Why visit Daye
Townapedia lists 5 museums and landmarks, 15 parks and trails, 10 places to eat, 9 places to stay and 6 attractions in and around town.
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About Daye
Daye (Chinese: 大冶; pinyin: Dàyě) is a county-level city in eastern Hubei province, China. It is under the administration of the Huangshi prefecture-level city.
From the Wikipedia article Daye (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do6
Museums and landmarks5
Parks, trails and playgrounds15
3 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes10
History
During the Yin and Shang dynasties, the area of present-day Daye belonged to the ancient province of Jingzhou.
In 887 BCE, the area was incorporated as part of the Chu state.
During the Qin dynasty, the area belonged to the Nan Commandery as E County.
In the Han dynasty, E County was transferred to Jiangxia Commandery, where the area remained until the Three Kingdoms period, when it was transferred to Wuchang Commandery.
During the Tang dynasty, the area of present-day Daye was governed by Ezhou, which it remained under until the Yuan dynasty. It was during the Tang dynasty that historical records suggest metal smelting began in the area.
Daye gained great importance during the 1890s, when the city began producing iron en masse for the nascent Chinese railroad industry, a major hub of which was located shortly down the Yangtze River in Hankou. Despite the struggles of various mines and enterprises in Daye from the 1890s onwards through the early 20th century, Daye benefitted from its status as China's only major iron mining area. By the 1930s, this status was eroded by large-scale iron production in Japanese-occupied Manchuria.
As recently as the World War II period, Daye included much of today's prefecture-level city of Huangshi. This means that pre-1949 references to a location in "Daye" or "Tayeh" may refer to anywhere within today's Huangshi.
From the History section of Daye on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay9
Churches and places of worship11
Shopping7
Gas and EV charging8
Schools, colleges and libraries45
Healthcare15
Map of Daye
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Getting there and nearby towns
Ezhou Huahu International Airport (EHU) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 30 km away.
- Huangshi 21 km northeast, about 21 min by car
- E’zhou 35 km north, about 35 min by car
- Ezhou 37 km north, about 37 min by car
- Huanggang 42 km north, about 42 min by car
- Huangzhou 43 km north, about 43 min by car
- Caohe 49 km east, about 49 min by car
- Qingquan 50 km northeast, about 50 min by car
- Wuxue 64 km southeast, about 1 h by car
- Xianning 66 km southwest, about 1 h by car
- Wuhan 86 km northwest, about 1 h 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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