Anshan
Anshan's location
Demographics
Population:	3.584 million people
Administration
[County of China|County]]:	Anshan
[Province of China|Province]]:	Liaoning
Nation:	People's Republic of China

Anshan (Chinese: 鞍山; pinyin: Ānshān; lit. 'saddle mountain') is a city in Liaoning province, China. It has a population of approximately 3.6 million. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1500x1500, 504 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Anshan ... Liaoning (Simplified Chinese: 辽宁; Traditional Chinese: 遼寧; pinyin: ) is a northeastern province of the Peoples Republic of China. ... One of the most influential doctrines in history is that all humans are divided into groups called nations. ... Pinyin is a system of romanization (phonemic notation and transcription to Roman script) for Standard Mandarin, where pin means spell(ing) and yin means sound(s)). This article describes the most common variant called Hanyu Pinyin (Simplified Chinese: 汉语拼音; Traditional Chinese: 漢語拼音; pinyin: HànyÇ” PÄ«nyÄ«n), also known as scheme... Liaoning (Simplified Chinese: 辽宁; Traditional Chinese: 遼寧; pinyin: ) is a northeastern province of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Due to Chinas large population and area, the political divisions of China have always consisted of several levels since ancient times. ...

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. The longest distance from the north of Anshan to the south is 175 kilometers, and distance from the west to the east is 133 kilometers. Anshan is about 89 kilometers south of Shenyang, the capital city of Liaoning Province. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

History

Anshan belonged to Liaodong shire during Qin Dynasty (221B.C.-207B.C.). In Han Dynasty (206B.C.-220). 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. The Qin Dynasty (Chinese: 秦朝; Pinyin: Qín Cháo; Wade-Giles: Chin Chao) (221 BC - 206 BC) was preceded by the Zhou Dynasty and followed by the Han Dynasty in China. ... The Han Dynasty (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Han Chau; 206 BC–AD 220) followed the Qin Dynasty and preceded the Three Kingdoms in China. ... Image:Hts. ...

Economy

Anshan is famous for her iron and steel industry complex, called Angang. It was, for a long time, the largest one in China. Though now Shanghai claims to have a larger steel plant - depending on the demographics you read. General Name, Symbol, Number iron, Fe, 26 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 8, 4, d Appearance lustrous metallic with a grayish tinge Atomic mass 55. ... The old steel cable of a colliery winding tower Steel is a metal alloy whose major component is iron, with carbon content between 0. ...

Anshan was known in china as "The Capital of Steel."

Demographics

Among the 3.584 million people in Anshan, Haicheng, the sub-city of Anshan has 1.1811 million people; Tai'an has 354.7 thousand people; Another town Xiuyan has 491.9 thousand people. Han Chinese form the largest nationality in Anshan with 3.0205 million people, with the remainder composed of 38 other nationalities, the largest being Manchu, Hui, Miao and Zhuang. Han Chinese (Simplified Chinese: 汉族; Traditional Chinese: 漢族; Pinyin: hànzú) is a term which refers to the majority ethnic group within China and the largest single human ethnic group in the world. ... Ethnolinguistic map of China The Peoples Republic of China (PRC) is a multi-ethnic unitary state and, as such, officially recognizes 56 nationalities or mínzú (民族), within China: the Han being the majority (>92%), and the remaining 55 nationalities being the national minorities. ... The Manchu (Manchu: Manju; Simplified Chinese: 满族; Traditional Chinese: 滿族; pinyin: Mǎnzú) are a Tungusic people who originated in Manchuria (todays Northeast China). ... The Hui people (Chinese: 回族; Pinyin: ) are a Chinese ethnic group, typically distinguished by their practice of the Islamic religion. ... The terms Hmong (Hmoob) and Mong (Moob) IPA:) also known as Miao (considered derogatory by some: see below) (Chinese: ; pinyin: Miáo; Vietnamese: Mèo or HMông; Thai: แม้ว (Maew) or ม้ง (Mong); Burmese: mun lu-myo; refer to an Asian ethnic group, whose homeland is in the mountainous regions... The Zhuang (Simplified Chinese: 壮族; Traditional Chinese: 壯族; Hanyu Pinyin: ; own name: Bouчcueŋь/Bouxcuengh) are an ethnic group of people who mostly live in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in southern China. ...

Tourist attractions

Anshan is home to the Anshan Jade Buddha, the largest Buddha statue made of jade in the world. Anshan Jade Buddha is the largest jade Buddha statue in the world. ... A stone image of the Buddha. ... A selection of antique, hand-crafted Chinese jadeite jade buttons Jade An ornamental stone, jade is a name applied to two different silicate minerals. ...

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. Qian Shan is a mountainous national park in Liaoning Province China near Anshan. ...

Natural hot springs are found in Anshan and have been developed into several bath houses and medical treatement 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. Five-Year Plans for the National Economy of the USSR or Piatiletkas (пятилетка) were a series of nation-wide centralized exercises in rapid economic development in the Soviet Union. ...

Miscellaneous

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. Ann Hui On-Wah (許鞍華, pinyin: Xǔ Ānhuá, born May 23, 1947) is a Hong Kong film director, one of the most critically acclaimed amongst the Hong Kong New Wave. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... The film director, on the right, gives last minute direction to the cast and crew, whilst filming a costume drama on location in London. ... The Hong Kong New Wave was a blanket term applied to a number of young, groundbreaking Hong Kong filmmakers of the late 1970s and 1980s, many trained in overseas film programs and with experience in the territorys thriving television drama scene. ...

Climate

Anshan has four seasons. General speaking, the weather is dry and sunshine is abundant. This article is about divisions of a year. ...

• • 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.
  • Autumn (September to October) with clear sky and cool air; temperature drops abruptly; wind from north gets heavier.
  • Winter (November to mid-term of March next year) with snow and ice. The average temperature is around -20°C. Temperature turns back as time passes.

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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 with 30 restaurants. Anshan Jade Buddha is the largest jade Buddha statue in the world. ...

See also

• Haicheng - A country-level city located slightly north of Anshan

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