Place:Anqing, Anhui, People's Republic of China

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NameAnqing
Alt namesAnch'ingsource: NIMA, GEOnet Names Server (1996-1998)
Ankingsource: NIMA, GEOnet Names Server (1996-1998)
Huainingsource: Canby, Historic Places (1984) I, 31
Hwainingsource: NIMA, GEOnet Names Server (1996-1998)
Ngankingsource: Canby, Historic Places (1984) I, 31; NIMA, GEOnet Names Server (1996-1998)
TypeCity
Coordinates30.5°N 117.033°E
Located inAnhui, People's Republic of China
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Anqing (also Nganking, formerly Hwaining, now the name of Huaining County) is a prefecture-level city in the southwest of Anhui province, People's Republic of China. Its population was 4,165,284 as of the 2020 census, with 804,493 living in the built-up (or metro) area made of 3 urban Districts.

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History

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Anqing was held by the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom for almost nine years, from June 1853 to December 1861. It served as the capital of the Taiping's Anhui province during this period. The final Battle of Anqing and Qing attempt to retake the city began in 1860, and the Xiang Army and other Qing forces were able to retake the city by December 1861.

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