and Television Base, Duxiu Mountain, Putuo Temple and other attractions, and the specialties are Haining Tribute Cake, Longchi Xiangjian Tea and so on.
In 2022, the gross domestic product (GDP) of Huaining County will be 34.49 billion yuan, divided into industries, the added value of the primary industry will be 2.72 billion yuan, the added value of the secondary industry will be 18 billion yuan, and the added value of the tertiary industry will be 13.77 billion yuan. The structure of the three industries is 7.9:52.2:39.9. Based on the resident population, the per capita GDP is 69,818 yuan.