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Zhengzhou
Zhengzhou is the capital of Henan, China. Located in northern Henan, it is one of the nine National central city, national central cities in China, and serves as the political, economic, technological, and educational center of the province. The Zhengzhou metropolitan area (including Zhengzhou and Kaifeng) is the core area of the Central Plains Economic Zone. The city lies on the southern bank of the Yellow River. Zhengzhou is a major hub of China's domestic and international transportation network; for example, it is connected to Europe and has an international airport. Zhengzhou is a National Civilized City and a List of National Famous Historical and Cultural Cities in China, State-list Famous Historical and Culture City. As of 2020, there are two List of World Heritage Sites in China, World Cultural Heritage Sites in Zhengzhou. The Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange (ZCE) is China's first futures exchange. Zhengzhou Airport Economy Zone is China's first Airport Economy Zone. As o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henan
Henan; alternatively Honan is a province in Central China. Henan is home to many heritage sites, including Yinxu, the ruins of the final capital of the Shang dynasty () and the Shaolin Temple. Four of the historical capitals of China, Luoyang, Anyang, Kaifeng and Zhengzhou, are in Henan. While the province's name means 'south of the river', approximately a quarter of the province lies north of the Yellow River. With an area of , Henan covers a large part of the fertile and densely populated North China Plain. Its neighboring provinces are Shaanxi, Shanxi, Hebei, Shandong, Anhui, and Hubei. Henan is China's third-most populous province and the most populous among inland provinces, with a population of over 99 million as of 2020. It is also the world's seventh-most populous administrative division; if it were a country by itself, Henan would be the 17th-most populous in the world, behind Egypt and Vietnam. People from Henan often suffer from regional discrimination ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xinzheng
Xinzheng () is a county-level city of Henan Province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Zhengzhou, the provincial capital. The city has a population of 600,000 people and covers an area of , of which is urban. History Xinzheng is considered one of the birthplaces of the Chinese nation. More than 8000 years ago, Neolithic people of Peiligang culture lived in the vicinity. The legendary Yellow Emperor was said to have been born in Xinzheng 5000 years ago. During the Zhou dynasty it was the capital of the state of Zheng and later, the state of Han, after the conquest of the former by the latter. It was the seat of government for the Qin dynasty, from about 221 BCE, which is considered the beginning of a unified China. The word ''qin'' (), which is pronounced similar to "chin", is thought to be the basis for the word "China." Historically, this prefecture was an integrated part of Zhengzhou. However, in 1994, the Henan Provincial Council authori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guancheng Hui District
Guancheng District (), or Guancheng Hui District (; Xiao'erjing: ), is one of 6 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Zhengzhou, the capital of Henan Province, China. History The ancient Shang Dynasty city of existed within the location of the present-day Guancheng Hui District.Shang City Ruins China Tours, visited on April 12, 2008. Dating back to sometime between 1600 BCE and 1100 BCE, the location of Ao's ruins now lie within Shang City Park. The city of Zhengzhou was captured by the in 1948. In 1958, Guancheng Hui District was established after the merger of Longhai District () an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhengdong New Area
Zhengdong New Area () is a New areas, new area of Zhengzhou, Henan province, People's Republic of China. As of 2015, it covers an area of , and is expected to expand to . Zhengdong New Area was considered by foreign media to be a Underoccupied developments in China, ghost city throughout its early years, but its rapid growth in population and commercial occupants throughout the 2010s has led to outlets to no longer consider it a ghost city. As of 2023, the new area's population totals 1,300,000, according to its government. History In 2001, the city government commissioned Japanese architect Kisho Kurokawa to draw up a comprehensive urban plan for Zhengdong. Zhengdong New Area consists of the core CBD area, core living area, Longhu area (), and the university town of Longzihu (). Initial struggles In a 2006 article by the The Wall Street Journal, Wall Street Journal, Zhengzhou, Zhengzhou's mayor projected the new area to expand to and a population of 5 million by 2020. By 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jinshui District
Jinshui District () is one of 6 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Zhengzhou, the capital of Henan Province, South Central China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after .... The District is 135.3 square km, in which the urban area is 70.65 square km. The total population is 1.4 million. The district is seat to the Henan provincial government as well as the most developed city district in Zhengzhou and the province. Administrative divisions Jinshui District has 17 subdistricts: *Subdistricts: ** Jingba Road Subdistrict () ** Huayuan Road Subdistrict () ** Renmin Road Subdistrict () ** Duling Street Subdistrict () ** Dashiqiao Subdistrict () ** Nanyang Road Subdistrict () ** Nanyang New Village Subdistrict () ** Wenhua Road Subdistrict () ** Fengchan Road Subdi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhengzhou Shang City
