In September 1958, Anhui had not yet made a decision on the issue of the "provincial capital dispute". The *** sitting at the table looked at the letter from Zeng Xisheng, Secretary of the Anhui Provincial Party Committee, and pondered for a long time.
**Looking out the window, recalling the various scenes he saw during the inspection in Anhui during the day, and from the development history of Anhui to the geographical map, in his heart, the answer became clearer and clearer.
After a while, ** picked up the pen and wrote: "Looking along the way, full of vitality, there must be hope, there is great hope, Hefei don't move ......."”
Why meditate? What does he mean by "hope"?
When it comes to Anhui, I believe many people have heard of its name "Anqing". These two characters are taken from the first words of Anqing and Huizhou. Based on this, we can get a glimpse of the importance of Anqing in Anhui Province. However, now, the capital of Anhui Province is Hefei instead of Anqing, why is this?
In fact, in history, the four cities of Bengbu, Hefei, Anqing and Wuhu have taken turns to compete for the capital of Anhui Province, and they also have their own advantages.
For example, it is like Wuhu on the banks of the Yangtze River. In 1877, Wuhu relied on the establishment of customs to become the only treaty port in Anhui in modern times, and occupied an important position in the economic pattern of the province.
By the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, Wuhu had replaced Anqing as the financial center of Anhui. And as a port city, Wuhu's economic importance and popularity have far exceeded that of the provincial capital Anqing. As a result, after the establishment of the National ** in Nanjing, Wuhu continued to apply to the National ** to set up a city. However, one of the criteria for establishing a city at that time was that the population must reach 200,000, and Wuhu still had a population of 30,000 less than this standard, so it passed by the "provincial capital".
At the end of the Qing Dynasty, the Jinpu line was opened to traffic, and the Jinpu line railway and the Huai River formed an oblique cross, and Bengbu was at this intersection.
As a result, Bengbu, which was only an ordinary Huai River ferry town, has become the first important town in northern Anhui.
In 1913, the warlord Ni Sichong set up the Anhui Supervisory Office in Bengbu, which once reached the peak of its political status. Later, Ni Sichong made the decision to move all the organs of Anhui Province to Bengbu, which led to the strange phenomenon of "Anqing has no real name, and Bengbu has no real name" in the capital of Anhui Province.
In the 30s of the 20th century, Anhui built the Huainan and Jiangnan railways, which brought new development opportunities to Hefei and Wuhu respectively. So far, whether it is Wuhu, Bengbu or Hefei and other "upstart" cities in Anhui Province, they are all lined up along the railway.
On the other hand, Anqing, but there has been no successful construction of a railway, which inevitably makes Anqing's status even more embarrassing.
In 1938, Anqing was captured by the Japanese army, and the provincial capitals of Wuhu, Bengbu and other provincial capitals also became "devastated" under the ravages of the Japanese army, and the Anhui provincial capital was forced to move to Lihuang in the Dabie Mountains.
At that time, Li Pinxian, who was the chairman of Anhui Province, also came up with the idea of moving the provincial capital to Hefei after the war, and listed the reasons to the county magistrate of Hefei one by one.
Among them, the most important one is that Hefei is located in the center of the province, unlike Anqing to the south, Bengbu to the north, Wuhu to the east, more or less there are geographical defects.
So, in August 1945, after the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, the capital of Anhui Province was moved directly from Lihuang to Hefei, and the "provincial capital dispute" for nearly 280 years since the establishment of Anhui Province has come to an end.
In the turbulent years of the Anti-Japanese War, Hefei relied on some coincidences to replace the provincial capital of Anqing, and achieved the goals that Wuhu and Bengbu had not achieved for many years.
At the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, Hefei was still a small city with a population of less than 50,000, and the city's infrastructure was backward, while cities such as Anqing and Wuhu were much better than Hefei in terms of urban area, population base, and development level.
On August 7, 1952, the official document of the establishment of Anhui Province in Hefei was issued.
Until two years later, the voice of moving the provincial capital of Anhui is still coming and going, and the provincial leaders have also had the idea of moving the provincial capital to Wuhu, a city along the river with better conditions, because of the inconvenience of developing Hefei.
In September 1958, ** decided to take the opportunity of going to Anhui Province to inspect the work and solve the "provincial capital dispute" in Anhui. On September 16, during the inspection work, both sides of the street were crowded with people who came to visit ***, and many young people even enthusiastically chased after ***'s car. **Everywhere you go, you are bustling and vibrant.
At that time, Zeng Xisheng, who was the first secretary of the Anhui Provincial Party Committee, asked Chairman *** during the inspection process, how do you think Hefei University should be named? ”
**Haha laughed, and responded: "Of course, it's best to call it 'Anhui University'." ”
However, Zeng Xisheng actually wrote a letter to ***, in which he explained his views on moving the capital of Anhui Province away from Hefei. That night, ** took Zeng Xisheng's letter, and remembered the naming of Hefei University, and pondered for a long time.
**Close his eyes, the map of Anhui Province gradually emerged in his eyes, and the geographical location of Anqing, Wuhu, Hefei and other cities appeared on the map in his mind one by one.
After thinking about it, ** wrote down: "Hefei is good, for Anhui." The implication is obvious, that is: it is not advisable to move out of the provincial capital, and Hefei should not be moved as the provincial capital.
The great man made the final decision, and in this way, Hefei has been the capital of Anhui Province so far.
After careful consideration, we can see that the chairman's decision is a manifestation of his strategic vision for the long term.
First, the geographical location of Anhui at that time was of extremely high strategic significance, and there was a great hidden danger in placing the provincial capital on the riverside. Hefei is located in the central part of the country, which can greatly reduce such hidden dangers.
Second, Hefei, located in the central part of Anhui Province, can take into account the balanced development of other cities to the greatest extent, and at the same time, it is convenient for planning and design as an emerging city.
In addition, Hefei has produced many talents since ancient times. Such as Zhou Yu, Li Hongzhang, Feng Yuxiang, Yang Zhenning, etc., have a certain historical and cultural heritage.
After the Third Plenary Session of the 11 th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, Hefei took advantage of the east wind of reform and opening up, realized the reform of the economic system, and grasped the introduction of technology and the adjustment of the industrial structure, and the economy and industry of the whole city achieved rapid development.
In the past 10 years, Hefei's economic rise has shown a trend of phenomenal growth, and its GDP ranks first in the province, which has led to the economic development of Anhui Province.
In addition, Hefei's science and technology is also developing rapidly, with representative enterprises such as iFLYTEK, and has grown into a world-famous city in the field of artificial intelligence, and has the reputation of "national window" of China's science and technology.
Hefei, from an obscure small county town, has become a sub-central city of the Yangtze River Delta world-class urban agglomeration at the same level as Nanjing and Hangzhou, which confirms the outstanding wisdom of the long-term vision.
American journalist Helen **once commented***: "He follows history to guide history." ”
It can be said that without the chairman's decisive veto of the proposal of "moving the capital of Anhui Province from Hefei" at the beginning of "Hefei is good, for Anhui", Hefei would not have so many opportunities, and it would not have the dazzling achievements it has today.
Today's Hefei lives up to expectations; The future of Hefei is also worth our expectations.