Anshan

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Anshan

Literal Translation	Saddle Mountain
Anshan's location
Demographics
Population:	3.584 million people
City Population:	1,285,849¹ people
Administration
County:	Anshan
Province:	Liaoning
Nation:	People's Republic of China
Misc.
Acting Mayor:	Gu Chunli
Telephone Code:	412

Anshan (lit. 'saddle mountain') is a prefecture-level city in Liaoning province, China. It has a population of approximately 3.6 million.

Location

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.

History

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 USA during 1944. It was subsequently looted by the Soviet forces. The town was captured by the People's Liberation Army on the 19st February 1948. A date celebrated through the name of the 219 Park. Anshan became a formal administrative region under the Northeastern People's Government(renamed as the Northeastern Administration Commission in November 1952)in 1949, the same year that the People's Republic of China was founded. On 12th March 1953, Anshan became a municipality under the Central Government direct administration. Haicheng County and Xiuyan County were subordinated to Liaodong Province. Tai'an County was subordinated to Liaoxi Province. August 22,1954, the Central Government decided that Anshan was administered by Liaoning Province. The State Council confirmed that Anshan is in charge of liaoyang City and Haicheng city in 1985.

Economy

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."

Demographics

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.

Tourist attractions

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.

Five-year plan

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.

Education system

Universities and Colleges

University of Science and Technology Liaoning

Climate

Anshan has four distinct seasons. General speaking, the weather is dry and sunshine is abundant.

Spring (March to May) with a lot of windy days; less rainy days than summer; long time sunshine and low humidity.
Summer (June to August) with heavy and frequent rain; high temperature around +30°C and high humidity.
Autumn (September to October) with clear sky and cool air; temperature drops abruptly; wind from north gets heavier.
Winter (November to middle of March next year) with snow and ice. The average temperature is around -20°C. Temperature turns back as time passes.

Five-Star Hotel

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.

Famous Residents

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.

Administratives divisions

Anshan is divided into 4 districts, 1 town , 1 county and one autonomous county :

Tiedong District (铁东区 ; Tiědōng Qū)
Tiexi District (铁西区 ; Tiěxī Qū)
Lishan District (立山区 ; Lìshān Qū)
Qianshan District (千山区 ; Qiānshān Qū)
Haicheng City (海城市 ; Hǎichéng Shì) (Population: 1,181,100) : A county-level city located slightly south of Anshan
Tai'an County(台安县 ; Tái'ān Xiàn) - (Population: 354,700)
Xiuyan Manchu Autonomous County (岫岩满族自治县 ; Xiùyán Mǎnzú Zìzhìxiàn) - (Population: 491,900)

Sister Cities

More Information

Anshan.gov.cn Official website of Anshan

China-Britain Business Council, Anshan page

Official site of the Municipal Government, in English

References and notes

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