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{{Infobox settlement
|name = Jiuchong
|native_name = {{nobold|{{lang|zh-hans|九重镇}}}}
|settlement_type = [[Town (China)|Town]]
|image_skyline =
|image_map =
|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = People's Republic of China
|subdivision_type1 = [[Province (China)|Province]]
|subdivision_name1 = [[Henan]]
|subdivision_type2 = [[Prefecture-level city]]
|subdivision_name2 = [[Nanyang, Henan|Nanyang]]
|subdivision_type3 = [[County (People's Republic of China)|County]]
|subdivision_name3 = [[Xichuan County|Xichuan]]
|seat =
|area_total_km2 = 134
|population_as_of = 2008
|population_density_km2 = auto
|population_total = 54,000
|pushpin_map = China Henan
|pushpin_label =
|pushpin_label_position = left
|pushpin_map_caption = Location in Henan
|coordinates = {{coord|32|41|49.84|N|111|47|33.92|E|region:CN-41|display=inline,title}}
|elevation_m =
|elevation_ft =
|timezone = [[China Standard Time|China Standard]]
|utc_offset = +8
|postal_code = 474475
|postal_code_type = [[Postal code of China|Postal code]]
|area_code = 0377
|website = {{URL|http://jiuchong.xichuan.gov.cn}}
}}
'''Jiuchong''' ({{zh|c=九重 |p=Jiǔchóng}}), also known as '''Danyang''' ({{zh|s=丹阳 |t=丹陽 |p=Dānyáng|links=no}}),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://diqu77123.cn.zhsho.com/introduce/ |script-title=zh:单位介绍_河南省南阳市淅川县丹阳镇 |website=zhsho.com |access-date=2018-08-01}}</ref> is a town in the southeast of [[Xichuan County]], southwestern [[Henan]] province, China.
==Geography==
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.
==Name==
In year 1368, [[Hongwu Emperor|Zhu Yuanzhang]] attacked  the [[Khanbaliq|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.
==References==
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==External links==
*{{Official website|http://jiuchong.xichuan.gov.cn}}
{{Authority control}}
[[Category:Xichuan County]]
[[Category:Towns in Nanyang, Henan]]
{{Henan-geo-stub}}