Xinxiang ( simplified Chinese : 新乡 ; traditional Chinese : 新鄉 ; pinyin : Xīnxiāng [ɕín.ɕjáŋ] ; postal : Sinsiang) is a prefecture-level city in northern Henan province , China.
82-538: It borders the provincial capital of Zhengzhou to its southwest, Kaifeng to its southeast, Hebi and Anyang to its north, Jiaozuo to its west, and the provinces of Shanxi and Shandong to its northwest and east respectively. Its total population was 6,251,929 as of the 2020 Chinese Census . As of the 2018 estimation, 2,743,200 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made of 4 urban districts ( Weibin , Hongqi , Muye , Fenquan ), Yanjin county , Xinxiang county and Huixian City which are now being conurbated as
164-512: A 134.1 km (83.3 mi) long network. The first two lines ( Line 1 and Line 2 ) were approved by the National Development and Reform Commission in Feb. 2009. Construction of the two lines started in 2009 and 2010, and were finished in 2013 and 2015 respectively. The Chengjiao Line (planned to be part of Line 9), which is now in through operations with Line 2, allows the system to serve
246-632: A description of the Triple Concordance Calendar System 三統曆 developed by Liu Xin in fascicle 21. This is translated to English by Cullen. Ban Gu's history set the standard for the writings of later Chinese dynasties, and today it is a reference used to study the Han period. It is regarded as one of the "Four Histories" 四史 of the Twenty-Four Histories canon, together with the Records of
328-844: A major home appliance company, was located in Xinxiang prior to its liquidation in 2018. One of the business units spun off in Frestech's dissolution, Xinfei Electric Group, continues to operate in Xinxiang. Xinfei Electric Group, now a wholly-owned subsidy of Aviation Industry Corporation of China , produces refrigerated trucks , military vehicles, RVs , modular building structures, precision equipment, refrigerators, air conditioners, and environmental control equipment. Other important enterprises located in Xinxiang include Golden Dragon Copper Group, Bailu Chemical Fibre, Henan Kelong Group, and AVIC XINHANG Industry Corporation. Textiles and processed food are also major products of Xinxiang. As an old textiles base,
410-477: A million people displaced and at least 300 people dead. Located just north of the province's centre and south of the Yellow River , Zhengzhou borders Luoyang to the west, Jiaozuo to the northwest, Xinxiang to the northeast, Kaifeng to the east, Xuchang to the southeast, and Pingdingshan to the southwest. With the land within its administrative borders generally sloping down from west to east, Zhengzhou
492-539: A population of 12,600,574 inhabitants, whom 10,260,667 lived in its built-up (or metro) area made of 6 urban districts plus Zhongmu county, Xinzheng and Xingyang cities now largely being conurbated. The city had a total GDP of 1.014 trillion (RMB) in 2018. Greater Zhengzhou was named as one of the 13 emerging mega-cities in China in a July 2012 report by the Economist Intelligence Unit , and officially named as
574-400: A total of 100 fascicles 卷, and included essays on law , science , geography , and literature . Ban Gu's younger sister Ban Zhao finished writing the book in 111, 19 years after Ban Gu had died in prison. An outstanding scholar in her own right, she is thought to have written volumes 13–20 (eight chronological tables) and 26 (treatise on astronomy), the latter with the help of Ma Xu. As with
656-417: A tractor-assembly plant, and a thermal generating station. The city's industrial growth has resulted in a large increase in the population, coming predominantly from industrial workers from the north. A water diversion project and pumping station, built in 1972, has provided irrigation for the surrounding countryside. The city has an agricultural university. In July 2021, record breaking floods left over
738-591: A vast granary complex was established to supply the capitals at Luoyang and Chang'an to the west and the frontier armies to the north. In the Song period, however, the transfer of the capital eastward to Kaifeng robbed Zhengzhou of much of its importance. In 1903 the Beijing – Hankou Railway arrived at Zhengzhou, and in 1909 the first stage of the Longhai Railway gave it an east–west link to Kaifeng and Luoyang; it later
820-461: Is a National Civilized City [ zh ] and a State-list Famous Historical and Culture City . As of 2020, there are two World Cultural Heritage Sites in Zhengzhou. The Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange (ZCE) is China's first futures exchange. Zhengzhou Airport Economy Zone is China's first Airport Economy Zone. As of the 2020 Chinese census , the prefecture-level city of Zhengzhou had
