Dangshan County () is a county in the far north of

Anhui Province Anhui , (; formerly romanized as Anhwei) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China, part of the East China region. Its provincial capital and largest city is Hefei. The province is located across the basins of the Yangtze River ...

, China. It is under the administration of

Suzhou Suzhou (; ; Suzhounese: ''sou¹ tseu¹'' , Mandarin: ), alternately romanized as Soochow, is a major city in southern Jiangsu province, East China. Suzhou is the largest city in Jiangsu, and a major economic center and focal point of trad ...

city. It is famous for fruits (

pear Pears are fruits produced and consumed around the world, growing on a tree and harvested in the Northern Hemisphere in late summer into October. The pear tree and shrub are a species of genus ''Pyrus'' , in the family Rosaceae, bearing the p ...

, peach, plum and watermelon).

Administrative divisions

Dangshan County administers 13

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and 3 other

township-level divisions The administrative divisions of China have consisted of several levels since ancient times, due to China's large population and geographical area. The constitution of China provides for three levels of government. However in practice, there ...

Towns

Dangshan County's 13 towns are as follows:

Other township-level divisions

Dangshan County has the following 3 areas which function as township-level divisions:

Climate

Economy

Dangshan calls itself "China's pear capital", and is home to the ‘Dangshan Su’ pear variety. Pears and other fruits are canned and juiced, both domestically and for export. A disabled young woman entrepreneur has increased local pear sales by selling online.

Transportation

The Dangshan South railway station of the Zhengzhou–Xuzhou high-speed railway opened in 2016.

References

County-level divisions of Anhui Suzhou, Anhui {{Suzhou, Anhui-geo-stub