Dangshan County () is a county in the far north of
Anhui Province
Anhui , (; formerly romanized as Anhwei) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China, part of the East China region. Its provincial capital and largest city is Hefei. The province is located across the basins of the Yangtze River ...
, China. It is under the administration of
Suzhou
Suzhou (; ; Suzhounese: ''sou¹ tseu¹'' , Mandarin: ), alternately romanized as Soochow, is a major city in southern Jiangsu province, East China. Suzhou is the largest city in Jiangsu, and a major economic center and focal point of trade ...
city. It is famous for fruits (
pear
Pears are fruits produced and consumed around the world, growing on a tree and harvested in the Northern Hemisphere in late summer into October. The pear tree and shrub are a species of genus ''Pyrus'' , in the family Rosaceae, bearing the p ...
, peach, plum and watermelon).
Administrative divisions
Dangshan County administers 13
towns
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
and 3 other
township-level divisions
The administrative divisions of China have consisted of several levels since ancient times, due to China's large population and geographical area. The constitution of China provides for three levels of government. However in practice, there a ...
.
Towns
Dangshan County's 13 towns are as follows:
Other township-level divisions
Dangshan County has the following 3 areas which function as township-level divisions:
Climate
Economy
Dangshan calls itself "China's pear capital", and is home to the ‘Dangshan Su’ pear variety.
Pears and other fruits are canned and juiced, both domestically and for export.
A disabled young woman entrepreneur has increased local pear sales by selling online.
Transportation
The
Dangshan South railway station
Dangshan South railway station () is a railway station of Zhengzhou–Xuzhou High-Speed Railway in Dangshan County, Suzhou, Anhui, Suzhou, Anhui, China. The station started operation on 10 September 2016, together with the Railway.
References ...
of the
Zhengzhou–Xuzhou high-speed railway
Zhengzhou–Xuzhou high-speed railway, or Zhengxu Passenger Dedicated Line, is a high-speed rail line operated by China Railway Shanghai Group and China Railway Zhengzhou Group, connecting the cities of Zhengzhou, the provincial capital of Henan ...
opened in 2016.
References
County-level divisions of Anhui
Suzhou, Anhui
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