The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-07.
Yangquan
(yäng´chüän´) (KEY) , city (1994 est. pop. 402,300), E central Shanxi prov., China, on the highway and railroad linking Taiyuan with Hebei prov. The center of an important coal-producing area, it is a growing industrial city. Iron is also mined nearby.