Danyang (Chu)

{{Short description|Capital of Chu, ancient Chinese state}}

Danyang ({{zh|t={{linktext|丹陽|}}}}) 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.{{cite book

| author = 吴云贵

| title = 《淅川县简志 1986-1992》

| publisher = 河南人民出版社

| year = 1994

| isbn = 7-215-03202-7

| pages=第7頁

}}