The Zhengzhou Shang City () is an archaeological site of the Bronze Age Erligang culture in Zhengzhou, Henan, China. Studies give it 4 chronological phases from 1630 to 1400 BC. The excavation of the site is of great importance in understanding the history of the dynasty.Sohu article Retrieved December 25, 2011. Retrieved December 25, 2011. It is also one of the oldest archeological sites in China. It was probably a capital of the Shang Dynasty, but of which of the several capitals was not certain. Excavations Archaeologist Han Weizhou discovered t ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xingyang
Xingyang () is a county-level city in Zhengzhou, Henan Province, South Central China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Zhengzhou. It is situated 15 kilometers to the west of Zhengzhou city proper. The population of Xingyang is around 590,000 and the area of Xingyang is about . Administration The county-level city of Xingyang administers 16 township-level divisions, including 2 sub-districts, 9 towns, 2 townships, 1 ethnic township and 1 landscape division. ;Subdistricts # Suohe Subdistrict () # Jingcheng Subdistrict () ;Towns # Qiaolou Town () # Yulong Town () # Guanwu Town () # Wangcun Town () # Sishui Town () # Gaoshan Town () # Liuhe Town () # Cuimiao Town () # Jiayu Town () ;Townships # Chengguan Township () # Gaocun Township () # Beimang Township () ;Ethnic townships # Jinzhai Hui Ethnic Township () Climate History The name of Xingyang, coming from '' Shangshu'', means the city located in the north of Xing River (). The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhengzhou Greenland Central Plaza
Zhengzhou Greenland Central Plaza is an office complex in the Zhengdong New Area of Zhengzhou, Henan. The complex consists of two skyscrapers: the south tower and the north tower. Both towers are tall with 63 floors. Completed in late 2016, the twin towers have become the tallest skyscrapers in Zhengzhou, surpassing the high Zhengzhou Greenland Plaza. See also * Zhengzhou Greenland Plaza * Dalian Greenland Center * Wuhan Greenland Center *Goldin Finance 117 Goldin Finance 117, also known as China 117 Tower (Simplified Chinese characters, Chinese: 中国117大厦), is an under construction supertall skyscraper in Xiqing District, Tianjin, China. The tower was topped out in 2015 at a height of 597 m (1 ... * China Zun * Tianjin Chow Tai Fook Binhai Center References Greenland Holdings Skyscrapers in Zhengzhou Commercial buildings completed in 2012 Skyscraper office buildings in China {{China-struct-stub Twin towers 2012 in Zhengzhou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhongyuan District
Zhongyuan District () is one of 6 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Zhengzhou, the capital of Henan Province, South Central China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after .... The city government is located in this district. Zhongyuan is the second most populous district in Zhengzhou with a population of over 900,000. It is the city's industrial center especially in textiles, though many factories are closing and moving into more remote areas due to pollution. Zhengzhou University is located in the district Zhongyuan is undergoing a construction boom though not as intense as the eastern area of the city. Administrative divisions As of 2012, this city is divided to 12 subdistricts, 1 town and 1 township. ;Subdistricts ;Towns * Shifo () ;Townships * Gouzhao ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huiji District
Huiji District (), previously Mangshan District (), is one of 6 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Zhengzhou, the capital of Henan Province, South Central China. Located south of the Yellow River and north of Zhongyuan and Jinshui, much of Huiji lies outside Zhengzhou's urban area and is overall still an agricultural area, though many upper-class villas and townhouse complex are located here due to its relatively pristine environment. It has an area of and a population of and a population of 269,561, making it Zhengzhou's least densely populated district. There are many tourist attractions located just south of the Yellow River, including Mount Mang, Huayuankou, Fujing Ecological Garden, Dahe village, and the Yellow River Wetland Protected Area, as well as the proposed Zhengzhou Wildlife Park. Administrative divisions Huiji has six subdistricts and two towns A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a ci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shang Dynasty
The Shang dynasty (), also known as the Yin dynasty (), was a Chinese royal dynasty that ruled in the Yellow River valley during the second millennium BC, traditionally succeeding the Xia dynasty and followed by the Western Zhou dynasty. The classic account of the Shang comes from texts such as the '' Book of Documents'', '' Bamboo Annals'' and '' Shiji''. Modern scholarship dates the dynasty between the 16th and 11th centuries BC, with more agreement surrounding the end date than beginning date. The Shang dynasty is the earliest dynasty within traditional Chinese history that is firmly supported by archaeological evidence. The archaeological site of Yinxu, near modern-day Anyang, corresponds to the final Shang capital of Yin. Excavations at Yinxu have revealed eleven major royal tombs, the foundations of former palace buildings, and the remains of both animals and humans that were sacrificed in official state rituals. Tens of thousands of bronze, jade, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
