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The origin of Maanshan's name

Maanshan, referred to as "Ma" for short, is called "Anshan" by local people. It is a prefecture-level city in Anhui Province, China, located in the east of Anhui Province, at the junction of Jiangsu and Anhui. Founded in June1956+1October 12, it now governs 3 districts and 3 counties with a total area of 4,049 square kilometers. In 20 15, the registered population of the city was 2.277 million, and the resident population was 2.229 million.

Maanshan straddles the Yangtze River and borders Nanjing. It was once the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties and the capital of the Ten Dynasties. Since ancient times, it has been known as "Jinling barrier and Jiankang lock key". As early as the Six Dynasties, many famous ministers, dignitaries and dignitaries lingered in Maanshan, leaving behind many historical and cultural relics.

Maanshan is a national civilized city, the core city of Nanjing metropolitan area, a member city of Yangtze River Delta urban agglomeration, a city along the Yangtze River Economic Belt, a gateway city of Wanjiang City Belt to undertake industrial transfer demonstration zone, a national pilot city of cultural service standardization, a national pilot city of revitalizing the city through science and technology, an international tourism and cultural demonstration zone in southern Anhui, and the first batch of national information consumption demonstration cities.