Zhengzhou

Zhengzhou ( 鄭州 pinyin: zheng1 zhou1) formerly called Zhengxian, is located 24 km south of Huanghe (Yellow River). It is the capital of Henan province in China.Population: 5.97 million.

See also: List of capitals of subnational entities

Table of contents

1 History 2 Argriculture 3 Industry 4 Transportation 5 Climate 6 Culture 7 See Also 8 College and Universities 9 External link

History

Zhengzhou was named Aodu in the ancient time. The town started 3500 years ago and became one of the capitals of Shang Dynasty.

see also: History of China

Argriculture

Zhengzhou has a rural population of 3.97 million. Its main products include apple, paulownia, tobacco, corn, cotton, and wheat. Besides, Zhengzhou has something that can rarely be seen outside of this area. It also produces Yellow River Carp, Zhengzhou Watermelon, Xinzheng Date, dired persimmon, Guangwu Megranate and Zhongmu Garlic.

Industry

Zhengzhou has been one of the major industrial cities in China since 1949. The city's stample industry is textile. Others manufactures include: tractors, locomotives, cigarettes, fertilizer, processed meats, agricultural machinery, and electrical equipment.

Transportation

Zhengzhou is a major railroad center.

• Railroad arteries:
  • Long-hai (east-west)
  • Jing-guang (north-south)

Climate

Temperate continental

Culture

• Martial arts: Shaolin Monastery (Shao4 Lin2 Shi4) (Buddhist Monastery)
• Chinese opera: Henan opera

See Also

• Kaifeng

College and Universities

• Zhengzhou Institute of Technology (formerly Zhengzhou Grain College)
• Zhengzhou University

External link

• map of Zhengzhou
• a very good site for traveling in China