Danzhai County | |
Native Name: | 丹寨县 |
Native Name Lang: | zh-Hans |
Other Name: | Tanchai |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Settlement Type: | County |
Coordinates: | 26.1986°N 107.7893°W |
Coor Pinpoint: | Danzhai County government |
Pushpin Map: | Guizhou#Southwest China |
Pushpin Label: | Danzhai |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the seat in Guizhou |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | China |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Guizhou |
Subdivision Type2: | Autonomous prefecture |
Subdivision Name2: | Qiandongnan |
Seat Type: | County seat |
Seat: | Longquan |
Area Total Km2: | 937.7 |
Population Total: | 122,410 |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | China Standard |
Utc Offset: | +8 |
Danzhai is a county in the southeast of Guizhou province, China. With a population of approximately 172,000, it is under the administration of the Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture. The region is renowned for its unique geographic, cultural and ethnic diversity, including the distinctive rice terraces, and Miao ethnic crafts and traditions.
In 2014 the Wanda Group designated it as the site for its "Enterprise Sponsored County-wide Comprehensive Poverty Alleviation" programme. Wanda Group has committed to invest RMB300 million to a Danzhai vocational school, RMB500 million for a Danzhai poverty alleviation fund, and RMB700 million for a Danzhai Wanda Village, which includes a culturally sensitive hotel and town district built in the Miao architectural tradition. Wanda Group's total investments total RMB 1.5 billion and the tourism village is expected to provide up to an additional 3,000 jobs.[1]
Danzhai County is divided into 4 towns and 2 townships:[2]