According to the query of Yangquan Municipal People's Government Network, Yangquan City is located in the eastern part of Shanxi Province. It is a new industrial city and the political, economic and cultural center of eastern Shanxi. It has jurisdiction over Pingding and Yuxian counties, as well as urban areas, mining areas, suburbs and economic and technological development zones.
Yangquan is an important part of Shanxi's coal energy and heavy chemical industry base, so it has been a key area for national investment for many years. The reform and opening-up policy has injected vitality into Yangquan economy, and the economy has developed rapidly and healthily. After years of construction, it has gradually formed an economic system with coal and electric power industries as the pillars and electrolytic aluminum and refractories as the leading factors, with a solid industrial base and strong technical force.