902-465: Is a major city for research appearing among the top 200 cities in the world by scientific research outputs as of 2023, as tracked by the Nature Index . There are several universities and colleges located in the prefecture-level city . Zhengzhou Zhengzhou is the capital of Henan , China. Located in northern Henan, it is one of the nine national central cities in China, and serves as
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#1732855815095984-557: Is added. Riders can use cash, a physical metro card, or QR code payment available on Alipay or WeChat apps to pay for the ride. Zhengzhou has a bus system with over 5,700 bus vehicles, operated by the Zhengzhou Bus Communication Corporation (ZZB). The operations of Zhengzhou Bus Rapid Transit commenced in 2009. The system consists of 5 main routes ( B1 , B2 , B3 , B5 and B6 ) with dedicated bus lanes and dozens of branch routes that serve most areas of
1066-420: Is at the western edge of Zhengzhou city. Main attractions of Zhengzhou include: Zhengzhou, along with Xi'an , Chengdu , Chongqing and Wuhan , are some of the most economically important cities in inland China. Zhengzhou is the economic center of the province and the surrounding areas such as southeastern Shanxi and southwestern Shandong . Due to its strategic location in one of the most populous areas in
1148-488: Is dedicated to high-speed trains and is one of the largest in Asia and Zhengzhou Hangkonggang railway station is a new high-speed railway hub dedicated to Zhengzhou Airport Economy Zone . Zhengzhou North railway station [ zh ] , over 6,000 metres (20,000 ft) long and over 800 metres (2,600 ft) wide, has been described as Asia's largest classification yard . The surrounding area of Zhengzhou, along with
1230-466: Is located in the northern part of Henan Province, between 113 degrees 23 minutes and 114 degrees 59 minutes east longitude and 34 degrees 53 minutes and 35 degrees 50 minutes north latitude. It is 600 kilometers away from the capital Beijing and 80 kilometers away from the provincial capital Zhengzhou. It is connected to the oil city Puyang in the east and to the west of Luxi；Bordering the Yellow River to
1312-515: Is not only known as one of China's most important Buddhist shrines, but also as the ancient centre of Chinese Kung-fu . Shaolin Monastery and its famed Pagoda Forest were inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2010. The Henan Museum is one of China's most important museums. It has a collection of more than 130,000 cultural objects includes exhibitions from prehistoric times (such as dinosaur fossils and prehistoric human remains) through to
1394-439: Is one of the only four future exchanges (inc. Shanghai Futures Exchange and Dalian Commodity Exchange and China Financial Futures Exchange ) in China and is becoming an important global player specialised in agricultural future exchange. Equipped with newly built facilities such as Zhengzhou International Conference and Exhibition Center . Third party logistics (3PL) in Zhengzhou has also been experiencing industrial boom during
1476-590: Is situated at the transitional zone between the North China Plain to the east and the Song Mountains and Xionger Mountains to the west, which are part of the greater Qinling range. The city centre is situated to the south of the middle reach of the Yellow River, where its valley broadens into the great plain. Zhengzhou is at the crossing point of the north–south route skirting the Taihang Mountains and
1558-566: The Records of the Grand Historian ( c. 91 BCE ), a cross-dynastic general history, but theirs was the first in this annals-biography form to cover a single dynasty. It is the best source, sometimes the only one, for many topics such as literature in this period. The Book of Han is also called the Book of the Former Han ( 前漢書 ; Qián Hàn shū ) to distinguish it from the Book of
1640-544: The Apostolic Prefecture of Xinxiang ( Latin : Sinsiang / Sinsiangen(sis) ), which was established on July 7, 1936, on missionary territory split off from the then Apostolic Vicariate of Weihuifu ( simplified Chinese : 卫辉府 ; traditional Chinese : 衛輝府 ) (now Diocese of Jixian ). It is a pre-diocesan jurisdiction, which is exempt (i.e., directly subject to the Holy See and its missionary Roman Congregation for
1722-562: The Chenqiao Mutiny . Modern Xinxiang is China's excellent tourist city, national health city, national garden city, national forest city, and one of the top 100 cities in China in terms of comprehensive urban competitiveness. Xinxiang was the site of the Battle of Muye , where the Shang dynasty was overthrown by the armies of King Wu of Zhou . The region was first named Xinxiang in the 6th year of
