A staff member conducts quality check on free-form digital lenses at a workshop of Jiangsu Hongxu Desheng Co., Ltd. in Danyang, east China's Jiangsu Province, Sept. 27, 2025.
Danyang has been dubbed China's "spectacles city" as there are more than 1,600 companies and over 50,000 people engaged in the eyewear industry. The city has now developed a whole industrial chain integrating design, R&D and production with an annual output of 800 million lenses, accounting for 50 percent of the world total. (Xinhua/Li Bo)
A staff member displays a pair of eyeglass frames at Danyang International Optical Center in Danyang, east China's Jiangsu Province, Sept. 25, 2025.
Danyang has been dubbed China's "spectacles city" as there are more than 1,600 companies and over 50,000 people engaged in the eyewear industry. The city has now developed a whole industrial chain integrating design, R&D and production with an annual output of 800 million lenses, accounting for 50 percent of the world total. (Xinhua/Li Bo)
A staff member conducts quality check on a piece of lens at a workshop of Nuotong Yimu Optical Technology Co., Ltd. in Danyang, east China's Jiangsu Province, Sept. 26, 2025.
Danyang has been dubbed China's "spectacles city" as there are more than 1,600 companies and over 50,000 people engaged in the eyewear industry. The city has now developed a whole industrial chain integrating design, R&D and production with an annual output of 800 million lenses, accounting for 50 percent of the world total. (Xinhua/Li Bo)
This photo shows the production line of free-form digital lenses at Jiangsu Hongxu Desheng Co., Ltd. in Danyang, east China's Jiangsu Province, Sept. 27, 2025.
Danyang has been dubbed China's "spectacles city" as there are more than 1,600 companies and over 50,000 people engaged in the eyewear industry. The city has now developed a whole industrial chain integrating design, R&D and production with an annual output of 800 million lenses, accounting for 50 percent of the world total. (Xinhua/Li Bo)
An aerial panoramic photo taken on Oct. 2, 2025 shows a view of Danyang City in east China's Jiangsu Province.
Danyang has been dubbed China's "spectacles city" as there are more than 1,600 companies and over 50,000 people engaged in the eyewear industry. The city has now developed a whole industrial chain integrating design, R&D and production with an annual output of 800 million lenses, accounting for 50 percent of the world total. (Xinhua/Li Bo)
A staff member gives a class via livestream at an ophthalmology education institute in Danyang, east China's Jiangsu Province, Sept. 27, 2025.
Danyang has been dubbed China's "spectacles city" as there are more than 1,600 companies and over 50,000 people engaged in the eyewear industry. The city has now developed a whole industrial chain integrating design, R&D and production with an annual output of 800 million lenses, accounting for 50 percent of the world total. (Xinhua/Li Bo)
People select eyeglasses at Danyang International Optical Center in Danyang, east China's Jiangsu Province, Oct. 2, 2025.
Danyang has been dubbed China's "spectacles city" as there are more than 1,600 companies and over 50,000 people engaged in the eyewear industry. The city has now developed a whole industrial chain integrating design, R&D and production with an annual output of 800 million lenses, accounting for 50 percent of the world total. (Xinhua/Li Bo)
A staff member loads free-form digital lenses for coating at a workshop of Jiangsu Hongxu Desheng Co., Ltd. in Danyang, east China's Jiangsu Province, Sept. 27, 2025.
Danyang has been dubbed China's "spectacles city" as there are more than 1,600 companies and over 50,000 people engaged in the eyewear industry. The city has now developed a whole industrial chain integrating design, R&D and production with an annual output of 800 million lenses, accounting for 50 percent of the world total. (Xinhua/Li Bo)
A customer receives 3D facial scanning to get customized eyeglass frames at an optical store in Danyang, east China's Jiangsu Province, Sept. 26, 2025.
Danyang has been dubbed China's "spectacles city" as there are more than 1,600 companies and over 50,000 people engaged in the eyewear industry. The city has now developed a whole industrial chain integrating design, R&D and production with an annual output of 800 million lenses, accounting for 50 percent of the world total. (Xinhua/Li Bo)
A girl receives eye examination for eyeglasses fitting at Danyang International Optical Center in Danyang, east China's Jiangsu Province, Oct. 2, 2025.
Danyang has been dubbed China's "spectacles city" as there are more than 1,600 companies and over 50,000 people engaged in the eyewear industry. The city has now developed a whole industrial chain integrating design, R&D and production with an annual output of 800 million lenses, accounting for 50 percent of the world total. (Xinhua/Li Bo)
A staff member processes a piece of lens at a workshop of an optical glasses company in Danyang, east China's Jiangsu Province, Sept. 25, 2025.
Danyang has been dubbed China's "spectacles city" as there are more than 1,600 companies and over 50,000 people engaged in the eyewear industry. The city has now developed a whole industrial chain integrating design, R&D and production with an annual output of 800 million lenses, accounting for 50 percent of the world total. (Xinhua/Li Bo)
People select eyeglasses at Danyang International Optical Center in Danyang, east China's Jiangsu Province, Oct. 2, 2025.
Danyang has been dubbed China's "spectacles city" as there are more than 1,600 companies and over 50,000 people engaged in the eyewear industry. The city has now developed a whole industrial chain integrating design, R&D and production with an annual output of 800 million lenses, accounting for 50 percent of the world total. (Photo by Luo Ling/Xinhua)
