
Chinese Name: 德阳市 (dé yáng shì)
Population: 3,810,000
Area: 5,954 square kilometers (2,299 square miles)
Nationalities: Han
Administrative Division: 1 district (Jingyang); 2 counties (Luojiang, Zhongjiang); 3 county-level cities (Shifang, Guanghan, Mianzhu)
Seat of the City Government: 37, Changjiang Road (West), Jingyang District, Deyang City
Useful Telephone Numbers:
Tourist Complaints: 0838-96927
Weather Forecast: 121
Zip Code Inquiry: 184
Bank of China Deyang Branch: 26, Changjiang Road (West), Jingyang District, Deyang City
China Post Deyang Branch: 42, Longquanshan Road (South), Jingyang District, Deyang City
Location: Location: Deyang City is located in the northeast of the Chengdu Plain in central Sichuan Province, neighboring Chengdu, Mianyang and Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture. It is 50 kilometers (31 miles) from the provincial capital city Chengdu.
History: Present Deyang area belonged to the territory of the ancient Shu (Sichuan), and the world famous Sanxingdui cultural relics discovered in Guanghan City are probably the best annotation to the Chinese Shu Culture. Deyang County was first established in 620, the Tang Dynasty (618-907). This is the genuine commencement of Deyang's over 1,300 years of history.
Physical Features: Situated in the northeast edge of the Chengdu Plain of western Sichuan Basin, Deyang slopes downwards from northwest to southeast and is orderly occupied by mountains, plains and hills in a basin.
Climate: The city enjoys a subtropical humid monsoon climate bearing obvious features of continental climate. The weather is humid with clear four seasons and abundant in rainfall concentrating in the period from May to October. The coldest month –January, has an average temperature of 5-6℃ (41-42.8℉) and that of the hottest –July, is about 25℃ (77℉).
When to Go: all the year round
Special Local Products: Mianzhu New Year painting, Jiannanchun liquor, Tianfu salty peanuts, Shifang flat duck
Attractions:
Sanxingdui Museum is the exhibition hall for all the precious relics discovered in the Sanxingdui Cultural Ruins, including gold, bronze and jade articles, pottery and many other excavated artifacts. All these discoveries push forward the history of the ancient Shu civilization 1,500 years earlier. The discovery of a bronze scared tree, huge bronze mask, golden staff and the standing bronze human sculpture may prove that the seat of Sanxingdui ruins was the capital of the ancient Shu.
Mt. Yinghua is a mountain resort located in northwest of Shifang City famous for seas of clouds, fog, woods and flowers, being an excellent sight for watching the sunrise, clouds, and Buddhist scenery. Longju Temple, established during the Sui Dynasty (581-618), is a representative of the historic relics on the mountain.
Other Scenic Spots: Deyang Confucius Temple, Art Wall
Travel Tips:
Deyang is about 60 kilometers (37 miles) from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport, and adjacent to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport to the north, about 70 kilometers (43 miles) away from downtown Deyang. Furthermore, Deyang bus station stands in the Changjiang Xi Lu, Jingyang District, where buses to Chengdu and Mianyang depart every ten minutes and reach their destinations within one hour.
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Jul. 7,2009 01:47 Reply
Mr.Alvin(Australia) said:
Are there any airport buses from Chengdu Shuangliu airport to Deyang?
Jul. 8,2009 03:27
Mr.Derek(China) replied:
It’s said that the Chengdu airport has the airport buses to go to Deyang. The ticket is around CNY45. But if you reach the airport in the evening, the buses to Deyang may be not available. On this occasion, you may take the airport bus to Chengdu north railway station. There are night train from Chengdu to Deyang.