摘要
Chaohu, located in the heart of Anhui,is bounded by the Lake Chaohu. Itcovers 9,282 square kilometres andhas a population of 4.32 million. It enjoys asuperior geographic location, with 182kilometres of banks of the Yangtze Riverseparating it from Nanjing, Wuhu, Ma’anshanand Tongling. It adjoins Hefei to the northand Anqing to the west. The Huinan Railway,Hejiu Railway, Hechaowu Highway, HetongHighway and national highway 312 passthrough its territory. Its waterway connectsthe lake, the Yangtze River and the sea.Nineteen kinds of mineral materials havebeen discovered, including iron ore, sulphuriron ore, limestone, plaster, marble, granite,alunite and natural gas. Its good
