Anyang
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Anyang 安阳市 |
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| Prefecture-level city | |
 Location of Anyang City jurisdiction in Henan |
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 Anyang
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| Coordinates: 36°06′N 114°20′E / 36.100°N 114.333°ECoordinates: 36°06′N 114°20′E / 36.100°N 114.333°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Henan |
| Area | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 7,355 km2 (2,840 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 543.5 km2 (209.8 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,739.5 km2 (671.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 69 m (226 ft) |
| Population (2010 census) | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 5,172,834 |
| • Density | 700/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 950,301 |
| • Urban density | 1,700/km2 (4,500/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 2,025,811 |
| • Metro density | 1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
| Postal Code | 455000,456100,456300,456400,456500 |
| Area code(s) | 0372 |
| GDP | CNY110.6 billion (2009) |
| Major Nationalities | Han |
| County-level divisions | 9 |
| License plate prefixes | E |
| Website | anyang |
Anyang (simplified Chinese: 安阳; traditional Chinese: 安陽; pinyin: Ānyáng; IPA: [án.jɑ̌ŋ]) is a prefecture-level city in Henan province, China. The northernmost city in Henan, Anyang borders Puyang to the east, Hebi and Xinxiang to the south, and the provinces of Shanxi and Hebei to its west and north respectively.
It has a total population of 5,172,834 as of the 2010 census, 2,025,811 of whom live in the metropolitan area made of 4 urban districts and Anyang County largely agglomerated with the city proper.
Xiaonanhai, on the far western edge of the city, was home to prehistoric cavemen during the Stone Age. Over 7,000 artifacts (including stone tools and animal bone fossils) have been unearthed here, representing what has been dubbed the Xiaonanhai culture.
Around 2000 BC, the legendary sage-kings Zhuanxu and Emperor Ku are said to have established their capitals in the area around Anyang from where they ruled their kingdoms. Their mausoleums are today situated in Sanyang village south of Neihuang County.
At the beginning of the 14th century BC, King Pangeng of the Shang Dynasty established his capital 2 km (1.2 mi) north of the modern city on the banks of the Huan River. The city, known as Yin, was the first stable capital in Chinese history and from that point on the dynasty that founded it would also become known as the Yin Dynasty.
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