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Anshan

 
(än'shän') pronunciation

A city of northeast China south-southwest of Shenyang. It has an enormous integrated iron and steel complex. Population: 1,280,000.

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City (pop., 2003 est.: 1,286,513), Liaoning province, northeastern China. Established as a post station in 1387, it was fortified in 1587 as part of the defenses set up by the Ming dynasty against the rising power of the Manchus. It was destroyed by fire during the Boxer Rebellion and badly damaged during the Russo-Japanese War (1904 – 05). In the 1930s the Japanese occupied Anshan and made it a steelmaking centre. The city was bombed by U.S. aircraft during World War II and looted by the Soviets following the war. The Chinese later redeveloped it into an industrial centre that produces steel, cement, and chemicals.

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Anshan (än'shän'), city (1994 est. pop. 1,251,700), central Liaoning prov., China, on a branch of the South Liaoning RR. Its huge integrated iron and steel complex is the largest in China. It comprises iron and coal mines and numerous blast furnaces, open hearths, and finishing facilities. Many varieties of steel and steel products (including rails and cables) are produced. Other manufactures in Anshan include chemicals, tractors, refined oil, machinery, cement, and paper. Anshan was developed as a metallurgical center largely by the Japanese, who occupied the region during World War II. The Soviet Union dismantled much of the steel mill between 1944 and 1946, but by 1956 the facilities had been rebuilt.


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Last updated February 13, 2012 03:49 (EST)

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The country code is: 86
The city code is: 412


 
 
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