Thursday, October 16, 2008

Deyang

Deyang is a prefecture-level city in Sichuan province, China. Deyang is a mostly industrial city, with the Erzhong Heavy Machinery Company (中国二重), Dongfang Electrical Company , and various high-tech industry contributing to its economy. It has a population of around 3,810,000 in 2004 and an area of 5818 km?.

This elegant city is known for a liquor factory called ''jiannanchun'' in the county-level city of Mianzhu and the Sanxingdui museum in Guanhan City about the ancient Shu culture famous for its bronze mask. There is a lake called Jinghu Lake located in the city.

On May 12, 2008, occurred. 17,121 people were killed, 74,063 injured, and 534 still missing in this city as of June 7, 2008. Schools in Mianzhu and Shifang collapsed.

Subdivisions


*Jingyang District
*Shifang City
*Guanghan City
*Mianzhu City
*Luojiang County
*Zhongjiang County

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