I don't really like the center of Hefei. It can be defined as chaotic, dirty, and ugly, filled with motorcycles and very crowded.

I have been almost everywhere inside Hefei city.

The top 2 most popular attractions here are the Dashu Mountain and the Swan lake I think. I have been to both so many times in the previous few years I forgot how many. Then there is a ring park around the city center along the lakes encircling the city. I have also been there so many times.

Swan Lake of Hefei

I think it is really lazy to name a lake just "Swan Lake". I don't really like the lake. There are a lot of people there and it's just near the commercial parts of center Hefei with the tallest local buildings and two big shopping malls nearby. And the lake is quite dull as well.

The red statue marks the Swan Lake

DJI Drone

The "Ring City Park". Then there is a Yintai Center in the middle selling French luxuries. That's it.

Dashu Mountain

The westward view from the top of the mountain

USTC library (15x/25x) to the west and slightly south

The eastward view, Huangshan Road, towards USTC main campus

The southeastward view, Swan Lake

Behind the Dashu Mountain is the "all seasons flower park". However, I only went there at night. It was nearly totally dark at night. It was the first time I felt the "night mode" of smartphone cameras actually make a difference.