Anshan 鞍山; Ānshān is the third largest prefecture level city in Liaoning Province in China. It is in the central area of the province about 92km south of Shenyang, the province's capital. Anshan is on the boundary between the mountains of eastern Liaoning and the plains in the west. The area contains the famous Qianshan Park. The city's name is derived form the shape of a nearby mountain in Chinese 山; shān that resembles the shape of a horse's saddle 鞍; Ān. Anshan is home to the Angang Iron and Steel Company, one of the largest steel producers in China.
