Lu'an[3][4] (Chinese: 六安; pinyin: Lù'ān), is a prefecture-level city in western Anhui province, People's Republic of China, bordering Henan to the northwest and Hubei to the southwest.

As of the 2020 census, it had a total population of 4,393,699 inhabitants whom 1,752,537 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made of Yu'an and Jin'an urban districts.

Neighbouring prefecture-level cities are the provincial capital of Hefei to the east, Anqing to the south, Huanggang (Hubei) and Xinyang (Henan) to the west, and Huainan and Fuyang to the north.

Although the character 六 (literally: "six") is normally pronounced "Liù", in this case it changes to "Lù" on account of the historical literary reading.

[5] In 121 AD, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty took the meaning of "safety in the six places" and established the Liu'an Kingdom in the second year of Yuanxing.

Because Shun granted Gaotao the title of Liu (Lù), later generations called Liu'an Gaocheng.

[9] At the end of 2023 and the beginning of 2024, Lu'an City has a permanent population of 4.343 million people and an urbanization rate of 51.41%.

The terrain is high in the southwest and flat in the northeast, distributed in a trapezoid shape, forming three natural areas: mountains, hills, and plains.

[12] The prefecture-level city of Lu'an administers seven county-level divisions, including three districts and four counties.

As of the end of 2022, Lu'an City governs 3 municipal districts of Jin'an, Yu'an and Yeji, 4 counties of Huoqiu, Jinzhai, Huoshan and Shucheng, as well as the national-level Lu'an Economic and Technological Development Zone; it has 10 sub-districts, 95 towns, 35 townships, a total of 140 towns (streets); a total of 174 urban community residents' committees and 1,795 villagers' committees.

Lu'an has developed industries and has basically formed key industries such as iron ore metallurgy, food processing, machinery manufacturing, clothing and textiles, energy and electricity, and construction and building materials, and has initially established a regional trade and logistics center in the Dabie Mountains.

Six major reservoirs have accumulated 7 billion cubic meters of high-quality water sources above Class II.

The potential mining value reaches 1 trillion yuan; Lu'an jade is of high quality and contains unlimited business opportunities.

Guapian or Piancha, for short, is produced in the Dabie Mountain area of Lu'an City, Anhui Province.

[29] Fried shredded chicken buns have thin skin and thick meat, crispy texture and rich aroma.

He once accompanied Xiang Yu to destroy Qin and was granted the title of King of Jiujiang.

A famous politician in the Republic of China, known as the "Tiger of the North" and the leader of the Anhui warlords.

He devoted himself to the study of philology, read extensively about calligraphy and history, and made detailed textual research.

After the Anti-Japanese War, he successively served as a Chinese language teacher in provincial and county middle schools.