Anshan City, abbreviated as "An", also known as Steel City and Jade City, is a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Liaoning Province, an important iron and steel industrial base in China, and an important central city in central and southern Liaoning, as approved by the State Council. As of 2022, Anshan has 4 districts, 1 county, 1 autonomous county, and 1 county-level city under its jurisdiction, with a total area of 9,255.4 square kilometers and a household population of 3.306 million.
Anshan is located in northeastern China, central Liaoning, central Liaodong Peninsula, the hinterland of the Bohai Rim Economic Zone, is located in the important pivot point of the golden economic belt of Shenyang, south of Liaoning city cluster and the Liaodong Peninsula open area of an important connection, is the deputy center of the Shenyang metropolitan area, but also China's first iron and steel industry city, with the "Republic of steel capital, It is also the first steel industry city in China, with the reputation of "Steel Capital of the Republic" and "Cradle of China's Iron and Steel Industry".
The earliest civilization of Anshan can be traced back to the ancient times, about 20,000 years ago, human beings began to live and reproduce here; there are accurate documentary records of the beginning of the Warring States period of the State of Yan, which is subordinate to Liaodong County; the Han Dynasty began to smelt iron in the earth, Liao Jin into the period of prosperity, the iron smelting culture has a long history. Anshan is named after a saddle-like mountain in the southern part of the city, and is also known as the "Jade Capital of China" because of the abundance of Cui Jade. It has five major tourism brands: the world's first Jade Buddha, Asia's famous hot springs, the National Scenic Spot of Thousand Hills, the Jade Capital of China, and the Iron and Steel Capital of the Motherland.
Anshan is China's excellent tourist city, national forest city, national garden city, national health city and national civilized city.In December 2018, Anshan was identified by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development as the second batch of China's characteristics of agricultural products advantageous area.In March 2022, the Chinese Olympic Committee awarded Anshan the "Olympic Champion City" commemorative trophy.
In 2023, Anshan's GDP will reach RMB 2011.9 billion, a year-on-year increase of 5.7%.