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#17328558150951804-908: The First Emperor of China in 260 BC. Since 1950, archaeological finds in a walled city in Eastern Zhengzhou have provided evidence of Shang dynasty settlements in the area around 1600 BC. Outside this city, remains of large public buildings and a complex of small settlements have been discovered. The site is generally identified with the Shang capital of Ao and is preserved in the Shang dynasty Ruins monument in Guanchen District. The Shang, who continually moved their capital due to frequent natural disasters, left Ao at around 13th century BC. The site, nevertheless, remained occupied; Zhou (post-1050 BC) tombs have also been discovered. Legend suggests that in
1886-504: The Kaihuang era ( 586 AD ) of the Sui dynasty , when Xinxiang county was established in the territories of southwestern Ji County [ zh ] and eastern Huojia County . In 960 AD , Later Zhou forces loyal to Zhao Kuangyin mutinied against the rule of Guo Zongxun at Chenqiao Station [ zh ] , located in modern-day Fengqiu County , and declared Zhao emperor, marking
1968-599: The Records of the Grand Historian , Zhang Qian , a notable Chinese general who travelled to the west, was a key source for the cultural and socio-economic data on the Western Regions contained in the 96th fascicle. The "Annals" section and the three chapters covering the reign of Wang Mang were translated into English by Homer H. Dubs . Other chapters have been rendered into English by A. F. P. Hulsewé , Clyde B. Sargent, Nancy Lee Swann , and Burton Watson . The text includes
2050-562: The Sui dynasty (AD 582), even though it was located in Chenggao, another town. The government moved to the contemporary city during the Tang dynasty . It achieved its greatest importance under the Sui (AD 581–618), Tang (618–907), and early Song (960–1127) dynasties, when it was the terminus of the New Bian Canal , which joined the Yellow River to the northwest. There, at a place called Heyin,
2132-572: The Yangtze River Delta , Pearl River Delta and the Bohai Economic Rim , has the highest highway density nationwide. Zhengzhou is the center of Henan expressway network that provides 1–2 hours road trip to surrounding cities of Kaifeng , Xinxiang , Xuchang , Jiaozuo and Luoyang . Other major cities within the province can be reached in 3 hours. The expressway network and national highways also links Zhengzhou to all major cities in
2214-580: The Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport . A total of 21 metro lines have been planned to connect all areas in Great Zhengzhou Metropolitan Area. As of 2024, Zhengzhou Metro operates 9 inner-city metro lines (Line 1; Line 2; Line 3; Line 4; Line 5 Inner Ring; Line 5 Outer Ring; Line 6; Line 10; Line 12; and Line 14). In addition, the city operates two metro lines connecting to the suburbs (Suburban Line) and to
2296-589: The Zhengzhou–Jinan high-speed railway , planned for 2023, will complete a star-shaped (referred to as a "米"-shaped) network of eight high-speed lines radiating out from the city. Zhengzhou is also the hub of intercity railways in Henan . Currently there are three intercity railways from Zhengzhou: Zhengzhou–Kaifeng intercity railway , Zhengzhou–Jiaozuo intercity railway and Zhengzhou–Xinzheng Airport intercity railway are in operation. Zhengzhou East railway station
2378-692: The "Prominent Award for City Planning Design" at the first session of Annual Meeting of the World Architects Alliance in 2002. Zhengdong New Area is mainly constituted by the CBD area, the Longhu commercial and residential area, the Longzihu college area, and the Zhengzhou East railway station commercial area. Zhengzhou High & New Technology Industries Development Zone was established in 1988, and approved by
2460-498: The 13th most polluted city air in China, with a PM2.5 concentration of 114.6 μg/m3 (over 11 times the safe limit established by the WHO ) during the first quarter of 2015. Swiss firm IQAir reported that Xinxiang suffered from an average PM2.5 concentration of 51.5 μg/m3 in 2020, ranking 31st in China, and 89th in the world. In 2015, environmental non-governmental organization Airman ( Chinese : 好空气保卫侠 ) purchased wheat samples farmed in
2542-578: The Eastern Han dynasty 1900 years ago, is one of the oldest Confucian Temples in China. Other important architectural heritage sites in the city center include Town God Temple and Erqi Memorial Tower . One internationally known tourist attraction is the Shaolin Monastery (少林寺), which is in Dengfeng , about 90 kilometres (56 miles) southwest of downtown Zhengzhou (1.5 hours by coach). The Shaolin Monastery
