Ankang (Chinese: 安康; Hanyu Pinyin: Ä€nkÄ?ng) is a medium-sized city in Shaanxi province, China.
The first known record of Ankang in history happened when it was placed into Xicheng prefecture (西城县) of Hanchong County (汉ä¸éƒ¡) during the Qin dynasty。 In 1783, the place was named "Ankang prefecture". The prefecture was upgrade to city in 1950, but demoted in 1954, and promoted again in 1988.
In the 1930 the name of the city of Ankang was Shingan.
The economy of the city is basically industrial, mainly in textile and weaving of silk products, chemical industry, building materials, food production and mining.
There is an airport in Ankan (Ankang Airport), which opened in 1938. There are flights to/fro Xi'an.
January 8, 2001 a new railway track between Ankang and Xi'an was opened, allowing for access from the province capital in a few hours.
Ankang is situated in the southern section of Shaanxi province, south of the Qinling Mountain range. The upper parts of the Han river passes through Ankang.
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