Deyang
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About Deyang
Deyang is a prefecture-level city of Sichuan province, China. Deyang is a largely industrial city, with companies such as China National Erzhong Group and Dongfang Electric having major operations there. The city is rich in history, with the Sanxingdui archeological site in Guanghan uncovering a rich trove of bronze and gold masks. More recently, Deyang was greatly afflicted by the 2008 Sichuan earthquake, which particularly impacted its county-level cities of Mianzhu and Shifang, in Deyang's northwest. Deyang spans an area of 5,911 km2 (2,282 mi2).
The ancient Shu civilization included present-day Deyang, which is home to the Sanxingdui relics.
Deyang was first organized as a county during the Tang dynasty.
During the Third Front campaign, Deyang developed into an industrial base, the second largest in Sichuan.
Deyang became a prefecture-level city in 1983.
On August 3, 1996, Deyang's Shizhong District was split into Jingyang District and Luojiang County (now Luojiang District).
On May 12, 2008, a magnitude 8.0 earthquake stuck Wenchuan, roughly 100 km west of downtown Deyang, resulting extremely heavy...
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