Zhengzhou, the capital of Henan Province, is an important central city in central China, an important comprehensive transportation hub of the country [1] and a core city of the Central Plains Economic Zone [2]. It is located in the south of North China Plain, the lower reaches of the Yellow River, north of central Henan Province, adjacent to Kaifeng City in the east, Luoyang City in the west, Xuchang City and Pingdingshan City in the south, and Xinxiang City and Jiaozuo City across the Yellow River in the north, with an east longitude of 65430. [3-4]

Zhengzhou has a total area of 7446 square kilometers. By the end of 2065,438+05, it had jurisdiction over 6 municipal districts, 1 county and 5 county-level cities with a permanent population of 9.569 million. In 20 15 years, Zhengzhou's GDP was 73152 billion yuan. Zhengzhou is located in the hinterland of the Central Plains, with a temperate monsoon climate and four distinct seasons. It is located in the transition zone between the second and third landforms in China, with high terrain in the southwest and low terrain in the northeast.

Zhengzhou is a comprehensive transportation hub integrating highway, railway, aviation and communication in China. It is also one of the commodity distribution centers in China, with the largest train marshalling station in Asia and the largest LTL transfer station in China. Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange is the first futures exchange in China. [13] Zhengzhou Airport Area is the first national comprehensive experimental area for airport economy. Zhengzhou is also one of the main components of China (Henan) Pilot Free Trade Zone.

Zhengzhou is a national historical and cultural city [1], one of the important birthplaces of Chinese civilization, and the hometown of Xuanyuan Huangdi, the ancestor of Chinese humanities. It has been the capital city and the eighth generation state for five times in history, and it is one of the "eight ancient capitals of China" and a member of the World Historical Metropolis Alliance. The city has 2 world cultural heritages (15) and 38 national key cultural relics protection units (43), and has many historical and cultural landscapes such as the hometown of the Yellow Emperor, the ruins of shopping malls and the center of heaven and earth.

On February 20th, 2065438+0616, the National Development and Reform Commission issued the "Thirteenth Five-Year Plan" to promote the rise of the central region and support Zhengzhou to become a national central city.