Muye District () is a district of the city of
Xinxiang
Xinxiang ( zh, s= , t= , p=Xīnxiāng ; Postal romanization, postal: Sinsiang) is a prefecture-level city in northern Henan provinces of China, province, China.
It borders the provincial capital of Zhengzhou to its southwest, Kaifeng to its sou ...
,
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, Lu ...
province, China.
History
The BC
Battle of Muye
The Battle of Muye, Mu, or Muh () was fought between forces of the ancient Chinese Shang dynasty led by King Zhou of Shang and the rebel state of Zhou led by King Wu. The Zhou defeated the Shang at Muye and captured the Shang capital Yin, ...
ended
Shang hegemony over the
Wei and
Yellow River
The Yellow River, also known as Huanghe, is the second-longest river in China and the List of rivers by length, sixth-longest river system on Earth, with an estimated length of and a Drainage basin, watershed of . Beginning in the Bayan H ...
s and established the state of
Zhou.
Administrative divisions
As of 2021, Muye District has 2 towns and 7 streets and has 1 provincial industrial cluster.
Streets
* Beigandao street (北干道街道)
* Xinhuilu street (新辉路街道)
* Huayuan street (花园街道)
* Rongxiaolu street (荣校路街道)
* Weibei street (卫北街道)
* Donggandao street (冻干道街道)
* Hepinglu street (和平路街道)
Towns
*
Wangcun town ()
*Muye town (牧野镇)
Geographic Information
Location Information
Muye District is located in the north of Henan Province and the north-central part of downtown Xinxiang City. The total area is 89.2 square kilometers.
Education
*
Henan Normal University(河南师范大学)
References
County-level divisions of Henan
Xinxiang
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