A strong advantage. Anshan iron ore reserves are 7.45 billion tons, accounting for a quarter of the country. Angang, a world-class steel joint venture, is located in Xincheng with an annual comprehensive production capacity of 30 million tons of steel and a total production capacity of 940,000 tons of coal tar. The rich resource base provides a solid foundation for the new city to develop steel deep processing and coal chemical industry clusters, give play to the advantages of agglomeration, build a complete industrial chain, enhance industrial competitiveness, and form an investment depression effect.

Dadaowan New Town has obvious advantages in human resources. Anshan Vocational Education City has 28 professional and technical schools, offering 342 majors, covering 47 categories, accommodating 654.38 million full-time students and undertaking 20,000 short-term trainings. The strong advantages of human resources provide a steady stream of human resources guarantee for the new city to undertake the industrial transfer at home and abroad and accelerate the urbanization process.