Jiuchong

Jiuchong (Chinese: 九重; pinyin: Jiǔchóng), also known as Danyang (simplified Chinese: 丹阳; traditional Chinese: 丹陽; pinyin: Dānyáng),^[1] is a town in the southeast of Xichuan County, southwestern Henan province, China.

Jiuchong 九重镇
Town
Jiuchong Location in Henan
Coordinates: 32°41′49.84″N 111°47′33.92″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Henan
Prefecture-level city	Nanyang
County	Xichuan
Area
• Total	134 km2 (52 sq mi)
Population  (2008)
• Total	54,000
• Density	400/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	474475
Area code	0377
Website	jiuchong.xichuan.gov.cn

Geography

Jiuchong town is situated at the Southeastern part of Xichuan County. The central route of South–North Water Transfer Project's canal head is located in the west of Jiuchong town.

Name

In year 1368, Zhu Yuanzhang attacked the Yuan capital Dadu (present-day Beijing), and overthrowed the Yuan Dynasty. Some royal family of Yuan Dynasty fled here and establish a Nine heavy yard, Nine heavy yard in Chinese is Jiuchong Yuan. that is the origin of Jiuchong.