Zhengzhou, the capital of Henan Province, is a national historical and cultural city, an important central city in central China, an important national comprehensive transportation hub and a core city in the Central Plains Economic Zone. It is located in the south of North China Plain, in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River, in the north of central Henan Province, with Kaifeng in the east, Luoyang in the west, Xinxiang and Jiaozuo across the Yellow River in the north, Xuchang and Pingdingshan in the south, and 1 12 40 in the east.

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, and owned 1 national economic and technological development zones with a total population of 9.569 million. In 20 15, the city's regional GDP reached 7315.2 billion yuan, an increase of 10. 1% compared with 20 14. Zhengzhou is located in the hinterland of the Central Plains, with a warm temperate continental climate and four distinct seasons. It is located in the transitional zone between the remnant veins in the eastern Qinling Mountains and the second and third landforms in China. The general terrain is high in the southwest and low in the northeast.

Zhengzhou is a comprehensive transportation hub integrating highway, railway, aviation and communication in China, and a "double cross" center in China's ordinary railway and high-speed railway network. Beijing-Guangzhou and Longhai railway trunk lines meet in this city, with the largest train marshalling station in Asia and the largest LTL freight transfer station in China. Zhengzhou is also one of the important commodity distribution centers in China. Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange is the first futures market in China approved by the State Council.

Zhengzhou, known as the "Kung Fu Capital", is one of the important birthplaces of Chinese civilization and the hometown of Huangdi 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 two world cultural heritages, more than 70 national key cultural relics protection units, the hometown of the Yellow Emperor, the ruins of the mall, the Songshan Mountain in Zhongyue and the "Heaven and Earth" in Dengfeng.