Anshan
Anshan (Chinese: 鞍山; pinyin: Ānshān; literally "saddle mountain") is an inland prefecture-level city in central-southeast Liaoning province, People's Republic of China. It is located about 92 kilometres (57 miles) south of the provincial capital of Shenyang. As of the 2020 census, it was Liaoning's third most populous city with a population of 3,325,372 people. It has an area of about 9,270 km2 (3,580 sq mi) spanning 133 km (83 mi) from east to the west.
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鞍山市 | |
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.png) Location of Anshan City jurisdiction in Liaoning | |
| Coordinates (Anshan municipal government): 41°06′29″N 122°59′38″E / 41.108°N 122.994°ECoordinates: 41°06′29″N 122°59′38″E / 41.108°N 122.994°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Liaoning |
| Municipal seat | Tiedong District |
| Districts and Counties | List
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| Government | |
| • Party Secretary | Wang Shiwei |
| • Mayor | Wu Zhongqiong |
| Area | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 9,270 km2 (3,580 sq mi) |
| • Land | 8,563 km2 (3,306 sq mi) |
| • Water | 689 km2 (266 sq mi) 7.4% |
| • Urban | 794.9 km2 (306.9 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 3,997.8 km2 (1,543.6 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 1,141 m (3,743 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 2 m (7 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[2] | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 3,325,372 |
| • Density | 358.72/km2 (929.1/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,543,696 |
| • Urban density | 1,942.00/km2 (5,029.8/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 2,712,789 |
| • Metro density | 678.570/km2 (1,757.489/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 114010 |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-LN-03 |
| Licence plates | 辽C |
| Administrative division code | 210300 |
| Website | Anshan.gov.cn |
The city's name came from the horse saddle-like shape of a nearby mountain south of the city. Anshan is home to the Anshan Iron and Steel Group, one of the largest steel makers in China. Anshan holds one-third of the world's supply of talcum[3] and a quarter of the world's reserves of magnesite.[3] Anshan also produced the largest ever jade stone, now a local tourist attraction carved as a Buddha statue.[3]
Anshan Media
City gate of Anshan Cheng.* * Located just south of modern Anshan city is the old walled city of Anshan Cheng. * This fortified town or city dates to the Ming dynasty and was a staging post on the road between Haicheng and Liaoyang cities (then the major cities in the region.)
Qidashan open cast iron ore mine, one of three large pits surrounding Anshan city
An Gang steel company before 1945
Anshan train station at night
Qianshan National Park, near Anshan of Liaoning Province, northeastern China (viewing the scenery)
Jade Buddha Palace within 219 Park in Anshan houses the world's largest Buddha statue made entirely of jade.
References
- ↑ Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, ed. (2019). China Urban Construction Statistical Yearbook 2017. Beijing: China Statistics Press. p. 50. Archived from the original on 18 June 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- ↑ "China: Liáoníng (Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "China Briefing Business Reports". Asia Briefing. 2009. Archived from the original on 18 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-08.
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