Get to know Dongyang
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- Administrative area
- County-level city · 县级市
- Part of
- Jinhua
- Chinese name
- 东阳市
- Local areas
- County-level city guide
Area & population
- Area in the source
- 1,744.05 km²
- Population · 2020 census
- 1,087,950
Source: cited geographic source, as of the dates shown.
Lu-family houses and archways
The Lu family settled here during the Song dynasty and built substantial residences through the mid-Qing period. Their surviving buildings form a coherent Ming- and Qing-period residential complex, nationally protected since 1988. The Da Fang Bo Stone Archway (大方伯石牌坊), rebuilt in 1997, has three openings, four pillars and five roofed tiers, with stone lions beside its columns.
Carving and countryside produce
Dongyang’s traditional homes combine woodcarving with bamboo weaving, stone carving, brick carving and applied relief decoration. Beyond the houses, the city has a long history of processing ham and growing Chinese torreya. Old torreya trees reflect the longevity of that farming tradition.
Sources for this guide
浙江省纪委监察委员会网站 · Zhejiang Provincial Discipline Inspection Commission and Supervisory Commission
东阳市东白山现代农业综合区建设规划 · Dongyang Municipal Government
Original English written from the listed sources and checked sentence by sentence against quoted extracts by a separate reviewer. Updated 2026-09-30.
Explore Dongyang
Core places to explore, with English and Chinese names.
Places to explore around Dongyang
A stone memorial archway (paifang) at the entrance to Lu Family Compound, the historic Lu family residence in Dongyang · 东阳卢宅内的旌节坊石牌坊 Source-recorded photograph date: 2015-05-24 17:11:55.Lu Family Compound卢宅
Luzhai in Dongyang is a Lu-clan complex whose halls, courtyards and lanes express the ceremonial and domestic life of a prosperous scholarly family.
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A performance at Unification Hall in Hengdian World Studios, photographed in 2025 · 横店影视城 Photograph date recorded by the source: 31 January 2025, 15:04:47.Hengdian World Studios横店影视城
Hengdian World Studios is a working film-production landscape spread across several large visitor areas. The Qin Palace set creates an imperial setting used in productions such as Hero, while Guangzhou Street recalls the first…
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Getting there
Dongyang is about 60 km in a straight line from central Jinhua. Search for 东阳市 in a map app to find stations and your accommodation.
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Lu Family Compound and Hengdian World Studios are both listed here. The linked place guides have entrance and visit details.
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Sources & geographic information
Administrative names and parent areas: Official geographic directory · Reference date 2026-09-06.
Photo: Lu Family Compound · Zhangzhugang · CC BY-SA 4.0. Full frame retained; proportionally resized and converted to WebP. No retouching or changes to the photographed subject. Card displays may crop the view.
Photo: Hengdian World Studios · N509FZ · CC BY-SA 4.0. Full frame retained; proportionally resized and converted to WebP. No retouching or changes to the photographed subject. Card displays may crop the view.
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