Anqing belongs neither to southern Anhui nor to northern Anhui, but to central Anhui. Anqing, referred to as "Yi", is a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Anhui Province. It is one of the 27 cities in the central area of the Yangtze River Delta. It is located in the southwest of Anhui Province, on the north bank of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, where Wanhe River enters the river, bordering Hubei in the west, Jiangxi in the south, the main peak of Dabie Mountain in the northwest and the remaining veins of Huangshan Mountain in the southeast.