Anshan
Anshan 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.
Anshan 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. As of the 2020 census, it was Liaoning's third most populous city with a population of 3,325,372 people, over an area of about 9,270 km2 (3,580 sq mi) spanning 133 km (83 mi) from east to west. Its built-up area encompassing the 4 Anshan urban districts, the 4 out of 5 urban Liaoyang districts and Liaoyang county largely being conurbated, was home to 2,712,789 inhabitants in 2020.
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Worth seeing in and around Anshan
2 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Anshan Jade Buddha
Jade Buddha Palace is a temple complex housing one of the largest jade Buddha statues in the world. Located in Anshan, Liaoning Province, the complex covers 22,104 square metres.
1.8 km · temple complex in Anshan, Liaoning, China · Wikipedia - 02Anshan Normal University
Anshan Normal University is a university in the city of Anshan, in Liaoning province. It is under the provincial government.
2.6 km · university in China · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
Birthplace and Memorial Hall of Zhang Xueliang (鞍山市台安县张学良出生地纪念馆), Tai'an County of Anshan. Zhang Xueliang was born here on June 4, 1901.
- 01Jade Buddha Temple
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Things to do
Dongshan Amusement Park (located at the dongshan entrance of 219 park, near the Jade Buddha Temple.). A large number of amusement rides are situated here and run throughout the year. Anshan Country Club (Take Anhai Road south out of the Anshan city just after Tangangzi, take a left where signposted. The road will turn to the right and cross the railway line.).
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Where to eat
Street food (Various locations, usually near school gates.). A wide variety of foods form lamb kebabs, quick fried chicken strips and even octopus on a stick. Look out for a popular local pancake cooked with an egg smeared over the surface, some spring onion, leak and a hotdog sausage in the center. ¥4-6.
- 01Show Cafe
Guangchang West Road (About 350 metres north of Liaoning Science and Technology University).
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Getting to Anshan
- Airports
- Shenyang Taoxian (SHE), 72 km · Dalian Zhoushuizi (DLC), 269 km
- Stations
- Anshan railway station, 1.2 km · Anshan West railway station, 7.2 km
- Shenyang → Anshan83 km · quickest by road, 1h 58m · ¥38–50
- Dalian (Ganjingzi) → Anshan272 km · quickest by road, 4h 14m · ¥115–155
- Changchun → Anshan361 km · quickest by road, 5h 56m · ¥155–210
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Anshan
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Anshan. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get aroundFor those who are less fit, three cable car routes can convey you up the hill sides.
From Wikivoyage: Qianshan National Park, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2023-07.
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Next door to Anshan
Anshan is 24 km from Liaoyang, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Qianshan Districtdistrict of Liaoning Province, China5.7 km
- Lishan Districtdistrict of Liaoning Province, China5.2 km
- Tiedong Districtdistrict of Anshan city, Liaoning Province, China1.1 km
- Tiexi Districtdistrict in Anshan, Liaoning, China4.3 km