Zhengzhou is the capital and political, economic and cultural center of Henan Province. Jurisdiction over 12 counties (cities), including 1 county, 5 county-level cities and 6 districts. According to the statistical data in 2003, the total area of the city is 7446.2 square kilometers, of which the urban area is 10 10.3 square kilometers and the built-up area is 2 12.4 square kilometers. At the end of 2003, the total population of the city was 6.977 million, and the population of the central city was 3.22 million. Zhengzhou, located in the hinterland of the Central Plains, is an important transportation and communication hub in China, an important city on the new Eurasian Continental Bridge, a national open city and a famous historical and cultural city. It has successively ranked among the top 50 in comprehensive strength, the top 40 in excellent investment environment, the top 10 in comprehensive investment environment and the ranks of China's health cities.
She is nestled in the south bank of the Yellow River, east of the mountains, bordering on Kaifeng in the Seven Dynasties and Luoyang in the Nine Dynasties, and bordering on the Huanghuai Plain in the southeast, located at112 42' ~14' in east longitude and 3416' in north latitude. Jurisdiction over 12 counties (cities), including 1 county, 5 county-level cities and 6 districts. According to the statistics in 2005, the total area of the city is 7446.2 square kilometers, including urban area 10 10.3 square kilometers and built-up area of 262 square kilometers. At the end of 2005, the total population of the city was 710.6 million, including 4.24110,000 in urban areas and 2,974,438+0,000 in rural areas. The non-agricultural population is 2.576 million. Zhengzhou, located in the hinterland of the Central Plains, is an important transportation hub in China, an important city on the New Eurasian Continental Bridge, a national open city and the third batch of famous historical and cultural cities.
administrative division
Zhengzhou has six municipal districts, 1 county and five county-level cities. The Municipal People's Government is located at No.233, Zhongyuan West Road, Zhongyuan District.
Zhengzhou covers an area of 7,507 square kilometers and has a population of 66 1 10,000 (2003).
Zhongyuan District covers an area of 195 square kilometers with a population of 570,000. The postal code is 450007.
Erqi District covers an area of 159 square kilometers with a population of 500,000. The postal code is 450000.
Guancheng Huizu District covers an area of 204 square kilometers and has a population of 320,000. The postal code is 450000.
Jinshui District covers an area of 242 square kilometers and has a population of 780,000. The postal code is 450003.
Shang Jie District covers an area of 18 km2 and has a population of 80,000. The postal code is 45004 1. District People's Government is located at Zhongxin Road 132.
Huiji District covers an area of 206 square kilometers and has a population of 6.5438+0.5 million. The postal code is 450053. No.8 Kaiyuan Road, District People's Government.
Xinzheng city covers an area of 873 square kilometers and has a population of 630,000. The postal code is 45 1 100.
Dengfeng covers an area of 1.220 square kilometers with a population of 630,000. The postal code is 452470. The Municipal People's Government is located in Songyang Street.
Xinmi city has an area of 100 1 km2 and a population of 820,000. The postal code is 452370. No.86 Qingping Road, Municipal People's Government.
Gongyi city has an area of 104 1 km2 and a population of 790,000. The postal code is 45 1250.
Xingyang covers an area of 955 square kilometers and has a population of 650,000. The postal code is 450 100.
Zhongmou county covers an area of 1.393 square kilometers and has a population of 690,000. The postal code is 45 1450. County People's Government in Chengguan Town.
