he choice of the name of our kennel is a complete coincidence that makes sense. The origin of the name of our kennel is connected with the last three letters of the name Dushan and the last three letters of the name Jordan. ShanDan Chows. ShanDan geographically refers to a county in China. Shandan County is a county in Gansu Province, the People's Republic of China, bordering Inner Mongolia to the north. Also, this part of China is associated with the breed we have and love.