Dangyang

Dangyang (simplified Chinese: 当阳; traditional Chinese: 當陽; pinyin: Dāngyáng) is a city in western Hubei province, People's Republic of China, lying 70 kilometres (43 mi) east of the Gezhouba Dam on the Yangtze River. During the Western Han dynasty (206–24 BC). Emperor Jing of Han established an administration in Dangyang on an area of 2,000 square kilometres (770 sq mi). In 1988 the State Council of the People's Republic of China elevated this from a county to a county-level city, and is currently under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Yichang.^[1]

Dangyang 当阳市 Tangyang
County-level city
Dangyang Yuquan Temple
Dangyang is the easternmost division on this map of Yichang
Dangyang Location in Hubei
Coordinates: 30°49′16″N 111°47′20″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Hubei
Prefecture-level city	Yichang
Area [1]
• County-level city	2,038 km2 (787 sq mi)
• Urban [2]	220.30 km2 (85.06 sq mi)
Population  (2020)[3]
• County-level city	397,465
• Density	200/km2 (510/sq mi)
• Urban	224,057
Website	hbdy.gov.cn

Dangyang used to be a strategic point in ancient wars. Sun Bin and Pang Juan, two famous strategists of the Warring States period (475–221 BC) studied military affairs from Gui Guzi at Daxian Cave in Dangyang. The Green Woods Uprising was launched in Dangyang and several battles were fought in Dangyang during the Three Kingdoms period (AD 220–280).

Today Dangyang is a rapidly growing modern city with a population of over 100,000. While agriculture remains a key industry in Dangyang, industrial production now includes output in the areas of foodstuffs, building materials, textiles, chemicals, electronics, machinery, energy and packaging.

On August 11, 2016, an explosion at a chemical factory in Dangyang killed 21 people and injured at least 5.^[4]

Administrative divisions

Map including Dangyang (labeled as TANG-YANG 當陽) (1953)

Three subdistricts:^[1][5][6]

• Yuyang Subdistrict (玉阳街道), Baling Subdistrict (坝陵街道), Yuquan Subdistrict (玉泉街道)

Seven towns:

• Lianghe (两河镇), Herong (河溶镇), Yuxi (淯溪镇^[7]/育溪镇), Miaoqian (庙前镇), Wangdian (王店镇), Banyue (半月镇), Caobuhu (草埠湖镇)

Climate

Climate data for Dangyang, elevation 92 m (302 ft), (1991–2020 normals)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	8.5 (47.3)	11.6 (52.9)	16.5 (61.7)	22.7 (72.9)	27.2 (81.0)	30.1 (86.2)	32.4 (90.3)	32.2 (90.0)	28.4 (83.1)	23.0 (73.4)	16.8 (62.2)	10.9 (51.6)	21.7 (71.1)
Daily mean °C (°F)	4.3 (39.7)	6.9 (44.4)	11.4 (52.5)	17.2 (63.0)	22.0 (71.6)	25.6 (78.1)	28.0 (82.4)	27.6 (81.7)	23.5 (74.3)	17.9 (64.2)	11.9 (53.4)	6.4 (43.5)	16.9 (62.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	1.3 (34.3)	3.4 (38.1)	7.4 (45.3)	12.9 (55.2)	17.8 (64.0)	21.9 (71.4)	24.6 (76.3)	24.1 (75.4)	20.0 (68.0)	14.4 (57.9)	8.5 (47.3)	3.2 (37.8)	13.3 (55.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	24.3 (0.96)	31.8 (1.25)	54.4 (2.14)	89.2 (3.51)	138.1 (5.44)	144.9 (5.70)	178.6 (7.03)	137.8 (5.43)	75.7 (2.98)	71.6 (2.82)	40.3 (1.59)	14.3 (0.56)	1,001 (39.41)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	7.1	8.2	10.8	11.8	12.7	11.7	12.5	10.2	9.1	10.1	8.4	6.4	119
Average snowy days	3.7	2.5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.3	1.6	9.2
Average relative humidity (%)	71	71	72	74	73	78	80	77	73	74	75	71	74
Mean monthly sunshine hours	77.1	83.2	117.3	137.2	144.5	137.3	175.7	184.6	138.3	127.9	109.0	92.3	1,524.4
Percentage possible sunshine	24	26	31	35	34	33	41	45	38	37	35	29	34
Source: China Meteorological Administration[8][9]