Danyang is a county-level city

County-level city

A county-level city is a county-level administrative division of mainland China. County-level cities are usually governed by prefecture-level divisions, but a few are governed directly by province-level divisions....

 administered by Zhenjiang

Zhenjiang

Zhenjiang is a prefecture-level city in the southwest of Jiangsu province in the eastern People's Republic of China . Sitting on the southern bank of the Yangtze River, it borders the provincial capital of Nanjing to the west, Changzhou to the east, and Yangzhou across the river to the north.Once...

 in Jiangsu Province. It is famous for its spectacles industry and it has the Spectscles City.

Economy

Danyang is located in southern Jiangsu Province. It has a total area of 1,059 km² and a population of roughly 890,000. Danyang locals speak a dialect of Wu Chinese, and the city is on the linguistic borderline between Wu Chinese and Jianghuai Mandarin.

As one of the key cities in the Yangtze River Delta

Yangtze River Delta

The Yangtze River Delta, Yangtze Delta or YRD, also called Yangzi, or Chang Jiang Delta, Rive Chang Delta Tai Lake Region or the Golden Triangle of the Yangtze, generally comprises the triangular-shaped territory of Wu-speaking Shanghai, southern Jiangsu province and northern Zhejiang province of...

 open to foreign trade, Danyang has shown strong economic and standard-of-living growth since 2000. In 2007, the GDP and per capita GDP of Danyang reached 35.7 billion yuan (US$4.7 billion) and 44,242 yuan (US$6,061) respectively.

Businesses from 32 countries and regions have invested in Danyang with accumulated paid-up capital of US$1 billion. As a developing city within the Shanghai economic sphere of influence, Danyang attracts domestic and foreign businesses.

Train Stations

There are two train stations in Danyang, one for local trains, and one for express trains. The express trains take about 90 minutes to get to Shanghai

Shanghai

Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...

 and about 30 minutes to get to Nanjing

Nanjing

' is the capital of Jiangsu province in China and has a prominent place in Chinese history and culture, having been the capital of China on several occasions...

, the capital of Jiangsu Province, and the former capital of the country.

Transport

• China National Highway 312
  China National Highway 312
  China National Highway 312 , also referred to as Route 312 or The Mother Road, is an important highway that runs east-west across the breadth of People's Republic of China. It begins at the port city Shanghai and ends at Khorgas in the Ili River valley, on the border with Kazakhstan. In total it...
  
  
• Danyang Railway Station
  Danyang Railway Station
  Danyang Railway Station is a railway station of Jinghu railway and Shanghai-Nanjing Intercity Railway.The station located Danyang City, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China....
  
  
• Danyang North Railway Station
  Danyang North Railway Station
  The Danyang North Railway Station is a future high-speed railway station in Danyang City, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China. It will be served by the Jinghu High-Speed Railway....
  
  

External links

• Government website of Danyang
• Danyang City English guide (Jiangsu.NET)