旅行
Danyang travel notes
The world's eyeglass lens capital, an hour from Shanghai by high-speed rail.
概要
この都市の雰囲気
Danyang produces roughly half of the world's eyeglass lenses. For overseas buyers and even individual visitors, the city's optical markets offer prescription glasses made in hours at a fraction of Western prices, and factories welcome wholesale inquiries.
行く理由
行くべき最大の理由
The Danyang International Glasses City market concentrates hundreds of lens and frame vendors in one complex next to the high-speed rail station.
Individual visitors can get high-index prescription lenses fitted the same day.
Wholesale buyers can visit lens coating and frame factories within a short taxi ride of the market.
アクセス
到着メモ
- High-speed rail from Shanghai Hongqiao to Danyang North takes about an hour; the glasses market is directly next to the station.
- From Nanjing, Danyang is around 30 minutes by high-speed rail.
やること
絞ったルート、チェックリストではない
- 1Browse the International Glasses City market and compare lens packages before committing.
- 2Bring your prescription or get an eye test on site, then collect finished glasses in a few hours.
- 3Wholesale buyers: arrange factory visits in advance through vendors at the market.
難易度
外国人向け難易度
評価は実用的です。初めて訪れる英語話者が現地で感じる摩擦の目安です。
言語
Little English at the market; translation apps or an agent help a lot.
交通
The market is next to Danyang North high-speed rail station.
注文
Local restaurants are Chinese-only, but photo menus are common.
支払い
Vendors prefer mobile payment; confirm card or cash options before ordering.
混雑
Weekdays are calm; the market is busiest on weekend mornings.
海外バイヤー向け
調達ノート
Danyang makes about half of the world's eyeglass lenses and over 70% of China's output. The industry spans lens casting, coating, frame manufacturing, and finished-glasses assembly, with an established export channel to Europe, Southeast Asia, and Africa.
主要産業
- Resin and high-index lens manufacturing and coating.
- Metal and acetate frame production.
- Finished prescription glasses assembly and export packaging.
市場と見本市
バイヤー向けメモ
- Typical lens MOQs start low compared to other categories; trial orders of a few hundred pairs are common.
- Quality tiers vary widely; specify refractive index, coating standards, and certification (CE, FDA) in writing.
- Most vendors handle export paperwork through local freight forwarders familiar with optical goods.

