Dangshan County Explained

Dangshan
Settlement Type:	County
Mapsize:	230px
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	People's Republic of China
Subdivision Type1:	Province
Subdivision Name1:	Anhui
Subdivision Type2:	Prefecture-level city
Subdivision Name2:	Suzhou
Area Total Km2:	1193
Population As Of:	2018
Population Total:	1002141
Timezone:	China Standard
Utc Offset:	+8
Postal Code Type:	Postal code
Postal Code:	235300

Dangshan County is a county in the far north of Anhui Province, China. It is under the administration of Suzhou city. It is famous for fruits (pear, peach, plum and watermelon).

Administrative divisions

Dangshan County administers 13 towns and 3 other township-level divisions.^[1]

Towns

Dangshan County's 13 towns are as follows:

(Chinese: 砀城镇) Lizhuang (Chinese: 李庄镇) (Chinese: 玄庙镇) (Chinese: 官庄坝镇) (Chinese: 周寨镇) (Chinese: 曹庄镇)

(Chinese: 关帝庙镇) (Chinese: 良梨镇) (Chinese: 朱楼镇) (Chinese: 程庄镇) Tangzhai (Chinese: 唐寨镇) (Chinese: 葛集镇)

Other township-level divisions

Dangshan County has the following 3 areas which function as township-level divisions:

Dangshan High Speed Railway New Area

Economy

Dangshan calls itself "China's pear capital", and is home to the ‘Dangshan Su’ pear variety.^{[2] [3] [4]} Pears and other fruits are canned and juiced, both domestically and for export.^{[5] [6]}

A disabled young woman entrepreneur has increased local pear sales by selling online.^{[7] [8]}

Transportation

The Dangshan South railway station of the Zhengzhou–Xuzhou high-speed railway opened in 2016.^[9]

References

34.441°N 116.368°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2020. zh:2020年统计用区划代码（砀山县）. 2020 Statistical Division Codes (Dangshan County). 2021-08-22. National Bureau of Statistics of China. zh.
2. Su. Xueqiang. Zhao. Yu. Wang. Han. Li. Guohui. Cheng. Xi. Jin. Qing. Cai. Yongping. 2019-10-11. Transcriptomic analysis of early fruit development in Chinese white pear (Pyrus bretschneideri Rehd.) and functional identification of PbCCR1 in lignin biosynthesis. BMC Plant Biology. 19. 1. 417. 10.1186/s12870-019-2046-x. 1471-2229. 6788021. 31604417 . free .
3. Yang. Hua. Tian. Tiantian. Gu. Hong. Li. Xiaomin. Cai. Guolin. Sun. Junyong. Wu. Dianhui. Lu. Jian. 2020-03-05. Analysis of factors related to browning of Dangshan pear (Pyrus spp.) wine. Food Chemistry. 308. 125665. 10.1016/j.foodchem.2019.125665. 31655473. 204918487 . 0308-8146.
4. Jiang. Jingjing. Zhai. Hongyan. Li. Huannan. Wang. Zhenhua. Chen. Yongsen. Hong. Ni. Wang. Guoping. Chofong. Gilbert Nchongboh. Xu. Wenxing. 2014-04-01. Identification and characterization of Colletotrichum fructicola causing black spots on young fruits related to bitter rot of pear (Pyrus bretschneideri Rehd.) in China. Crop Protection. 58. 41–48. 10.1016/j.cropro.2014.01.003. 0261-2194.
5. Web site: Dangshan Zhanwang Cannery - Canned fruits (Pear,Peach, Apricot). 2019. www.21food.com. 2019-12-16.
6. Web site: Chinese FDA Looks Into Charges that Juice Makers Used Rotten Fruit. 2013-09-26. Food Safety News. en-US. 2019-12-16.
7. Web site: Peach of an idea sees pears sold online - Chinadaily.com.cn. 李齐. www.chinadaily.com.cn. 2019-12-16.
8. Web site: Paralyzed young woman rebuilds her life, becoming an inspirational entrepreneur. https://web.archive.org/web/20191216222553/http://xinhuanet.com/english/2019-10/25/c_138502152.htm. dead. December 16, 2019. October 25, 2019. Xinhua. 2019-12-16.
9. Web site: http://news.163.com/16/0911/07/C0LSTTH800014AEE.html. 2016-09-11. news.163.com. zh. zh:郑徐高铁昨日开通 中国高铁迈入2万公里新时代. 2018-08-11.