Dongyang is a Chinese city of about 1,000,000 people in the middle of Zhejiang Province, about 200 kilometers south of Hangzhou. Zhejiang (Chinese: 浙江; pinyin: Zhèjiāng; Wade-Giles: Che-chiang; Postal System Pinyin: Chehkiang or Chekiang) is a eastern coastal province of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Hangzhou (Chinese: 杭州; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Hang-chou) is a sub-provincial city in China, and the capital of Zhejiang province. ...

History

Dongyang was founded around the 2nd Century AD.

Economy

Dongyang is now famous for beautiful wood carvings and wooden statues. Dongyang is also famous for magnets,chemicals, plastics, garments and agriculture. In the nearby sister city of Hengdian, there is a famous movie studio, where many films and TV shows about ancient China are made.

Miscellaneous

The people of Dongyang also pride themselves in having an excellent educational system. Many Dongyang people have excelled in academia and the sciences. Many professors from elite universities in the United States grew up in this city.

Dongyang also has Baiyun Cultural Park, a place for relaxation with several representations of Daoism and Buddhism including a 50 foot statue. A beautiful place to relax and enjoy this interesting city. Baiyun is the name of Guangzhous two airports: External links Baiyun International Airport Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport Categories: Airport stubs ... For other uses of the words tao and dao, see Dao (disambiguation). ... Statues of Buddha such as this, the Tian Tan Buddha statue in Hong Kong, remind followers to practice right living. ...

According to the New York Times, Dongyang was the site of a serious riot relating to the operation of an environmentally unfriendly chemical plant. Details are difficult to find, however, reports do indicate that six policemen were killed. The factory remains closed, likely as a result of the riot. This riot is believed by some to have been a potential catalyst for further violent civil unrest over pollution generated by heavy industries in the Chinese provinces.