Hefei Tourism Strategy Hefei, the capital of Anhui Province, was called Luzhou and Luyang in ancient times. Hefei is a city of light industry. Meiling refrigerator, Rongshida washing machine, Fangcao daily chemical, Kaiyuan tires, Hefei Haier, etc. are all national brands that enjoy high reputation at home and abroad. In 1992, Hefei became one of the top 50 cities in China in terms of comprehensive urban strength. It has national honorary titles such as National Health City (in 1990, 1992, and 1995), National Garden City, National Excellent City for Comprehensive Urban Environment Improvement, National Model City for Double Support (in 1993, 1994, and 1997), National Advanced Unit for Comprehensive Social Security Management, China's Excellent Tourist City, and National Advanced City for Revitalizing the City through Science and Education. In 1992, the State Council approved Hefei to implement the coastal open city policy. In 1994, the state approved Hefei as a financial open city.