Huangshan City has established Sister-city relationships with Fujiidera in Japan, Serravlle in San Marino, Dong-Gu District of Taegu in Korea.Interlaken in Switzerland. Friendly exchanges have also been carried out with other cities including Vara in Sweden Salem in the USA.Huangshan Scenic Area has respectively established Sister-mountain Sister-park Relationships with Jungfrau in Switzerland. Yosemite National Park in the USA.and the Lesvos Petrified Forest Geopark in Greece.

Huangshan City also has frequent exchanges and cooperation with foreign scenic spots, schools,villages and towns. Inter-governmental visits. Exchanges of civil servants. Exchanges in te field of education. Medicine, culture, hosting or organizing international events and conferences, have become important aspects of foreign exchanges. The 6th China International Folk Arts Festival, the final of 34th Miss Intercontinental Pegeant and 12 sessions of China Huangshan International Tourism and Hui Culture Festival have been successfully held here. Several world celebrities have gladly accepted the honorary citizenship of Huangshan City ,including Mr. Francesco Frangialli,the Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organization ,and Mr. Juan Antonio Samaranch. The lifetime honorary chairman of the International Olympic Committee.

In addition.Huangshan City plays an increasingly important role in the regional economic division and cooperation of the Pan-Yangtza-Delta area.Thus reputed as "the southern bridge tower"of Anhui Province.