General situation

Geographical location

Zhengzhou is the capital of Henan Province, located in the north of central Henan Province, with the east longitude of 112 42'-114 14' and the north latitude of 34 16'-34 58'. It is bordered by the Yellow River in the north, Songshan Mountain in the west and the vast Huanghuai Plain in the southeast. Zhengzhou has a warm temperate continental climate with four distinct seasons and an average annual temperature of 14.4 C. The hottest in July, with an average of 27.3 C; The coldest in January, with an average of .2 C; The average annual rainfall is 64.9 mm, the frost-free period is 22 days, and the sunshine time is about 24 hours. There are 35 rivers in the territory, belonging to the Yellow River and Huaihe River, among which the Yellow River flows through Zhengzhou section for 15.4 kilometers.

Zhengzhou is the capital of Henan province, the political, economic and cultural center of the province, with the Yellow River in the north, Songshan Mountain in the west and the vast Huanghuai Plain in the southeast. It governs 12 counties (cities) and districts, including 1 county, 5 county-level cities and 6 districts. According to the statistics in 23, the total area of the city is 7,446.2 square kilometers, of which the urban area is 1,1.3 square kilometers and the built-up area is 212.4 square kilometers. At the end of 23, 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, and has ranked among the top 5 comprehensive strength, 4 excellent investment hard environment, the top 1 comprehensive investment environment and the ranks of health cities in China.

She is nestled in the south bank of the Yellow River, to the east of the mountains, bordering seven dynasties Kaifeng and the ancient Luoyang in the Nine Dynasties, facing the Huanghuai Plain in the southeast, and located between 112 42' ~ 114 14' east longitude and 34 16' minutes ~ 34 58' north latitude, with a warm temperate continental climate, with an average annual temperature of 14.3℃ and rainfall of 64. Jurisdiction over 12 counties (cities) and districts, including 1 county, 5 county-level cities and 6 districts. According to the statistics in 25, the total area of the city is 7,446.2 square kilometers, of which the urban area is 1,1.3 square kilometers and the built-up area is 262 square kilometers. At the end of 25, the total population of the city was 7.16 million, including 4.241 million in urban areas and 2.971 million 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.

the administrative division of Zhengzhou is: Jinshui District (where the provincial party committee and provincial government are located), Erqi District, Zhongyuan District (where the municipal party committee and municipal government are located), Guancheng Huiji District (formerly Mangshan District, renamed in 24), Xingyang City, gongyi city City, shangjie district Province (where the city is about to be removed), zhongmou county City (where the county is about to be removed), Dengfeng City, xinzheng city, xinmi city and Zhengdong New District

History

. Zhengzhou was once one of the capitals of Xia and Shang Dynasties, the capital of Guan, Zheng and Han, and the state of Sui, Tang, Five Dynasties, Song, Jin, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties. There are many types of Yangshao culture and Longshan culture sites in the area, such as Peiligang culture dating back to 8 years, Dahe Village and Qinwangzhai culture dating back to 5 years. According to historical records, the ancestor of the Chinese nation, Huangdi, was born in the hill of Xuanyuan. Some scholars believe that the hill of Xuanyuan refers to xinzheng city, which is now under the jurisdiction of Zhengzhou (this view has not been generally recognized by national authorities and China folk scholars). Some scholars believe that Yangcheng (now Dengfeng) was the capital of Xia Dynasty. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Zheng and Han successively established their capital in Xinzheng (the second-level administrative unit of the Zhou Empire at that time), which lasted for more than 5 years. During the Qin and Han Dynasties, Xingyang, Gong, Jing, Xinzheng and other counties were first established in Zhengzhou. After that, successive dynasties set up Xingyang County, Beiyu Prefecture 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 Kaihuang of Sui Dynasty (AD 596), the prefecture was placed in charge, and the prefecture was located in today's Guancheng District. After the capital Bianjing was established in the Northern Song Dynasty, Zhengzhou belonged to Gyeonggi Road (now Kaifeng City). In the fourth year of Chongning (AD 115), it was built as Xifu and became 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 (1216), Guancheng was renamed Old City and later renamed Guancheng County. In the second year of Yongzheng in Qing Dynasty (1724), Zhengzhou was promoted to Zhili Prefecture and transferred to Henan Province. In the early Ming Dynasty, Zhengzhou was placed under Kaifeng Prefecture. In Qing Dynasty, Zhengzhou was promoted to Zhili Prefecture twice.

