Shadang, Chenjiagang

Shadang Village (simplified Chinese: 沙荡村; traditional Chinese: 沙盪村; pinyin: Shādàng Cūn) is a town central area^[1][2] located in Chenjiagang, Xiangshui County, Jiangsu, China.

Shadang Village 沙荡村
Town central area[1][2]
Shadang Location in Jiangsu
Coordinates: 34°21′14″N 119°45′45″E[3]
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Jiangsu
Prefecture-level city	Yancheng
County	Xiangshui
Subdistrict	Xiangshui Ecological Chemical Industrial Park
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	224637
Area code	0515

On Mar 21, 2019, an explosion occurred in Tianjiayi Chemical, a chemical plant 1 kilometer away from Shadang.^[4] Buildings in Shadang Village were seriously affected by the blast wave. Shutter doors and windows were torn out of shape.^[5] Residents were not evacuated as of 20:00 (UTC+8).^[4]

Administrative divisions

This area is currently recognized as a Zhen(town) central area [zh] by the National Bureau of Statistics of China.^[1][2]

It belongs to the subdistrict of Xiangshui Ecological Chemical Industrial Park [zh] and is administrated by Shadang Neighborhood Committee (Chinese: 沙荡居委会).^[6][1]

See also

• Chenjiagang Town
• 2019 Xiangshui chemical plant explosion