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2624-661: The Evangelization of Peoples ), and not part of any ecclesiastical province . It has had the following incumbent Apostolic Prefects of Xinxiang (Roman Rite) : Xinxiang is the headquarters of the 83rd Group Army of the People's Liberation Army , one of the three group armies that comprise the Jinan Military Region responsible for the defense of the Yellow River plain. The prefecture-level city administers 4 districts , 3 county-level cities and 5 counties . By
2706-525: The Grand Historian , Records of the Three Kingdoms and History of the Later Han . Ji (紀, annal), 12 volumes. Emperors' biographies in strict annal form, which offer a chronological overview of the most important occurrences, as seen from the imperial court. Biao (表, tables), 8 volumes. Chronological tables of important people. Zhi (志, memoirs), 10 volumes. Each treatise describes an area of effort of
2788-462: The Jizhuanti ( 紀傳體，纪传体 ) format for dynastic histories that was to remain the model for the official histories until modern times. For the periods where they overlapped, Ban Gu adopted nearly verbatim much of Sima Qian's material, though in some cases he also expanded it. He also incorporated at least some of what his father had written, though it is difficult to know how much. The completed work ran to
2870-429: The Later Han ( 後漢書 ; Hòu Hàn shū ) which covers the Eastern Han period (25–220 CE), and was composed in the fifth century by Fan Ye (398–445 CE). This history developed from a continuation of Sima Qian 's Records of the Grand Historian , initiated by Ban Gu's father, Ban Biao , at the beginning of the Later Han dynasty. This work is usually referred to as Later Traditions (後傳), which indicates that
2952-586: The Western Zhou period (1111–771 BC) the site became the fief of a family named Guan . From this derives the name borne by the county ( xian ) since the late 6th century BC— Guancheng (City of the Guan). The city first became the seat of a prefectural administration in AD 587, when it was named Guanzhou . In 605 it was first called Zhengzhou—a name by which it has been known virtually ever since. The name Zhengzhou came from
3034-758: The Zone has been making great efforts to promote the development of software, information technologies, new materials, bio-pharmaceutical and photo-machinery-electronic industries. Zhengzhou Economic and Technological Development Zone was approved as state-level development zone on 13 February 2000. The zone has a developed area of 7 square kilometres (3 square miles) Industries encouraged include Electronics Assembly & Manufacturing, Telecommunications Equipment, Trading and Distribution, Biotechnology/Pharmaceuticals, Instruments & Industrial Equipment Production, Medical Equipment and Supplies, Shipping/Warehousing/Logistics and Heavy Industry. Zhengzhou (Henan) Export Processing Zone
3116-481: The beginning of the Song dynasty . Xinxiang served as the capital of the short-lived Pingyuan Province , which administered the neighboring cities of Anyang , Hebi , Puyang , Jiaozuo and Heze between 1949 and 1952. In July 2021, Xinxiang was harshly impacted by the flooding in Henan , which affected about 470,000 people and over 55,000 hectares (140,000 acres) of cropland. During the period of Yao and Shun , China
3198-422: The center of the city commemorates the strike. On 10 June 1938, Chiang Kai-shek's National Revolutionary Army opened up the dikes retaining the Yellow River at Huayuankou between Zhengzhou and Kaifeng, in an effort to stem the tide of invading Japanese ; however, the ensuing 1938 Yellow River flood also killed hundreds of thousands of Chinese. Zhengzhou also has a locomotive and rolling-stock repair plant,
3280-528: The city is expanding very quickly. Xinxiang is an industrial city in northern Henan, an important city on the Beijing-Guangzhou Railway and a city in the Central Plains urban agglomeration, and was once one of the eight major towns in northern China. In ancient times, there were major events that influenced the course of Chinese history, such as the Battle of Mingtiao , the Battle of Muye , and
3362-432: The city of Zhengzhou on July 20, killing at least 300 people, including 14 who drowned in a subway tunnel." Although an emergency alert was issued the day before the flood, businesses and subways remained open. From 4pm to 5pm on 21 July, 7.95 inches of rain fell. A collapsed retaining wall allowed water to pour into subway tunnels. "The Chinese government now appears to be acknowledging missteps by local officials, as well as
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3444-542: The city one of the main built-up areas of the province. Zhengzhou was the capital of China during the Shang dynasty . Parts of the Shang-era capital city wall that were built 3,600 years ago still remain in Downtown Zhengzhou (see Zhengzhou Shang City ). Zhengzhou maintains abundant cultural heritages that reflect its history as well as the culture of Henan Province. Zhengzhou Confucius Temple , initially built during
