Tieling

Tieling is one of 14 prefecture-level cities in Liaoning province of the People's Republic of China. Tieling is a city where coal mining is an important industry.

Demographics
As of the 2020 census, Tieling was home to 2,388,294 people, whom 699,675 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made of Yinzhou District and Tieling County, Qinghe District not being conurbated yet. Tieling is a multiethnic area where the majority is Han and the minorities, like the Manchu, Korean, Mongolian, Hui, Xibo, Uygur, and ethnic Russians, live in a compact community. The minorities make up 23.2% of the total population.

Administrative divisions
Tieling has jurisdiction over 7 divisions:

Notable people
The famous Chinese skit and sitcom actor, director, and entrepreneur Zhao Benshan was born in Tieling. Chinese director Zhang Meng was born in Tieling.

Sightseeing
There are several sightseeing spots:
 * Yingang Academy (银冈书院)
 * Longshou Mountain Mountain Scenic Area (龙首山风景区)
 * Chai River Reservoir (柴河水库)
 * Shangyang Lake Dam (an AAAA Level Sightseeing spot in Qinghe District, Tieling, also called Qinghe Dam (尚阳湖水库，清河水库)
 * Liao River Museum (In Lotus Lake Wetland Park) (辽河博物馆)
 * Lotus Lake Wetland Park (in Fanhe Town, Tieling)(莲花湖湿地公园)



Economy
Tieling has abundant precious metal and mineral resources, including gold, silver, and aluminum.

Rail

 * Harbin–Dalian high-speed railway
 * Beijing–Harbin railway

Road

 * China National Highways 102

Sister cities

 * 🇯🇵 Kanuma, Japan 1980