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Brief introduction of Dancheng in Zhoukou, Henan Province

dancheng is a newly established county after the founding of the People's Republic of China.

It is located in the east of Henan Province, with Luyi County in the north, Huaiyang County in the west, shenqiu county in the south, and neighboring jieshou city, Taihe County and Bozhou City in the southeast and east.

postcode: 47715 code: 411625 area code: 394 license plate number: Yu P3. Pinyin: Dān chéng Xiàn map of dancheng

Dancheng, located in the hinterland of Huanghuai Plain, belongs to Zhoukou City and is a key county for opening to the outside world in Henan Province.

the county has jurisdiction over 8 towns, 11 townships, 3 offices and 1 industrial zone, with an area of 1,471 square kilometers and 1.31 million people.

dancheng is located in the east of Henan Province, on the upper reaches of the Ci River, with a total area of 1,471 square kilometers adjacent to Anhui Province.

8 towns, 11 townships, 3 offices and 1 industrial zone (Jizhong Town, Ningping Town, Yilu Town, Nanfeng Town, Wutai Town, Qiandian Town, Shicao Town, Baima Town, Suburban Township, Shuanglou Township, Huji Township, Jishui Township, Hugang Township, Baji Township, Dongfeng Township, Zhangwan Township, Ding Cun Township, Lilou Township and Qiuqiu Township).

The total population is 1.31 million, and the cultivated land area is 1,637,235 mu.

geographical location

Dancheng is an important town in eastern Henan with convenient transportation.

Dancheng is located at the junction of Henan and Anhui provinces and three counties, bordering Chen Zhou (Huaiyang), the ancient capital of Xihuang, the ancestor of humanity, in the north, Luyi, the hometown of Laozi, the originator of Taoism, and Bozhou, the former residence of Cao Cao, in the east. It is the east gate of Henan, and is known as the thoroughfare of two provinces and three counties.

Three provincial highways (S21, S329 and S27) meet in Dancheng, and two of them are about to be upgraded, with developed county and township traffic.

The county seat is 4km from Bozhou Station of Beijing-Kowloon Railway in the east, 2km from Shenqiu Station of Luofu Railway in the south and 2km from three expressways (Nanluo, Daguang and Yongdeng) respectively.

the county covers an area of 3 square kilometers and has a population of 2,. The urban infrastructure is perfect, and the financial, hydropower, communication, commerce, logistics, medical care, education and industry facilities are complete.

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Millennium Ancient County

Dancheng is a Millennium Ancient County with profound connotations.

Dancheng has a long history, belonging to Chu and Han in the late Warring States period, with a history of more than 2, years.

The cultural background is profound. In the Spring and Autumn Period, Laozi held a furnace to make an alchemy on the bank of Mingshui. After Dan became an alchemist, he wrote the Tao Te Ching, which gave him the title of "Dan Cheng". Today, there are still ruins of laojunmiao and an alchemy furnace on the north bank of Mingshui River. During the Warring States Period, Wang Wei (pronounced chan, known as the Prince), a strategist, went to the Mianhe Bridge to take shelter from the wind. When he met two old men, he played chess and made an alchemy. After Dan became immortal, the prince became immortal. Therefore, Dancheng was also called "Fairy City", and now there is a "Prince Bridge" on the Mianhe River.

There is Duanzhai site 5 kilometers south of the county seat, which belongs to Dawenkou culture in the early stage and Longshan culture in the middle and late stage, with a large number of pottery unearthed; Ten kilometers east of the city, there is a historical site in Ningping. In 26 AD, Liu Xiu, Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty, named Liu Boji as Ningping princess royal, and the old city of Ningping was the fief. Now there is a princess mausoleum in the south of Ningping Town. 1 kilometers west of the county seat, there is the tomb of Ji An, an honest official of the Western Han Dynasty, which is now well preserved and is a provincial-level cultural relics protection unit.

during the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression period, Dancheng was a revolutionary holy land. Anti-Japanese generals Peng Xuefeng, Zhang Aiping, Wei Fenglou and Li Zimu all carried out revolutionary work in Dancheng, and there are the memorial hall for the training and consolidation of the guerrilla detachment of the New Fourth Army in Peng Xuefeng, the monument of the Red Army and the memorial pavilion of Zhang Youming.

"China's hometown of calligraphy"

Dancheng people especially love calligraphy art, with numerous calligraphers and celebrities, and Mo Bao shining brightly. In history, Dong Qichang and Wang Duo once lived in Dancheng, leaving precious works of art here.

In modern times, there were a number of influential calligraphers such as Wang Zutong, Yanzhao Zhu and Liu Chengzhi.

Dancheng has 15 national calligraphy and painting members and 59 provincial members. A group of young and middle-aged calligraphy talents have made great achievements and attracted attention in the book world, and have been rated as "the hometown of calligraphy in China".

"China's hometown of drama"

The art of traditional Chinese opera has developed vigorously, bringing Henan pendant to the stage for the first time, and then forming a large-scale pendant drama.

dancheng Art Troupe's rehearsals, such as "The Fifth Pledge", "Du Fu Shan" and "Chaoyanggou", have won dozens of provincial and municipal drama awards, and have been declared as "the hometown of drama in China".

Dancheng, with its diverse cultures, is located in the Central Plains Folk Garden, 15km east of the county seat, which is a national 2A-level tourist attraction, integrating agriculture, industry and commerce.