Anshan, city in northeastern China, in Liaoning Province, near the city of Shenyang. Anshan is one of China's leading industrial centers. Anshan's integrated iron and steel complex, one of the world's largest, processes iron ore mined in the region; other important manufactures of the city include chemicals and machinery.
Anshan was founded in 1387 and was fortified in the 16th century. After suffering extensive damage during the Boxer Uprising (1900) and the Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905), the city was rebuilt with broad avenues. Modern industrialization, begun in 1918, accelerated after the Japanese occupied northeastern China in 1931. Anshan was severely damaged again during the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945), and it was looted of industrial equipment by Soviet forces toward the end of World War II (1939-1945). The city was reconstructed in the 1950s with technologically advanced industrial facilities. Population (1991) 1,535,582.
