Daying County
"Daying" redirects here. For other uses, see Daying (disambiguation).
| Daying 大英县 | |
|---|---|
| County | |
.png) Location of Daying County (pink) within Suining City (yellow) and Sichuan | |
  Daying Location of the county town in Sichuan | |
| Coordinates: 30°36′N 105°14′E / 30.600°N 105.233°ECoordinates: 30°36′N 105°14′E / 30.600°N 105.233°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Sichuan |
| Prefecture-level city | Suining |
| County seat | Penglai (蓬莱镇) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 703 km2 (271 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 305 m (1,001 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 520,000 |
| • Density | 740/km2 (1,900/sq mi) |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
Daying County (simplified Chinese: 大英县; traditional Chinese: 大英縣; pinyin: Dàyīng Xiàn) is a county of Sichuan province, China, under the administration of Suining City and in the central part of the Sichuan Basin. In 2002, it had a population of 520,000 residing in an area of 703 km2 (271 sq mi). Daying is remarkable for being the home of the "Chinese Dead Sea", a tourist attraction that is based on a salt lake with 9 times the salinity of the ocean and which constitutes the largest indoor water park in China. The G42 Shanghai–Chengdu Expressway and Dazhou–Chengdu Railway (达成铁路) traverses east-west through the entire length of the county.
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