What is "danyang"

Danyang may refer to:

• Danyang (Chu) , the first capital of the State of Chu
• Danyang, Jiangsu , county-level city of Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China
• Danyang County , Chungcheongbuk-do, South Korea
• Danyang, Anhui , town in Bowang District, Anhui, China
• Danyang, Lianjiang County , town in Lianjiang County, Fujian, China

Danyang was the first capital of the State of Chu. It is located near modern-day Xichuan County in Henan Province. Following a number of battles with neighboring states the Chu capital moved to Ying, near modern-day Jingzhou City on the Jianghan Plain in the western part of Hubei Province.