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Anyang

China

Watercolour of Anyang, China. The ancient Shang Dynasty capital (Yin) and the birthplace of Chinese oracle bone script, with Wenfeng Pagoda and UNESCO World Heritage.
AI-generated artistic rendering. Painted from written research on the city's setting, architecture and materials — not from a photograph.
What guided this image
Landmarks
Wenfeng Pagoda; UNESCO World Heritage; Huan River; National Museum of Chinese Writing; Taihang Mountains; Bell Tower and Drum Tower; lush northern vegetation; Song Dynasty
Viewpoint
Favor an elevated viewpoint overlooking the Huan River toward Wenfeng Pagoda and the historic center, showing weeping willow branches and stone steps in the foreground, the unique silhouette of Wenfeng Pagoda and ancient palace roofs in the middle-ground, and the blue-gray wall of the Taihang Mountains rising in the background.
Palette
Green should be the predominant color, especially in the weeping willows along the Huan River, parklands surrounding Yinxu, and mountain scrub in the Taihang foothills.
Guarded against
Not Luoyang, Zhengzhou, or Xi'an
Population1,146,839Wikidata: 5,176,000
Coordinates36.10°N, 114.38°E
Elevation69 m
Area7,352 km²
Time zoneAsia/ShanghaiUTC+8
Solar noon12:22clock runs 0.4 h ahead of the sun

Through the Earth

Dig straight through the Earth from Anyang and you surface nearest to Telén, Argentina — 20 km from the exact antipodal point.

Nearest cities in the atlas

HandanCN58 km
XinxiangCN114 km
ChangzhiCN114 km
HezeCN137 km
KaifengCN145 km
LiaochengCN150 km
ZhengzhouCN163 km
JiningCN213 km

Twinned cities

Wikidata records no twinned cities for Anyang inside this atlas.

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