Editing Anshan (section)

==Tourist attractions==
In recent years, Anshan has been trying to throw off its image as a heavy industrial town along with the dirt and pollution that goes with such industry. It has remodeled itself as a tourist destination.{{citation needed|date=January 2014}}
[[File:Qianshan National Park 2, China.jpg|thumb|200x200px|Qianshan National Park]]
Foremost among the attractions in Anshan is [[Qianshan National Park]] which is about {{convert|18|km|abbr=on}}, by road, to the southeast of the city. Qianshan, literally 'Thousand Mountains', is an abbreviation of 'Thousand lotus flower mountains'. The peaks were said to resemble the petals of the lotus flower which had been dropped to earth by a goddess. The park area of {{convert|44|km2|abbr=on}}, is filled with both [[Buddhism|Buddhist]] and [[Taoism|Taoist]] temples, monasteries and nunneries. It is one of few locations where both religions are found sharing the same site. Cars are not allowed within the park.{{citation needed|date=January 2014}}

One of the mountains in the park is believed to resemble [[Maitreya]] Buddha. It is claimed to be the largest naturally occurring image of Maitreya in the world. Several temples have been built on the peaks of the overlooking hills. Near the Buddha is a bird park.
[[File:Jade Buddha Palace in Anshan.jpg|thumb|Jade Buddha Palace within 219 Park in Anshan houses the world's largest Buddha statue made entirely of jade.<ref name="Anshan Municipal Government">{{cite web|url=http://www1.anshan.cn/en/jade.asp |title=Anshan Municipal Government - Jade Buddha Park |publisher=Anshan Municipal Government |access-date=2008-10-03 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070714204535/http://www.anshan.cn/en/jade.asp |archive-date=July 14, 2007 }}</ref>]]
Another major tourist location is "219 Park". The name of the park commemorates the liberation of Anshan by the People's Liberation Army on February 19, 1948. The park contains the Dongshan (East Mountain) scenic area as well as numerous lakes.

Of particular note is the [[Jade Buddha Palace]]. This large Buddhist temple complex of 22,104 square metres, houses the world's largest statue of Buddha made of Jade (It is called jade in Chinese, but in English it is Serpentine). It is a single piece of jade stone measuring 6.88 metres in width, 4.10 metres front to back and 7.95 metres high. The jade stone weighs 260.76 tons.<ref name="Anshan Municipal Government"/> The front of the stone has been carved with an image of [[Sakyamuni]] (aka. Gautama) Buddha. On the back of the stone [[Guanyin]] (aka. Avalokitesvara) Buddha has been carved. The jade stone was found in 1960 in Xiuyan County. It was declared a treasure of the State and listed as a protected property by Chinese Premier [[Zhou Enlai]]. Anshan city government commissioned the carving which took a team of 120 sculptures 18 months to complete. The temple complex was opened on September 3, 1996. The building that houses the Jade Buddha statue is 33 metres tall, representing the 33 layers of heaven in Buddhism. It claims to be one of the tallest two-story buildings of traditional Chinese architectural style in China.

Anshan contains naturally hot spring water spas. There are four spas/hotels in Anshan. Visitors may shower and bathe in the spring water. At [[Tanggangzi]] Spa, once frequented by the Qing Emperors of China, visitors may have mud treatment where they are buried in hot volcanic sand, which has been infused with the spring water. The [[geothermal energy]] is also used to provide hot steam and water for winter heating throughout the area.

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|File:Anshan City 2-1-9 Park, Anshan, Liaoning Province, China.jpg|alt1=219 Park|219 Park
|File:Lake View, Anshan's 2-1-9 Park, Liaoning Province, China.jpg|alt2=Lake view at Anshan's 219 Park|Lake view at Anshan's 219 Park
|File:Tea house restaurant near Anshan.jpg|alt3=Tea house restaurant near Anshan 219 Park|Tea house restaurant near Anshan 219 Park
|File:Anshan_City_Museum,_Anshan,_Liaoning_Province,_China.jpg|alt4=Anshan City Museum|Anshan City Museum
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