Dangshan County

Dangshan County (simplified Chinese: 砀山县; traditional Chinese: 碭山縣; pinyin: Dàngshān Xiàn) 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).

Dangshan

砀山县
County
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceAnhui
Prefecture-level citySuzhou
Area
 • Total1,193 km2 (461 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)
 • Total1,002,141
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
235300

Administrative divisions

Nowadays, Dangshan County is divided to 14 towns and 5 townships.[1]

14 Towns
  • Dangcheng (砀城镇)
  • Lizhuang (李庄镇),[2]
  • Xuanmiao (玄庙镇)
  • Guanzhuangba (官庄坝镇)
  • Zhouzhai (周寨镇)
  • Caozhuang (曹庄镇)
  • Guandimiao (关帝庙镇)
  • Liangli (良梨镇)
  • Zhulou (朱楼镇)
  • Chengzhuang (程庄镇)
  • Wenzhuang (文庄镇)
  • Xin'anmen (西南门镇)
  • Tangzhai (唐寨镇)
  • Geji (葛集镇)
5 Townships
  • Huanglou (黄楼乡)
  • Zhaotun (赵屯乡)
  • Quanji (权集乡)
  • Liu'anlou (刘暗楼乡)

Economy

Dangshan calls itself "China's pear capital", and is home to the ‘Dangshan Su’ pear variety.[3][4][5][6] Pears and other fruits are canned and juiced, both domestically and for export.[7][8]

A disabled young woman entrepreneur has increased local pear sales by selling online.[3][9]

Transportation

The Dangshan South railway station of the Zhengzhou–Xuzhou high-speed railway opened in 2016.[10]

References
  1. "宿州市-行政区划王 http://www.xzqh.org" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24. External link in |title= (help)
  2. Stack, Meghan K. (2010-09-29). "China raising a generation of left-behind children". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2019-12-16.
  3. 李齐. "Peach of an idea sees pears sold online - Chinadaily.com.cn". www.chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved 2019-12-16.
  4. 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. doi:10.1186/s12870-019-2046-x. ISSN 1471-2229. PMC 6788021. PMID 31604417.
  5. 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. doi:10.1016/j.foodchem.2019.125665. ISSN 0308-8146. PMID 31655473.
  6. 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. doi:10.1016/j.cropro.2014.01.003. ISSN 0261-2194.
  7. "Dangshan Zhanwang Cannery - Canned fruits (Pear,Peach, Apricot)". www.21food.com. 2019. Retrieved 2019-12-16.
  8. "Chinese FDA Looks Into Charges that Juice Makers Used Rotten Fruit". Food Safety News. 2013-09-26. Retrieved 2019-12-16.
  9. "Paralyzed young woman rebuilds her life, becoming an inspirational entrepreneur". Xinhua. October 25, 2019. Retrieved 2019-12-16.
  10. 郑徐高铁昨日开通 中国高铁迈入2万公里新时代. news.163.com (in Chinese). 2016-09-11. Retrieved 2018-08-11.


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