Danyang City is a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Jiangsu Province, managed by Zhenjiang City, and located in the south of Jiangsu Province, with a total area of144' ~ 32 08' north latitude and119 23' ~19 53 east longitude. As of 20 19, Danyang has two streets and 10 towns. The resident population is 806,300.
Danyang was founded in the Warring States Period and was originally Yunyang City. There is a river called "Danshui" in Shan Hai Jing, that is, Danjiang, which is named Danyang according to the theory that "the landscape is yin and yang, and the water in the north is yang". 1987 12, Danyang was removed from the county to set up a city, which was managed by Zhenjiang city.
Shanghai-Nanjing Expressway (G42- Shanghai-Chengdu Expressway), National Highway 3 12, Provincial Highway 122 and Provincial Highway 338 are the main trunk roads in and out of Danyang, and the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal runs through Danyang by water. Dagang is the third largest open port in the Yangtze River.
Scenic spots/tourist attractions
1, Danyang Tiandi Stone Carving Garden: The scenery is pleasant, the clear lake reflects the green hills and white clouds, and the clear sky is shaded by trees. The whole building is based on the Phoenix. The combination of architectural design and terrain elevation difference has formed several streamers, and each streamer is a theme exhibition hall, which is displayed in the form of a corridor and connected into a ring. The stalls in every hall, large and small, are embedded in the wall.
2. China (Danyang) Eyeglasses City: Located between the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal and the Shanghai-Nanjing Intercity Railway, at the intersection of Zhongshan Road and Zhanqian Road, close to Danyang Railway Station and Bus Station, the project covers a total area of 453 14 square meters, with a total construction area of109 square meters and a total investment of about 500 million yuan. The overall planning and layout of China Eyeglasses City Mansion consists of trading area and supporting business hotels.
Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Danyang City