Anshan (Chinese:鞍山;pinyin:Ānshān; literally: "saddle mountain") is an inlandprefecture-level city in central-southeastLiaoning province,People's Republic of China. It is located about 92 kilometres (57 miles) south of the provincialcapital ofShenyang. As of the 2020 census, it was Liaoning's third most populous city with a population of 3,325,372 people. It has an area of about 9,270 km2 (3,580 sq mi)spanning 133 km (83 mi) from east to the west.
The city's name came from the horse saddle-like shape of a nearby mountain south of the city. Anshan is home to the Anshan Iron and Steel Group, one of the largest steel makers in China. Anshan holds one-third of the world's supply oftalcum[3] and a quarter of the world's reserves ofmagnesite.[3] Anshan also produced the largest everjade stone, now a local tourist attraction carved as aBuddha statue.[3]
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