Zhengzhou, the capital of Henan Province, is located in the hinterland of China, the thoroughfare of Kyushu, with the Yellow River in the north and Songshan Mountain in the west. The city has a total area of 7,446.2 square kilometers and a population of 7.356 million, including a built-up area of 294 square kilometers and a population of 3.54 million. It has jurisdiction over 6 districts, 5 cities 1 county, 2 national development zones and 1 national export processing zones. It is a famous historical and cultural city in China, an excellent tourist city in China, a national garden city and a national health city.
Zhengzhou has a long history. As early as 3,600 years ago, this was the capital of Shang Dynasty, which was established in Xia, Shang, Guan, Zheng and Han dynasties, and the Sui, Tang, Five Dynasties, Song, Jin, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties all founded their countries here. China is one of the eight ancient capitals and a member of the World Historical Metropolis Alliance. A long history and splendid civilization have left a rich cultural landscape for Zhengzhou. Zhengzhou has 43 state-level cultural relics protection units. The Songshan Scenic Area, which is dominated by Shaolin Temple, Zhongyue Temple and Zhongyue Songshan Mountain, the Yellow River Historical and Cultural Scenic Area, which is dominated by the Yellow River Scenic Area and the original village site of Dahe Village, as well as places of interest such as Xuanyuan Huangdi's hometown, the Northern Song Dynasty imperial tomb, Heluo confluence, Fuxi Mountain and Kangbaiwan Manor, attract tourists from all directions.
Zhengzhou has an important traffic position. It is a comprehensive transportation hub integrating highway, railway, aviation and communication in China. The Beijing-Guangzhou and Longhai railway lines pass through the city, and the two high-speed railway lines under construction in China, north and south and east and west, also meet in Zhengzhou. Zhengzhou North Station is the largest railway marshalling station in Asia. In terms of highway transportation, 107 national highway, 3 10 national highway, Beijing-Zhuhai expressway, Lianhuo expressway and domestic 18 highway trunk lines interweave to form a transportation network extending in all directions, making it one of the seven major highway transportation hub cities in China. In terms of shipping, Zhengzhou Xinzheng Airport is a 4E-class international airport, with almost regular flights to and from major cities in China every week, regular or chartered flights to Hongkong, Macau, Seoul, Thailand, Bangkok, Singapore and other countries and regions, as well as non-scheduled flights to Japan and other countries. In addition, the South-to-North Water Diversion Project and the West-to-East Gas Transmission Project all pass through here.
Zhengzhou has great development vitality. In recent years, Zhengzhou's market system is becoming more and more perfect, the market mechanism is sound, the economy and society are developing rapidly, and its comprehensive strength is obviously enhanced. Zhengzhou has a sound industrial system and many categories. There are more than 50,000 industrial enterprises and more than 0/00 industrial categories, forming six dominant industries such as automobile, coal, electricity, aluminum and food, and a number of large enterprise groups such as Yutong, Nissan, Sanquan and Missing. Zhengzhou has outstanding commercial advantages and holds hundreds of national and regional large-scale commercial activities every year. It is the best convention and exhibition city in China, and also the most promising convention and exhibition city in China. Zhengzhou International Convention and Exhibition Center was awarded the China Exhibition Hall Award, Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange was the first pilot unit of China futures market determined by the State Council, and "Zhengzhou price" became the guiding price of grain production and circulation in China. Zhengdong New District, which is under construction, has a built-up area of over 50 square kilometers. The Central Business District won the title of "China's most valuable CBD" at the 4th International Finance Forum. The protection and transformation of the central city has been strengthened year after year, the city's taste has been continuously improved, and the city's functions have been gradually improved, making it an important regional central city in Central China and even the whole country.
In terms of cultural construction, a number of cultural brands with strong competitiveness and influence throughout the country have been continuously launched. Among them, the large-scale sci-fi children's TV series Happy Planet (three episodes 156) set the highest ratings of CCTV in the same period. The large-scale original dance drama Shaolin in the Wind has been sold out since it was performed at home and abroad. Songshan live performance "Zen Shaolin? 6? 1 Music Festival, with its grand scenes, dazzling lights and beautiful melody, interprets Shaolin Zen martial arts culture and shocked every audience.