Anshan, referred to as saddle, is the third largest city in Liaoning Province. It is a large city with local legislative power approved by the State Council, and the sub-central city of Shenyang Economic Zone, named after a saddle-shaped mountain peak in the south of the city. Anshan is located in the hinterland of Bohai Economic Zone, the middle of Liaodong Peninsula, an important fulcrum of Shenyang-Dalian Gold Economic Belt, and an important connecting zone between the urban agglomeration in central Liaoning and the open area of Liaodong Peninsula.