Ma'anshan (马鞍山, Mǎ'ānshān) is a beautiful modern city in the downstream of the Yangtze River. It ranks among the wealthiest cities in Anhui Province. The city only gained town status in 1956, but is now home to over 2.2 million people.
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It was once famous for Ma Steel, and is now developing into a port city. The economy is relies half on industry and half on agriculture. The farmlands surrounding the city offer beautiful scenery.
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It is just next to Nanjing and it takes just over an hour by bus to get from Maanshan to downtown Nanjing.
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During the Tang Dynasty, the great poet Li Bai spent the last part of his life here. Nowadays, there's a memorial in Li Bai's honour just west of town.
- 🌍 Ma'anshan Museum (马鞍山市博物馆), 1-2006 Taibai Avenue, Yushan District (雨山区太白大道2006-1号) (bus nos. 106, 118, 122, 126, 127, 130, 138, and 202; the Ma'anshan-Jiangxin bus also stops nearby), ☏ +86 555 8355979, +86 555, masbwg@126.com. 09:00-17:00, no tickets issued after 16:00, normally closed on Monday unless Monday is a public holiday. Entry is free but visitors are expected to collect a free ticket from the ticket office before entering the museum.
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