Jiuchong | |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | People's Republic of China |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Henan |
Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture-level city |
Subdivision Name2: | Nanyang |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Xichuan |
Area Total Km2: | 134 |
Population As Of: | 2008 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Total: | 54,000 |
Pushpin Map: | China Henan |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Henan |
Coordinates: | 32.6972°N 111.7928°W |
Timezone: | China Standard |
Utc Offset: | +8 |
Postal Code: | 474475 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Area Code: | 0377 |
Jiuchong, also known as Danyang,[1] is a town in the southeast of Xichuan County, southwestern Henan province, China.
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.
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.