Daying County
Daying County (simplified Chinese: 大英县; traditional Chinese: 大英縣; pinyin: Dàyīng Xiàn) is a county of Sichuan province, China, under the administration of Suining City and in the central part of the Sichuan Basin. In 2002, it had a population of 520,000 residing in an area of 703 km2 (271 sq mi).
Daying County
大英县 | |
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.png.webp) Location of Daying County (pink) within Suining City (yellow) and Sichuan | |
  Daying Location of the county town in Sichuan | |
| Coordinates: 30°36′N 105°14′E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Sichuan |
| Prefecture-level city | Suining |
| County seat | Penglai (蓬莱镇) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 703 km2 (271 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 305 m (1,001 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 520,000 |
| • Density | 740/km2 (1,900/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Tourist attractions
Daying is the home of the "Chinese Dead Sea", a tourist attraction that is based on a salt lake with nine times the salinity of the ocean and which constitutes the largest indoor water park in China.
A stationary replica of the Titanic is under construction in Daying County as well.[1]
Transportation
The G42 Shanghai–Chengdu Expressway and Dazhou–Chengdu Railway (达成铁路) traverses east–west through the entire length of the county.
The county is served by the Daying East Station (大英东站) on the Suining–Chengdu Railway.
References
- 土豪花10亿元在山沟里“复活”泰坦尼克号 (in Chinese). Phoenix Television. 23 February 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
2018年2月22日，通过无人机在四川省大英县郪江上空俯瞰正在建造中的“泰坦尼克号”
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