Anyang City, prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Henan Province, ancient name Yin, Yecheng, etc., is located in the northernmost part of Henan Province, located in the junction of Henan Province, Shanxi Province, Hebei Province, is the junction area of Henan, Jin and Hebei Provinces, a regional central city, Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei peripheral synergistic development zone city, east of Puyang City, west of Changzhi City, south of Hebi City, Xinxiang City, and north of Handan City, with a total area of 7,413 square kilometers. As of May 2023, the city has four municipal districts, four counties, and one county-level city in its stead. As of the end of 2022, the city had a resident population of 5.417 million. As the site of the World Heritage Site of Yinxu and the birthplace of the oracle bone inscriptions, Anyang City is known as the "Capital of Writing". Anyang City is one of the centers of early Chinese civilization, a famous national historical and cultural city, the hometown of the oracle bone inscriptions, and the birthplace of the "Zhou Yi". During the Three Kingdoms, two Jin Dynasty and North and South Dynasties, there were Cao Wei, Hou Zhao, Ran Wei, Qian Yan, Eastern Wei, Northern Qi and other capitals here, so Anyang City has been known as "the ancient capital of the seven dynasties". There are famous anecdotes such as Pan Geng moving the capital to Yin, Shang King Wuding's rise to power, the slave Fu Shuo paying his respects to the prime minister, the female general Wuhao asking for help, King Wen's detainment and performance of the "Zhouyi", Ximen Bao casting a witch to rule Yedi, Lin Xiangru's birth to the ancient village of Xiang, Xinling Jun stealing the talisman to save Zhao, Xiang Yu sinking the boat in a kettle of water, Cao Cao's rise to power in Yecheng, the three-time prime minister Han Qi's three rulings of the Sangzhou, and the famous anti-Golden general Yue Fei's devotion to serving the country. Anyang City is a national health city,, national forest city, national model city (county) of double embrace, national civilized city. There are 5A-level tourist attractions in Anyang Yinxu Scenic Spot and Red Flag Canal-Taihang Grand Canyon Scenic Spot in Linzhou City. In 2023, Anyang City completed a regional GDP of 248.61 billion yuan, an increase of 3.2% over the previous year.
Chinese name
Anyang prefecture level city in Henan
Foreign name
Anyang
Alias
Sang, Yin, Ye, Yecheng, Yedu, Yecheng County, Sangzhou, Changde
Admin Div. Cat.
prefecture level city
Affiliated region
Henan
Subordinate regions
4 city districts, 1 county-level city, 4 counties
Government seat
No.568 Wenfeng Avenue, Wenfeng District, Anyang City, China
Telephone area code
(+86)0372
Postal code
455000
Geographical location
The northernmost part of Henan Province, at the junction of Henan, Jin and Hebei provinces.
Area
7413 square kilometers
Demographic
5,922,700 (2018)
Dialects
Central Plains Official Language, Jin-Anyang Language
Climatic conditions
temperate monsoon climate
Famous sights
Yin Ruins, Paili City, Cao Cao's mausoleum, Yue Fei Temple, Red Flag Canal, Taihang Grand Canyon, etc.
Airport
Anyang Yudongbei Airport, Anyang Beijiao Airport
Station
Anyang Station, Anyang East Station, etc.
License plate code
Yu E
Admin Div. code
410500
Gross regional product (GDP)
239,322 million dollars (2018)
Per capita GDP
46,665 (2018)
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