3526-421: The city receives 1,905 hours of sunshine per year, which is around 43% of the possible total. In 2019, there were 177 good days in Zhengzhou, an increase of 9 days year-on-year, and 48.5% of the good days reached the standard. There were 24 days of heavy pollution, 9 days less than last year. On 20 July 2021, "The heaviest hour of rainfall ever reliably recorded in China crashed like a miles-wide waterfall over
3608-1057: The city. Zhengzhou is the junction of the Longhai Railway ( Lianyungang , Jiangsu – Lanzhou , Gansu ) and the Beijing–Guangzhou Railway as well as a major national railway hub. The main railway station for these conventional services is Zhengzhou railway station , opened in 1904. Zhengzhou is also on the Beijing–Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong high-speed railway and the Xuzhou–Lanzhou High-Speed Railway . The high-speed rail network provides fast train services to most major cities in China, including Beijing (2.5 hours), Guangzhou (6 hours), Xi'an (2 hours), Wuhan (2 hours), Shanghai (4 hours), Nanjing (3 hours), Hangzhou (5 hours), and Hong Kong (6.5 hours). Proposed high-speed railways from Zhengzhou to Chongqing , Hefei , Jinan and Taiyuan are under construction. The completion of
3690-765: The cotton industry is very developed in Xinxiang. Xinxiang serves as a rail junction and industrial center at the head of navigation on the Wei River . The Wei River, made navigable for small vessels by river improvements in the 1950s, links the city with Tianjin . Xinxiang is located at the junction of the Beijing-Guangzhou , Xinxiang-Yueshan , Xinxiang-Yanzhou , and Zhengzhou–Jinan Railways. The Xinxiang metro area has two major railway stations: Xinxiang Railway Station in Weibin and Xinxiang East Railway Station in Muye . Xinxiang
3772-485: The country. Book of Han The Book of Han is a history of China finished in 111 CE, covering the Western, or Former Han dynasty from the first emperor in 206 BCE to the fall of Wang Mang in 23 CE. The work was composed by Ban Gu (32–92 CE), an Eastern Han court official, with the help of his sister Ban Zhao , continuing the work of their father, Ban Biao . They modelled their work on
3854-442: The easternmost county of Zhongmu is a vast, fertile floodplain, with the counties in between being hilly transitions. Zhengzhou experiences a monsoon-influenced, four-season humid subtropical climate ( Köppen climate classification Cwa ), with cool, dry winters and hot, humid summers. Spring and autumn are dry and somewhat abbreviated transition periods. The city has an annual mean temperature of 15.4 °C (59.7 °F), with
3936-637: The eighth National Central City in 2017 by the central government in Beijing. Zhengzhou is a major city for scientific research, appearing among the world's top 100 cities as tracked by the Nature Index . The city is home to several national key universities in China, notably Zhengzhou University , Henan University , Henan Agricultural University , Henan University of Chinese Medicine , and Henan University of Technology . The Shang dynasty established Aodu ( 隞都 ) or Bodu ( 亳都 ) in Zhengzhou. This prehistorical city had become abandoned as ruins long before
4018-479: The elder Ban's work was meant to be a continuation. Other scholars of the time, including Liu Xin and Yang Xiong also worked on continuations of Sima's history. After Ban Biao's death, his eldest son Ban Gu was dissatisfied with what his father had completed, and he began a new history that started with the beginning of the Han dynasty. This distinguished it from Sima Qian's history, which had begun with China's earliest legendary rulers. In this way, Ban Gu initiated
4100-436: The end of 2022, the city's permanent population was 6.166 million, including 3.639 million urban residents and 2.527 million rural residents; The urbanization rate of permanent residents was 59.01%, an increase of 0.62 percentage points over the end of the previous year. 43,000 people were born, with a birth rate of 6.90 per thousand. 46,000 people died, with a mortality rate of 7.40 per thousand. The natural decrease of population
4182-454: The farmland to other purposes. However, again in 2017, the group purchased additional wheat samples, and found them to have cadmium levels up to 18 times the national limit, with all samples purchased exceeding national safety limits. In response, government officials from the town of Dakuai met with the group, and pledged to further investigate the samples and stop growing wheat on contaminated farmland. Xinjiang Roman Catholics are served by
