'saddle mountain') is an inland prefecture-level city in central-southeast Liaoning province, People's Republic of China, about 92 kilometres (57 mi) south of the provincial capital Shenyang.

[4] Anshan also produced the largest ever jade stone, now a local tourist attraction carved as a Buddha statue.

Anshan lay beside the new South Manchuria Railway line that ran from the port of Dalian to the major city of Shenyang.

Anshan grew significantly in size around this new industrial site, becoming one of, if not the largest producers of iron and steel in Asia.

Although this unit was equipped with modern Nakajima Ki-84 Ia (Manshu Type) Hayate "Frank" fighters, manufactured by Manshūkoku Hikōki Seizo KK, the plant suffered heavy damage from the air raids, losing up to 30% of its capacity.

[6]: 1  Other industries set up alongside the steel plant including mining for coal, iron and other minerals.

Anshan is reported to have served as a base for Soviet MIG fighter aircraft and pilots during the Korean War (1950–1953) in air combat operations against US/UN forces.

During the Cultural Revolution, on 17 August 1967, the Communist Party of China's central authorities issued the Resolution on the Anshan Question which criticized the CPC Angang Committee and the CPC Anshan City Committee members as capitalist roaders.

In December 2000, all three production lines of Anshan Iron and Steel Company switched from mould-casting to continuous casting.

Sited north of the Liao River plains, Anshan has wide flat lands in the west and central regions that develop into hilly and mountainous terrain on the southeastern fringes, which is bounded by the Qian Mountains and contains the famous Qianshan National Park.

The region is rich in minerals including iron ore, coal, magnesite, talcum and jade.

Sunshine is generous and amounts to 2,595.4 hours annually, while relative humidity averages 55%, ranging from 44% in April to 71% in July and August.

Prior to the development of the Iron and Steel industries, Anshan was a relatively small city of little importance.

Anshan subsequently became part of the Japanese puppet state of Manchukuo and additional industries developed around the iron and steel mills.

Total production of processed iron in Manchuria reached 1,000,000 tonnes in 1931–32, of which almost half was made by Shōwa Steel in Anshan.

The Republic of China government partially repaired the site, but it was destroyed again during the Chinese civil war that saw the Communist forces victorious.

A quarter of China's total iron ore reserves, about 10 billion tons, are located in Anshan, ensuring that the city will remain an important steel producer well into the future.

The largest single jade stone ever found came from Xiuyan, now carved into the form of a Buddha, it is a major tourist attraction in the area.

Anshan has been identified by the Economist Intelligence Unit in the November 2010 Access China White Paper as a member of the CHAMPS (Chongqing, Hefei, Anshan, Maanshan, Pingdingshan and Shenyang), an economic profile of the top 20 emerging cities in China.

During the last years of the Qing dynasty, large numbers of Han people migrated to the north east in search of work.

The development of Anshan as a large industrial center during and after World War II caused the city's population to increase rapidly, and the new arrivals began to significantly outnumber the local Man people.

The Panhai and Danxi Expressways (together forming the G16) pass through Anshan's counties of Haicheng and Xiuyan, connecting them to Yingkou and Panjin in the west and Dandong to the east.

Tai'an county of Anshan is served by another high-speed rail line linking Shenyang to Beijing.

Anshan used to have a single tram line—along Zhonghua Avenue, through the city centre and past Angang main gate—but this has been closed and the tracks removed.

[citation needed] Foremost among the attractions in Anshan is Qianshan National Park which is about 18 km (11 mi), by road, to the southeast of the city.

The park area of 44 km2 (17 sq mi), is filled with both Buddhist and Taoist temples, monasteries and nunneries.

It was declared a treasure of the State and listed as a protected property by Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai.

The building that houses the Jade Buddha statue is 33 metres tall, representing the 33 layers of heaven in Buddhism.

At Tanggangzi Spa, once frequented by the Qing Emperors of China, visitors may have mud treatment where they are buried in hot volcanic sand, which has been infused with the spring water.

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