Yangquan, city in northern China, in Shanxi Province, a trade and industrial center in a coal-mining region. Major industries are thermoelectricity and pig iron, smelted from local iron ores for shipment to steelworks at Tianjin (Tientsin) and nearby Taiyuan. Yangquan was transformed from a minor village into a modern rail junction and ironworking center in the early 20th century. It expanded rapidly after 1949. Population (1991) 387,945.Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2001
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