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#17328558150954264-691: The head of Lv Jia , which he took as the county of Huojia ".In the second year of Tai Shi (266) of the Western Jin Dynasty , Ji County was established, to which Huojia County belonged. In the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Huojia County was abolished.The county of Huojia was abolished in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. The Eastern Jin Dynasty abolished Huojia County. Northern Wei Taihe twenty-three years (499 years) reset to obtain Jia County, rule Xinle City, that is,
4346-507: The modern era. Zhengzhou's most developed and modern area is the Zhengdong New Area , which is in the eastern part of the city. It is home to some of the tallest skyscrapers in Zhengzhou, including the 280 metres (918.6 ft) tall Zhengzhou Greenland Plaza ("Big Corn"), which is one of the most prominent landmarks in Zhengzhou, and the twin towers of Zhengzhou Greenland Central Plaza (285 metres (935.0 ft)), which are currently
4428-532: The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranging from 1.0 °C (33.8 °F) in January to 27.8 °C (82.0 °F) in July. The frost-free period lasts on average 220 days. Extremes since 1951 have ranged from −17.9 °C (0 °F) on 2 January 1955, 27 December 1971 and 1 February 1990 to 43.0 °C (109 °F) on 19 July 1966. Rainfall is primarily produced by the monsoonal low during summer; in winter, when
4510-409: The mountains of western Henan. The prefecture spans 34° 16' ~ 34° 58 N latitude and 112° 42' ~ 114° 14' E longitude, covering a total area of 7,567 square kilometres (2,922 sq mi), including the metropolitan area, which covers 1,284.89 km (496.1 sq mi), and the city centre, which occupies 709.69 square kilometres (274.0 sq mi). A section of the Yellow River passes by
4592-613: The nearby Xuchang, a prefecture-level city (Zhengxü Line). Line 6, 7 and 8 is estimated to be opened by the end of 2024. The Zhengzhou subway fares has a segmented pricing system. The starting price is 2 yuan ($ 0.28) for a ride of up to 6 kilometers. If the mileage exceeds 6 kilometers, the principle of "decreasing for further distances" will apply. Within the mileage of 6 to 13 kilometers, 1 yuan ($ 0.14) will be added for every 7 kilometers, and for 8 kilometers between 13 and 21 kilometers, 1 yuan ($ 0.14) will be added. For each additional 9 kilometers above 21 kilometers, an additional 1 yuan ($ 0.14)
4674-480: The north and it covers a planned area of 5 square km with bonded logistics zone, bonded processing zone and supporting industry zone, etc. Zhengzhou is located in the central part of China and is a main national transport hub . The Zhengzhou Metro is a rapid transit metro rail network serving urban and suburban districts of Great Zhengzhou metropolitan. The Zhengzhou Metro system started operation on 28 December 2013. It currently has 5 lines in operation, creating
4756-452: The northern edges of the urban area, extending 150.4 km (93.5 mi) within Zhengzhou prefecture. However, Jialu River , a secondary tributary of the Huai River , is Zhengzhou's main urban river and flood channel. The Jialu enters Zhengzhou from Xinmi to the southwest, and turns to the southeast within the city. Mountains loom over the western counties of Gongyi and Dengfeng while
4838-423: The ocean from Lelang Commandery , are divided into more than one hundred tribes, and come to offer tribute from time to time." It is later recorded that in 57, the southern Wa kingdom of Na sent an emissary named Taifu to pay tribute to Emperor Guangwu and received a golden seal . The seal itself was discovered in northern Kyūshū in the 18th century. According to the Book of Wei , the most powerful kingdom on
4920-574: The past few years. As a transit and tourist center of Henan Province and central China, Zhengzhou is the center of Henan cuisine. The Zhengdong New Area ( Chinese : 郑东新区 ), literally Eastern Zhengzhou New Area, similar to Hangzhou Bay New Area in Ningbo and Hengqin New Area in Zhuhai , is one of dozens of major economic zones that are currently developing in various regions of China. Established in 2003 by
5002-509: The political, economic, technological, and educational center of the province. The Zhengzhou metropolitan area (including Zhengzhou and Kaifeng ) is the core area of the Central Plains Economic Zone . The city lies on the southern bank of the Yellow River . Zhengzhou is a major hub of China's domestic and international transportation network; for example, it is connected to Europe and has an international airport. Zhengzhou
