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中文池州市位于中国安徽省西南部，北临浩荡长江，南接雄奇黄山，是长江南岸重要的滨江港口城市和省级历史文化名城，也是安徽省“两山一湖”（黄山、九华山、太平湖）旅游区的重要组成部分。现辖贵池区、东至县、石台县、青阳县和九华山风景区，总面积8272平方公里，总人口157万。全市生态环境良好，经济与人口、环境协调发展，是中国第一个国家生态经济示范区和中国优秀旅游城市。
文化积淀深厚。自唐武德四年（公元621年）设立州府建制以来，池州已有1380多年历史，其间人文荟萃，佳话连篇。唐代大诗人李白曾经三上九华、五游秋浦，写下了数十首赞美池州山水的不朽诗篇；晚唐诗人杜牧在任池州刺史时写下的《清明》诗，被后人称作千古绝唱，也使池州杏花村名播青史、蜚声中外。以佛教文化为特色的九华山，享有“莲花佛国”之称。始于母系社会的贵池傩戏被誉为“戏剧活化石”。
生态环境优美。池州气候温和湿润，年平均气温16℃左右，年降雨量约1500毫米；山川秀丽，地形多样，南部是丘陵山区，北部是长江冲积平原。境内有二处国家级自然保护区，一处是被誉为“中国鹤湖”的亚洲重要湿地自然保护区升金湖，一处是有着“华东动植物基因库”之称的国家级野生动植物自然保护区牯牛降，此外，还有九华山国家森林公园以及多处省级自然保护区和省级风景名胜区。全市森林覆盖率达到57.5%以上。
区位交通良好。池州港是长江干线重点港口之一，可常年停靠5000吨级船舶，为一类开放口岸。池州境内有长江黄金水道160公里，紧邻长江三角洲。有贯穿池州的沿江高速公路和合黄高速公路，东接上海、西达重庆的沿江铁路大动脉的铜九铁路已经通车，境内九华山旅游机场正在筹建。池州已经形成比较完善的对外交通网络。
物矿资源丰富。池州自古就有“江南鱼米之乡”之称，盛产水稻、棉花、油料、竹木、茶叶、蚕茧、中药材等农产品，是国家重要的商品粮、优质棉、出口红茶、茧丝绸和速生丰产林基地，特种水产品养殖和畜禽饲养也初具规模。野生动植物资源种类繁多，仅中药材就有1300多种。已探明有工业开采价值的矿藏40余种，特别是石灰石、方解石、白云石、石英砂等非金属矿产更是品质优，储量大。
旅游特色鲜明。池州旅游资源十分丰富，山水洞俱全，自然风光和人文景观交相辉映，是理想的旅游休闲胜地。闻名遐迩的九华山是国家级山岳型风景名胜区，中国四大佛教名山之一，正成为国际性佛教道场。省级风景名胜区齐山—秋浦仙境、大历山、溶洞群、大峡谷等自然景观和珍贵的贵池傩戏、杏花村等人文景观，各具特色，引人入胜。境内的国家级和省级自然保护区也正成为森林旅游、生态观光、科学考察的新热点。
经济蓄势待发。池州是一个年轻城市，各方面的发展潜力很大。我们将发挥比较优势和后发优势，依托丰富的矿产资源、旅游资源、生态资源，把招商引资作为经济工作第一要务，优化环境，改革创新，加快发展。
Chizhou City is located in the southwestern part of Anhui Province, China, exposed to vast Yangtze River in the north and connected with fantastic Yellow Mountain in the south. It is an important port along southern bank of the Yangtze River and a noted provincial historic-and-cultural city as well as an essential integrant of “ Two Mounts, One Lake”( Mount Huangshan, Mount Jiuhuashan and Taiping Lake) tourist attraction in Anhui Province. With a total area of 8,272 square kilometers and a population of 1.56 million, it now consists of Guichi District, Dongzhi County, Shitai County, Qingyang County and Jiuhuashan Scenic Area. It is the first national demonstration area of ecological economy in China as well as awarded as the outstanding tourist city of China, where the ecological environment is favorable and economy develops in harmony with the population and environment.
Distinctly-featured Tourism. Boasting affluent touring resources of mountains, rivers, and caves, Chizhou is an ideal holiday resort that embodies natural scenery and cultural heritage. Mount Jiuhuashan is a national mountain resort, one of China’s four famous Buddhist Mountains, coming into an international Buddhist sacred land. And besides, provincial scenic spots, for instance, Qiupu Fairyland, Dali Mountain, Cave Complex and Grand Canyon as well as humanistic views of Guichi Nuoxi and Xinghuacun Village all differ from one another, and take on a fascinating look. National and provincial nature reserves within the territory of Chizhou City are becoming the new focus of forest traveling, eco-tour and scientific investigation.
Rich and Profound Cultural Heritage. It has been more than 1380 years since the office organizational system of Chizhou was founded in Wude 4th year, Tang Dynasty (621 AD). Throughout history, praises were heaped on Chizhou by poets and refined scholars. With three visits to Mount Jiuhuashan and five to Qiupu River, Li Bai, the greatest poet in Tang Dynasty, created out tens of eternal poems to glorify the splendid landscape of Chizhou. In the later period of Tang Dynasty, another famous poet, DuMu left the well-known “QingMing” poet during his in-service time in Chizhou. Thanks to this poem, Xinghuacun Village in Chizhou acquired an immortal and worldwide fame. Characterized by the feature of Buddhist culture, Mount Jiuhuashan is regarded as “ Lotus Buddha’s Country”. Guichi Nuoxi ( a kind of traditional drama ), dating back to the matriarchal society, now, always enjoys the honour of “ the living fossil of drama”.
Abundant Material and Mineral Resources. Chizhou has been known as “a land of fish and rice in the south of Yangtze River” since the ancient times, abounding in rice, cotton, oil plants, bamboo, wood, tea, silk cocoon, traditional Chinese medicinal materials and other agricultural products. It is an important base of commodity grain, quality cotton, tea, pongee, and fast-growing fertility woods. Special aquaculture and raising livestock begin to take shape too. The wildlife resources are various in styles---over 1300 kinds of traditional Chinese medicinal materials, just for example. More than 40 kinds of mineral deposit have been proved up to bear industrial exploiting value, especially the nonmetallic minerals being of high quality and large reserves such as limestone calcite, dolomite, and quartz sand, etc.
Economy full of Vitality and Potentiality. Chizhou is a young city, and therefore it possesses a promising development in all aspects. Relying on the abundant resources of mineral, touring and ecology, we will make the most of the comparative advantages and new coming advantages. Regarding investment soliciting as the first important task of the economic work, we will optimize the environment, deepen the reform and innovation, and accelerate the development.
