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%.
Chinese name
Anshan prefecture level city in Anhui
Foreign name
Anshan City
Alias
Steel City, Jade City
Admin Div. Cat.
Prefecture-level cities, larger cities
Affiliated region
Liaoning Province
Subordinate regions
Tiedong District, Tiexi District, Lishan District, Chanshan District, Haicheng, Tai'an County, Xiuyan Manchu Autonomous County
Government seat
No. 36, Shengli South Road, Tiedong District
Telephone area code
0412;+86-412
Postal code
114000
Geographical location
Central Liaodong Peninsula
Area
9252 square kilometers
Demographic
3.44 million (2017)
Dialects
Northeastern Official Language-Shenji Slice-Tongxi Slice-Anshan Language
Climatic conditions
temperate monsoon climate
Famous sights
Thousand Mountains, Jade Buddha Garden, Rohan Holy Land, Tanggangzi Hot Spring, 219 Park, Yakusan Scenic Area, etc.
Airport
Anshan Airport
Station
Anshan Station, Anshan West Station
License plate code
Liao C
Administrative Code
210300
Gross regional product (GDP)
159.75 billion dollars (2017)
Per capita GDP
RMB 46,572 (2017)
Current leadership
Municipal Party Secretary: Han Yuqi Mayor: Yu Gongbin
The city flower and tree
Honeysuckle, South Fruit Pear Tree
Colleges and universities
Liaoning University of Science and Technology, etc.