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#17328558150955084-575: The population was 60 years of age or older, of which 13.04% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100,000 population, 11,743 people had a university degree (college or above); The population with high school (including technical secondary school) education was 20163; 37,885 people with secondary education; The population with a primary education level is 20,994 (the above levels of education include graduates, associates and students of all types of schools). Surnames from Xinxiang are: Major (including Gong, Hong, Gong, Duan) Zuo, Ning, Yan, etc. Frestech ,
5166-542: The possibility that severe weather events will become increasingly common." Zhengzhou is divided into 6 urban districts , 5 county-level cities and 1 county . These subdivisions are likely to undergo significant changes in the near future due to increasingly rapid urban expansion and urban planning. The municipality is home to 8,626,505 inhabitants (2010 census) and 6,35 million in its built up area made of 6 urban and suburban districts, Xingyang and Xinzheng cities and now Zhongmu county largely being urbanized, making
5248-528: The present Xinxiang city.In the seventh year of Tianbao of the Northern Qi Dynasty (556), Huojia County moved to rule Gongcheng (present-day Huixian City ). Sui Kai emperor six years (586 years) analysis of Xiji and Huojia two counties set up Xinxiang County, the rule of the present Xinxiang city, belonging to Henan County.< Taiping huanyu ji >: It was named after Xinzhong Township in Ji County, which
5330-419: The provincial and municipal governments, it has become the financial center of Henan province and one of the most rapidly growing areas of China. Kisho Kurokawa , a Japanese world-renowned planner and architect, was appointed to design the overall planning scheme for Zhengdong New Area. He brought in advanced ideas including ecological city, co-existing city, metabolic city and ring city ideas. The scheme won
5412-434: The recently years, especially in the high-tech industrial park in the northwest of the city. The service industries of Zhengzhou include retail, wholesale, hospitality, finance, exhibition, transport and delivery, tourism, and education. With a number of domestic and international institutions having regional offices in the city, Zhengzhou is becoming the financial center in central China. Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange (ZCE)
5494-651: The region. Zhengzhou and the surrounding area have large reserves of coal and other minerals. Coal mining and electricity generation are traditionally important in the local economy. Zhengzhou has been one of the major industrial cities in The People's Republic of China since 1949. The city's staple industry is textiles . Others manufactured items include tractors , locomotives , cigarettes , fertilizer , processed meats , agricultural machinery , and electrical equipment . Some high-tech companies in new material, electronics and biotechnology are also growing rapidly during
5576-543: The south, it is separated from Zhengzhou and Kaifeng by the river; to the west, it is connected to Jiaozuo and shares a border with Shanxi ; To the north, it relies on the Taihang and is adjacent to Hebi and Anyang . According to a 2015 report by Greenpeace , Henan (Xinxiang's province) has the most severe air pollution of all the provinces in China, with an average PM2.5 concentration of 103.3 μg/m3 ( micrograms per cubic meter ). The report found that Xinxiang has
5658-425: The state Council of PRC to be a state development zone on Mar.6,1991. It was appraised to be advanced high tech zone of China respectively in 1993, 1998 and 2002. The Zone currently covers a total area of 18.6 square kilometres (7.2 square miles). An extension plan was approved by Zhengzhou Municipal Government, the various construction work started in 2004. Under the development strategy of "multiple parks in one zone",
5740-403: The state. Zhuan (傳, exemplary traditions, usually translated as biographies), 70 volumes. Biographies of important people. The biographies confine themselves to the description of events that clearly show the exemplary character of the person. Two or more people are treated in one main article, as they belong to the same class of people. The last articles describe the relations between China and
5822-432: The tallest skyscrapers in the city. The tallest structure in Zhengzhou is the 388-meter height Zhongyuan Tower , located on Hanghai East Road in the south of Zhengdong New Area . It is used as a television tower, with a revolving restaurant and an observation deck. The tower is among the tallest towers in the world . Zhengzhou Zoo ( 郑州动物园 ) is located on Huayuan Road ( 花园路 ). The newly built Zhengzhou Botanic Garden
