Facts about Anshan
Anshan is a prefecture-level city in Liaoning province, China. As of 2006, it has a population of approximately 3.6 million. 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. Anshan was under Liaodong shire during Qin Dynasty from 221B.C. to 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. Anshan was destroyed again in the Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905). During the 1930s, the Japanese invaders founded Iron and Steel mills here. Anshan suffered bombing by the USA during 1944. It was also looted by the Soviet forces. Anshan was captured by the People's Liberation Army on the 19st February 1948. 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. 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. 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 was known in China as "The Capital of Chinese Steel Industry." 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. 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. |
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