* The area and population data here are based on the administrative divisions of the People's Republic of China (2005), and the population is as of the end of 2003. In 2004, the administrative divisions of Shangjie District and Xingyang were adjusted, and the data needed to be updated. *
The development of history
3600 years ago, it was one of the important capitals of Shang Dynasty. Zhengzhou was once one of the capitals of Xia and Shang Dynasties, the capital of Guan, Zheng and Han, and the capital of Sui, Tang, Five Dynasties, Song, Jin, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties. There are many types of Yangshao culture and Longshan culture sites in this area, such as Peiligang culture 8000 years ago, Dahecun culture 5000 years ago and Qinwangzhai culture. According to historical records, the Yellow Emperor, the ancestor of the Chinese nation, was born in Xuanyuan Mountain. Some scholars believe that Xuanyuan Mountain refers to xinzheng city, which is now under the jurisdiction of Zhengzhou (this view has not been generally recognized by the national authority and China folk scholars). Some scholars believe that Yangcheng (now Dengfeng) is the capital of Xia Dynasty. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Zheng and Han successively established their capitals in Xinzheng (the secondary administrative unit of the Zhou Empire at that time), which lasted for more than 500 years. During the Qin and Han Dynasties, Xingyang, Gong, Jing, Xinzheng and other counties were first located in Zhengzhou. Later dynasties set up Xingyang County, North Yuzhou and Yingzhou in Zhengzhou. In the third year of Emperor Kai of Sui Dynasty (AD 583), Xingzhou was changed to Zhengzhou. In the 16th year of Emperor Yangdi Huang Kai (AD 596), the county was located in Guancheng District. After the capital Bianjing was established in the Northern Song Dynasty, Zhengzhou belonged to Gyeonggi Province (now Kaifeng City), and was built as Xifu in Chongning four years (A.D. 1 105), becoming one of the four auxiliary counties in the Song Dynasty. Jin Dynasty, transferred to Nanjing Road (now Kaifeng City). In the fourth year of Jin Zhenyou (12 16), Guancheng was renamed the old city and later Guancheng county. In the second year of Yongzheng in Qing Dynasty (1724), Zhengzhou was promoted to Zhili Prefecture, which was placed under Henan Province. In the early Ming Dynasty, Zhengzhou was placed under Kaifeng Prefecture. In Qing Dynasty, Zhengzhou was promoted to Zhili twice.
At the beginning of this century, due to the intersection of Pinghan and Longhai railways in Zhengzhou, the economy of Zheng county developed rapidly. 1923, the "February 7th strike" broke out in Zhengzhou. 19 13 changed Zhengzhou to Zheng county. 1928, Zheng county was changed to Zhengzhou city. 193 1 Change the city to Zheng County. 1933 is the residence of the first administrative inspector office in Henan province. 1948101On October 22nd, China People's Liberation Army took over Zhengzhou and established Zhengzhou City. From 65438 to 0954, the people's government of Henan Province moved from Kaifeng to Zhengzhou, and Zhengzhou became the capital of Henan Province.
The long history has left a rich cultural accumulation for Zhengzhou. There are more than 0/400 cultural relics in the city, including 26 national cultural relics protection units. Songshan Scenic Area is one of the 44 key scenic spots in China and a demonstration site of national civilized scenic spots. Shaolin Temple, the first temple in the world, is located at the foot of Songshan Mountain, from which Shaolin Kung Fu at home and abroad was spread to the world. There are also the earliest astronomical buildings in China, that is, the Zhougong Observatory and the Stargazing Observatory in the Yuan Dynasty, Songyang Academy, one of the four major academies in China in the Song Dynasty, and Zhongyue Temple, the largest existing Taoist complex in China, which are scattered around Zhengzhou, with ancient cities, ancient cultures, ancient tombs, ancient buildings, ancient passes and ancient battlefield sites. Famous historical figures Liezi, Zichan, Du Fu, Bai Juyi and Gao Gong were all born in Zhengzhou.
human resources
Higher education: At present, there are four major university towns in Zhengzhou: east, west, south and north. There are more than 30 colleges and universities in the city with about 250,000 students. The main institutions located in the main urban area are: Zhengzhou University, China People's Liberation Army Information Engineering University (including China People's Liberation Army Information Engineering University, China People's Liberation Army Information Engineering University Surveying and Mapping College, China People's Liberation Army Information Engineering University Electronic Science and Technology College, China People's Liberation Army Information Engineering University Science College), Henan Agricultural University, Zhongyuan Institute of Technology, Zhengzhou Institute of Light Industry, etc.
Zhengzhou is rich in above-ground and underground resources. Rich in wheat, corn, rice, cotton, tobacco leaves, peanuts, sesame seeds, fruits and other food crops and cash crops, Xinzheng jujube, Zhongmou garlic, Yellow River carp and other specialties are well known; At present, there are 34 kinds of minerals, such as bauxite and refractory clay, which are rich in reserves and have good mining conditions.
