China Speech Valley is located in Hefei National High-tech Industry Development Zone, which is known as the "Silicon Valley" in Anhui province. [Photo/WeChat account: hefeigaoxinfabu]

Hefei's smart speech industrial cluster created by China Speech Valley was recently named on the Advanced Manufacturing Industrial Cluster Final Winners List released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.

It was the only one from Anhui province to be selected on the list, marking a major achievement in the field of advanced manufacturing for the city and the province as a whole.

China Speech Valley is the first national-level artificial intelligence (AI) industrial park featuring advanced smart speech technology in China. By the end of 2020, it has had 1,024 registered enterprises, including iFlytek and Huami, with an operating income of 106 billion yuan ($16.16 billion).