Ankou is a town of Huating County,

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. The town is highly industrialized. The town was home to a large coal mine, which opened in 1954 and closed in 2004. The mountains around the town are also rich in various mineral and

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which have been used for ceramics production going back 2,000 years.

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{{Gansu-geo-stub Township-level divisions of Gansu Pingliang