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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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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The country code is: 86
The city code is: 412
| Anshan | |
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| Chinese: 鞍山; pinyin: Ānshān | |
| Literal Translation | Saddle Mountain |
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| Demographics | |
| County Population: | 3.584 million people |
| City Population: | 1,285,8491 people |
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| County: | Anshan |
| Province: | Liaoning |
| Nation: | People's Republic of China |
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| Acting Mayor: | Gu Chunli |
| Telephone Code: | 412 |
Anshan (Chinese: 鞍山; pinyin: Ānshān; lit. 'saddle mountain') is a county in Liaoning province, China. It has a population of approximately 3.6 million.
Located in the center of Liaoning Province, Anshan is one of the open cities on Liaodong Peninsula. Anshan covers an area of about 9,252 square kilometers, and the distance from east to west is 133 kilometers. Anshan is about 89 kilometers south of the capital of Liaoning, Shenyang.
Anshan was under Liaodong shire during Qin Dynasty (221B.C.-207B.C.). In 1587 it was
fortified by the Ming Dynasty to combat the growing power of the Manchu. The city was burnt down during the Boxer Rebellion, and was
destroyed again in the Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905). During the 1930s, the
Japanese invaders founded Iron and Steel mills here (see Showa Steel Works). The town suffered bombing by the
Anshan is famous for her iron and steel industry complex, called Angang. It was, for a long time, the largest one in China, although Shanghai claims to have a larger steel plant, depending on the demographics you read.
Anshan was known in China as "The Capital of Chinese Steel Industry."
Among the 3.584 million people in Anshan County, the sub-city of Haicheng has 1.1811 million people; Tai'an has 354.7 thousand people; Xiuyan has 491.9 thousand people.
Anshan City is divided into four districts: Tiedong 452,900 people; Tiexi 311,600 people; Lishan district has 425,600 people; Qianshan 366,200 thousand people.
Han Chinese form the largest ethnic group in Anshan County with 3.0205 million people, with the rest composed of 38 other nationalities, including Manchu, Hui, Miao and Zhuang.
Anshan is home to the Anshan Jade Buddha, the largest Buddha statue made of jade in the world.
The mountain range Qian Shan (literally, "thousands of mountains") is a major tourist draw. Known as the "Pearl of the Northeast," it was titled as one of the most famous tourist spots of China in 1992.
Natural hot springs are found in Anshan and have been developed into several bath houses and medical treatment centers such as Tanggangzi Spring.
The government of Anshan established a five-year plan in 2000 with the aim of turning the city into a strong modern industrial city with plenty of tourism. It also aimed to make the city GDP reach 100 billion RMB by 2005 and to build a modern industrial city by using advances in technology to transform the traditional industries. Attracting foreign investment is also another main idea in the plan. The Anshan government anticipates the foreign investment assets would be around 80 billion RMB by 2005.
Anshan has four distinct seasons. General speaking, the weather is dry and sunshine is abundant.
International Grand Hotel is one of two five-star hotels in Northeastern China, built by the Anshan Municipal Government. The construction of the hotel started in 1992 and opened for trial on August 28, 1994. The formal open date is May 1, 1995. The International Grand Hotel is situated in Dongshan Scenic Reserve where you can have a panoramic view of both the city and the mountains. Not far from the hotel you can find the king size Jade Buddha Statue. The hotel covers 25,000 m{fact} with 30 restaurants.
Anshan was the birthplace of Ann Hui (born 1947), a Hong Kong-based film director, one of the most critically acclaimed amongst the Hong Kong New Wave.
Anshan is divided into 4 districts, 1 town , 1 county and one autonomous county :
Anshan is linked with the city of Amagasaki, Japan, and Sheffield, UK. [1]
Anshan.gov.cn Official website of Anshan
China-Britain Business Council, Anshan page
Official site of the Municipal Government, in English
Prefecture-level divisions of Liaoning
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