Dongyang
is a
county-level city in the center of
Zhejiang Province, about 200 kilometers south of
Hangzhou. It covers an area of 1,744.05 km2 (673.38 sq mi) and administers eleven towns, one county, and six subdistricts. Its built-up (
or metro) area, made of Dongying and the neighboring city of
Yiwu.
Lu Residential Complex (卢宅) is one of the key historical and cultural sites under state-level protection in China. Located in downtown Dongyang, the great architectural complex has been the habitation for the Lu family since 800 years ago. It is composed of six groups of buildings. The residential complex is ancient, delicate, and magnificent, and the buildings inside dating from Ming and Qing Dynasties feature the typical Ming-Qing architectural style.
Hengdian World Studios (横店影视城) is the Hollywood in China. The magnificent and elaborately-designed bases and modernized studios there have attracted many directors both from home and abroad. More than 400 films were shot in Hengdian World Studios, including some popular films, such as Opium War, the Emperor and the Assassin, Hanwu the Great, Hero, the Promise, Curse of the Golden Flower, and the Forbidden Kingdom, etc.
Dongyang also has Baiyun Cultural Park, a place for relaxation with several representations of
Daoism and
Buddhism including a 50-foot statue.
Dongyang Woodcarving (东阳木雕) is reputed as one of the best folk handicrafts and a national treasure, as one of the four major schools of woodcarving in China. Dongyang has been honored as the hometown of woodcarving since ancient time. Dongyang Woodcarving came into being early in Tang Dynasty. In Song Dynasty, it became state of the art. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Dongyang woodcarving flourished.
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