Why did Anyang become the provincial capital?

Anyang became the provincial capital because it is a comprehensive transportation hub and a city with strong economic foundation.

Anyang, located in the northernmost part of Henan Province, is also a three-dimensional transportation hub city. In terms of railways, Anyang is the intersection of Beijing-Guangzhou Railway, Shanxi-Henan-Shandong Railway and Beijing-Hong Kong High-speed Railway. As for highways, Beijing-Hong Kong-Macao, Daguang, Lin Nan, He Hui, Jidong, Lintong, Northwest Ring Expressway, 107 and 106 national highways pass through Anyang.

In aviation, Anyang has an airport in the northeast of Anyang and an airport in the northern suburb of Anyang. Among them, Anyang Henan Northeast Airport is a 4C-class airport, and Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport is an alternate airport. Anyang Northern Suburb Airport is mainly used for aviation school training.

There are many local and central enterprises in Anyang, such as Anyang Iron and Steel Group, Shagang Group Anyang Yongxing Special Steel Company, China United Equipment Group Anyang Machinery Company, Henan Zhongyan Industrial Company Anyang Cigarette Factory, China Datang Anyang Power Plant, etc. And have a solid economic foundation.

topography

Anyang city is high in the west and low in the east, showing a ladder-like distribution. Taihang Mountain in the west; Central and eastern plains. The highest point is in Sifang, Linzhou City, with an altitude of1632m; The lowest point is in Neihuang County, only 50 meters above sea level. A variety of landform types, such as mountains, hills, plains and depressions, constitute complex surface morphology.

Tianxi Town-Shui Ye Town-Cecilia Yip Town-Guantai Town in the west of Anyang County (under the jurisdiction of Cixian County, Hebei Province), including the whole territory of Linzhou City, belongs to the landform with denudation structure as the main feature. It starts from Tianxi Town, Anyang County-Shui Ye Town-Cecilia Yip Town-Guantai Town, Cixian County, Hebei Province in the west, and ends at Beijing-Guangzhou Railway in the east, belonging to hilly landform area.

The area east of Beijing-Guangzhou Railway in Anyang City belongs to the low plain, with an altitude of 70 meters generally, and gradually decreases to 50 meters eastward. The terrain is open and flat, with little ups and downs. According to its surface morphology, it can also be called piedmont plain, which accounts for about 60% of the city's area.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Anyang City