At the beginning of this century, due to the intersection of Pinghan Railway and Longhai Railway in Zhengzhou, the economy of Zheng County developed rapidly. In 1923, the "February 27 strike" broke out in Zhengzhou. In 1913, Zhengzhou was changed to Zheng County. In 1928, Zheng County was changed to Zhengzhou City. In 1931, it withdrew from the city and changed to Zheng County. In 1933, it was the resident of the Office of the First Administrative Inspector of Henan Province. On October 22nd, 1948, the People's Liberation Army of China took over Zhengzhou and established Zhengzhou City. In 1954, 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 Zhengzhou with rich cultural accumulation. There are more than 1,4 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 the national civilized scenic tourist area. Shaolin Temple, the "No.1 temple in the world", is located at the foot of Songshan Mountain, from which the Shaolin Kung Fu of Megatron at home and abroad goes to the world. There are also the earliest astronomical buildings in China, namely Zhougong Scenic Observatory and Stargazing Observatory in Yuan Dynasty, Songyang Academy, one of the four major academies in China in Song Dynasty, Zhongyue Temple, the largest existing Taoist complex in China, etc. Around Zhengzhou, there are scattered 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 born in Zhengzhou.

Humanities

Higher education: Zhengzhou currently has four university towns in the east, west, south and north, and there are more than 3 colleges and universities in the city with about 25, students. The main institutions located in the main urban area are: Zhengzhou University, China People's Liberation Army Information Engineering University, China People's Liberation Army Information Engineering University Information Engineering College, China People's Liberation Army Information Engineering University Surveying and Mapping College, China People's Liberation Army Information Engineering University Electronic Technology 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 specialty products are famous far and wide; At present, 34 kinds of minerals have been proved, such as bauxite and refractory clay, which are abundant and have good mining conditions.

Zhengzhou has developed transportation and communication, and is in the center of China's traffic cross. Longhai and Beijing-Guangzhou Railway meet here, and National Highway 17 and 31, Beijing-Zhuhai and Lianhuo Expressway pass through the territory. Xinzheng International Airport, named as the National Civilized Airport, is open to more than 3 cities at home and abroad. It has the largest train marshalling station in Asia, the largest LTL cargo transfer station in China, one first-class air port, one second-class railway port and one second-class highway port, and the goods can be directly exported 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 railway, highway, aviation, post and telecommunications.

Zhengzhou has developed commerce and trade, and is one of the three pilot cities of commerce and trade centers identified by 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 3 annual turnover exceeding 1 million yuan; Hundreds of national, regional and professional fairs, expositions and fairs are held in Zhengzhou every year; More than 1, commercial organizations at home and abroad have offices or business premises in Zhengzhou. At present, Zhengzhou has 8 large modern shopping malls with annual sales exceeding 1 million yuan, which 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 number 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. The "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 commodity fairs in China have achieved results of more than 1 million yuan. In addition to enjoying the scenery, light and ancient capital of the Yellow River, tourists can buy cheap and good-quality goods from all over Zhengzhou. Because Zhengzhou's markets and shopping malls are a blend of national goods in one place. Several large clothing markets near Zhengzhou Railway Station have all kinds of clothing, as well as handicrafts and toys markets. If you want to shop at a preferential price, you may wish to 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 5 cities in China in comprehensive strength and the top 4 in hard investment environment, and has been rated as a national health city. Zhengzhou High-tech Industrial Development Zone has been 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 framework of enlarging the city. The planning scope of Zhengdong New District starts from National Highway 17 in the west, ends at the proposed Beijing-Zhuhai Expressway in the east, ends at Lianhuo Expressway in the north and ends at the airport expressway in the south, with a total area of about 15 square kilometers and an estimated population of 1.5 million, which integrates many advanced concepts such as "city born in * * *", "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 government's strategy of "Rise of Central China", 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, and Zhengzhou mutton Huimian Noodles, Geji braised cake, Caiji wonton and carp baked noodles are quite delicious. Buying a few packets of "Xinzheng Jujube" is also the first choice for gifts or self-eating.