5904-440: The town of Wangcun , in Xinxiang, near a battery factory, and found it had cadmium levels up to 17 times the national safe limit. The following year, the group again purchased wheat samples in the towns of Dakuai [ zh ] and Wangcun, and found cadmium levels up to 34.1 times the national safe limit. Following this report, the Xinxiang municipal government launched a program to purchase contaminated wheat, and convert
5986-413: The various peoples at and beyond the frontiers, including the contested areas of Ba in present-day Yunnan; Nanyue in present-day Guangdong, Guangxi, and Vietnam; and Minyue in present-day Fujian. The people of Japan make their first unambiguous appearance in written history in this book ( Book of Han , Volume 28, Treatise on Geography), in which it is recorded, "The people of Wo are located across
6068-470: The vast Siberian High dominates due to radiative cooling from further north, the area receives little precipitation. During the summer season, the city is also often affected by tropical depressions, which bring additional amounts of rain. The annual precipitation is about 630 millimetres (25 in). With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 37 percent in January to 49 percent in April and May,
6150-399: The world (nearly 100 million people in Henan alone) and in China's railway, road and aviation transport networks, Zhengzhou is increasingly attracting domestic and international investment as well as migrants from other areas, transforming the city into one of the largest economic centers in China. In 2018, total GDP of Zhengzhou was ¥1020 billion, ranked 17th in China. And in 2021, total GDP
6232-440: Was 0.3 million, and the natural growth rate was -0.5%. According to the seventh National Census in 2020, as of 0:00 on November 1, 2020, the city's permanent population was 6,251,929. Among them, male population accounted for 50.23%; The female population is 49.77%. The sex ratio of the total population (100 females) was 100.91. The population aged 0–14 accounted for 23.17%; The population aged 15–59 accounted for 59.15%; 17.68% of
6314-477: Was divided into nine prefectures, and the city's territory belonged to Jizhou , Yanzhou and Yuzhou . At the end of the Xia Dynasty , Shang Tang attacked Xia Jie , and the Battle of Mingtiao took place between Fengqiu County and Changyuan County , resulting in the defeat of Jie and the death of Xia. The Battle of Mu Ye , in which King Wu conquered the Shang, took place in the present-day Mu Ye district.It
6396-580: Was established on 21 June 2002 with approval by the state council. Its planned area is 2.7 square kilometres (1.0 square mile). Zone A is located in Zhengzhou National Economic & technological Development Area and began to operate on 1 June 2004. The area of land developed is 0.893 square kilometres (0.345 square miles) at present. Zone B is located in Zhengzhou Airport Area and is adjacent to Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport on
6478-408: Was extended eastward to the coast at Lianyungang , Jiangsu , and westward to Xi'an ( Chang'an ), Shaanxi , as well as to western Shaanxi. Zhengzhou thus became a major rail junction and a regional center for cotton, grain, peanuts , and other agricultural produce. Early in 1923 a workers' strike began in Zhengzhou and spread along the rail line before it was suppressed; a 14-story double tower in
6560-657: Was owned by the state of Jin during the Spring and Autumn period. In the Western Han Dynasty, Ji（汲） County was established, belonging to Henei Commandery , and today Xinxiang City is Xinzhong Township of Ji County. The Book of Han - Chronicle of Emperor Wu: In the sixth year of the Yuan Ding era (111 years before the Han Dynasty), Emperor Wu of Han went to inspect Goushi（缑氏） County "to the township of Ji Xinzhong, where he got
6642-456: Was shortened to Xinxiang.At the beginning of the Tang Dynasty , it belonged to Yi(义) Prefecture, and later to Yin(殷)Prefecture.In the first year of Zhenguan (627), it was reclassified as Weizhou(卫州）. Northern Song Dynasty Xining six years (1073) abolished the county into a town.Xinxiang County was re-established in the second year of the reign of Yuanyou (1087) and belonged to Weizhou. Xinxiang
6724-492: Was ¥1269.1 billion, ranked 16th in China. By the end of 2006, Zhengzhou had a total population of over 7 million, of which 2.88 million lived in rural areas. Its main products include apples , paulownia , tobacco , maize , cotton , and wheat . In addition, Zhengzhou also produces Yellow River carp , Zhengzhou watermelons , Xinzheng jujube , Xingyang dried persimmons , Guangwu Pomegranate and Zhongmu garlic , all of which are specialties that are rarely found outside
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