Jiuchong
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Jiuchong
九重镇 | |
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  Jiuchong Location in Henan | |
| Coordinates: 32°41′49.84″N 111°47′33.92″E / 32.6971778°N 111.7927556°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Henan |
| Prefecture-level city | Nanyang |
| County | Xichuan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 134 km2 (52 sq mi) |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 54,000 |
| • Density | 400/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 474475 |
| Area code | 0377 |
| Website | jiuchong |
Jiuchong (Chinese: 九重; pinyin: Jiǔchóng), also known as Danyang (simplified Chinese: 丹阳; traditional Chinese: 丹陽; pinyin: Dānyáng),[1] is a town in the southeast of Xichuan County, southwestern Henan province, China.
Geography
[edit]Jiuchong town is situated at the Southeastern part of Xichuan County. The central route of South–North Water Transfer Project's canal head is located in the west of Jiuchong town.
Name
[edit]In year 1368, Zhu Yuanzhang attacked the Yuan capital Dadu (present-day Beijing), and overthrowed the Yuan Dynasty. Some royal family of Yuan Dynasty fled here and establish a Nine heavy yard, Nine heavy yard in Chinese is Jiuchong Yuan. that is the origin of Jiuchong.
References
[edit]- ^ 单位介绍_河南省南阳市淅川县丹阳镇. zhsho.com. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
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