Zhengzhou has developed transportation and communication, and is located in the traffic cross center of China. Longhai and Beijing-Guangzhou Railway meet here, and 107, 3 10 National Highway, Beijing-Zhuhai Expressway and Lianhuo Expressway pass through. Xinzheng International Airport is named as the National Civilized Airport, and it is open to more than 30 cities at home and abroad. It has the largest train marshalling yard in Asia and the largest LTL cargo transfer station in China, with 1 first-class air port, 65,438 railway ports and 65,438 second-class highway ports respectively, and the goods can be directly exported through joint inspection and customs clearance in Zhengzhou. The postal telecommunications business volume ranks in the forefront of the country. It has become a comprehensive and important transportation and communication hub with railways, highways, aviation, postal services and telecommunications.
Zhengzhou, with developed commerce and trade, is one of the three pilot cities in the State Council. There are a large number of high-grade, multi-functional large-scale commercial facilities and commodity distribution markets radiating across the country, with more than 30 annual turnover exceeding 100 million yuan; Zhengzhou holds hundreds of national, regional and professional expositions, expositions and trade fairs every year; More than 10,000 commercial organizations at home and abroad have offices or business premises in Zhengzhou. At present, Zhengzhou has eight large modern shopping malls with annual sales exceeding 100 million yuan, which has triggered a nationwide "commercial war". At present, there are 472 markets in Zhengzhou, including more than a dozen national wholesale markets and trading markets, and the market quantity and sales volume rank among the top in China. China Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange, which mainly deals in agricultural products, is the first futures pilot unit in China determined by the State Council. "Zhengzhou" price has become the guiding price of grain trading in China and the reference price of grain trading in Chicago Board of Trade. Zhengzhou has successfully held many sugar, tobacco and alcohol fairs; Auto parts fair, Zhengzhou fair and other well-known large-scale domestic commodity fairs have achieved more than 100 million yuan. Visitors can not only enjoy the scenery, light and ancient capital of the Yellow River, but also buy inexpensive goods from all over Zhengzhou. Because Zhengzhou's markets and shopping malls are all in one place, which combines the goods of the whole country. There are several large clothing markets near Zhengzhou Railway Station, all kinds of clothing are available, as well as handicrafts and toys markets. If you want to shop at a preferential price, you might as well go to the small commodity wholesale market to buy, and the all-encompassing small commodities are dizzying.
Open Zhengzhou has made outstanding achievements in industrial and agricultural production, science, education, culture, health and sports. The industrial system has been gradually improved and the rural economy has developed rapidly. It has been ranked among the top 50 cities in China with comprehensive strength and the top 40 with hard investment environment, and has been rated as a national health city. Zhengzhou Hi-tech Industrial Development Zone was rated as the national key and the top ten development zones in China. Together with Zhengzhou Economic and Technological Development Zone, it has become a window of Henan's reform and opening up and a hot spot for domestic and foreign businessmen to invest.
Plan and construct Zhengdong New District with high starting point and high quality around the city expansion framework. The planning scope of Zhengdong New District starts from the National Highway 107 in the west, the proposed Beijing-Zhuhai Expressway in the east, Lianhuo Expressway in the north and Airport Expressway in the south, with a total area of about 150 square kilometers and an estimated population of10.5 million, which integrates many advanced concepts such as "healthy city", "metabolic city" and "circular city". At the same time, in line with the principles of paying equal attention to the transformation of the old city and the development of the new city, coordinated development, * * * glory, people-oriented and planning first, we will improve the appearance of the old city and improve the quality of the living environment, and gradually build Zhengzhou into a socialist modern commercial city with Central Plains cultural characteristics and a national regional central city.
With the implementation of the central "Rise of Central China" strategy, Henan Province is striving to build a "Central Plains Urban Agglomeration" centered on Zhengzhou. As the core of the Central Plains urban agglomeration, "Zheng-Bian Integration" has begun to take shape!
The local snack series is mainly pasta. Zhengzhou mutton Huimian Noodles, Geji sesame seed cake, Cai Ji wonton and carp braised noodles are all delicious. Buying a few packs of "Xinzheng Jujube" is also the first choice for giving gifts or eating by yourself.