Panzhihua

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This article deals with the city of Panzhihua in Sichuan, China. For the township of Panzhihua in Yunnan, see: Panzhihua, Yunnan

Panzhihua (Chinese: 攀枝花; pinyin: Pānzhīhūa; Wade-Giles: P'an-chih-hua) is a prefecture-level city located in Sichuan Province, south central China, on the confluence of the Jinsha and Yalong Rivers. Panzhihua is a treasure of natural resources, but remained a wasteland until 1960. It was founded on a remote headwater of the Yangtze River in 1966 as a steel production center. It grew rapidly as it remained relatively prosperous while the rest of the country was undergoing the Cultural Revolution. The city is home to the Panzhihua Iron and Steel (Group) Co, called "Pangang" the leading steel company in southwest china. There remains a reminant population of the ancient cycad forests which were once home to the giant panda. The area has a subtropical climate.

Panzhihua is a highly industrialized area, which is dominated by a truly gigantic mining operation. Most of the land not in use for mining is taken up by subsistence farming.

Panzhihua is linked to Chengdu and Kunming by rail.

Panzhihua is also linked by Air to Chengdu.

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Coordinates: 26°34′N 101°42′E / 26.567, 101.7