Xingyang (), is a

county-level city A county-level municipality (), county-level city or county city, formerly known as prefecture-controlled city (1949–1970: ; 1970–1983: ), is a county-level administrative division of the People's Republic of China. County-level ...

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, South Central China, it is under the administration of the

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Zhengzhou Zhengzhou (; ), also spelt Zheng Zhou and alternatively romanized as Chengchow, is the capital and largest city of Henan Province in the central part of the People's Republic of China. Located in north-central Henan, it is one of the Nationa ...

. It is situated 15 kilometers to the west of Zhengzhou city proper. The population of Xingyang is around 590,000 and the

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of Xingyang is about .

Administration

The

of Xingyang administers 16 township-level divisions, including 2 sub-districts , 9 towns, 2

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. ;Subdistricts # Suohe Subdistrict () # Jingcheng Subdistrict () ;Towns # Qiaolou Town () # Yulong Town () # Guanwu Town () # Wangcun Town () # Sishui Town () #

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Gaocun Gaocun Town () is a town and the county seat of Mayang Miao Autonomous County in Hunan, China. The town is located in the mid-northern region of the county, it was reformed to merge ''Luxikou Township'' (), Liping Township (), ''Gudapo Township'' ...

Township () # Beimang Township () ;Ethnic townships #

Jinzhai Hui Ethnic Township Jinzhai County (), previously Lihuang County (, named after Wei Lihuang), is a county in the west of Anhui Province, People's Republic of China, bordering the provinces of Henan to the northwest and Hubei to the southwest. It is under the jurisdi ...

()

Climate

History

The name of Xingyang, coming from '' Shangshu'', means the city located in the north of Xing River (). The history of Xingyang can be retrieved in books written more than 3,000 years ago. It is believed in Chinese legend that Xingyang is the place where Chang'e flew to the Moon. In addition, many influential persons in

Chinese history The earliest known written records of the history of China date from as early as 1250 BC, from the Shang dynasty (c. 1600–1046 BC), during the reign of king Wu Ding. Ancient historical texts such as the '' Book of Documents'' (early chapte ...

were from Xingyang, such as

Shen Buhai Shen Buhai (; c. 400c. 337) was a Chinese essayist, philosopher, and politician. He served as Chancellor of the Han state under Marquis Zhao of Han for fifteen years, from 354 BC to 337 BC. A contemporary of syncretist Shi Jiao and Legalist S ...

, a

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in the

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) and Li Shangyin (a poet in late

Tang Dynasty The Tang dynasty (, ; zh, t= ), or Tang Empire, was an imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 618 to 907 AD, with an interregnum between 690 and 705. It was preceded by the Sui dynasty and followed by the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdo ...

). Moreover, Xingyang is considered as the origin place of the people whose surname is Zheng () in the world. Xingyang is home to remains from the Han dynasty. Buddhist antiquities have been found there.

Economy

In 2004 the GDP is ¥ 14.5 Billion, and the GDP per capita is ¥ 23,387. Located on the flat southern bank of the

Yellow River The Yellow River or Huang He (Chinese: , Mandarin: ''Huáng hé'' ) is the second-longest river in China, after the Yangtze River, and the sixth-longest river system in the world at the estimated length of . Originating in the Bayan ...

, Xingyang's Wangcun Town is known for its

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. Since their development started in 1986, the pond systems in Wangcun have grown to the total size of 15,000 '' mu'' (10 km²), making the town the largest aquaculture center in

North China North China, or Huabei () is a geographical region of China, consisting of the provinces of Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Shanxi and Inner Mongolia. Part of the larger region of Northern China (''Beifang''), it lies north of the Qinling–Huai ...

. In 2007, construction started in Wangcun on a large turtle farm raising the Yellow River Turtle (a local variety of the Chinese softshell turtle). With the capacity for raising 5 million turtles a year, the facility was expected to become Henan's largest farm of this kind.荥阳开建河南省最大黄河鳖养殖基地
(Construction started in Xingyang on the province's largest Yellow River Turtle farm), www.zynews.com,　 2007-07-24

Transportation

Travelling within the city is convenient and cheap by bus or taxi. In 2005, the start fee of Taxi for the first 3 kilometres is about ¥ 4, and the cost for every additional kilometre is ¥ 1. Fares are generally somewhat higher during 10 pm to 6 am. Normally ¥ 6-7 is maximum for traveling in the city Xingyang. The Zhengzhou West Railway Station is located in Xingyang.

Tourist attractions

* Chuhehanjie (, or

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) is a famous place in early

Western Han Dynasty The Han dynasty (, ; ) was an imperial dynasty of China (202 BC – 9 AD, 25–220 AD), established by Liu Bang (Emperor Gao) and ruled by the House of Liu. The dynasty was preceded by the short-lived Qin dynasty (221–207 BC) and a wa ...

where

Liu Bang Emperor Gaozu of Han (256 – 1 June 195 BC), born Liu Bang () with courtesy name Ji (季), was the founder and first emperor of the Han dynasty, reigning in 202–195 BC. His temple name was "Taizu" while his posthumous name was Emper ...

, the creator of

, fought for years with his rival,

Xiang Yu Xiang Yu (, –202 BC), born Xiang Ji (), was the Hegemon-King (Chinese: 霸王, ''Bà Wáng'') of Western Chu during the Chu–Han Contention period (206–202 BC) of China. A noble of the Chu state, Xiang Yu rebelled against the Qin dyna ...

. Because none of them could win after years, they decided to use the Chuhehanjie to divide China into two parts, with the eastern part to

and western part to

after negotiation.

broke this agreement later when

retreated from Xingyang to rescue the capital of his territory, which was attacked by

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. The border between the two is commonly referenced in ''

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'' (i.e., Chinese chess) as the symbolic divider between the two sides of a game board. * Hulao Pass is an important site in

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where

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fought with

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, and

Zhang Fei Zhang Fei () (died July or August 221 AD), courtesy name Yide, was a military general serving under the warlord Liu Bei in the late Eastern Han dynasty and early Three Kingdoms period of China. Zhang Fei and Guan Yu, who were among the earlies ...

. *

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() * Huancuiyu Landscape area

Agricultural products

* Xingyang dried

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* Guangwu Megranate

Notable residents

The hometown of the character Zheng (T: 鄭, S: 郑) from '' The Tale of Li Wa'' is Xingyang.Nienhauser, William H. Jr. (

University of Wisconsin-Madison A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. ''University'' is derived from the Latin phrase ''universitas magistrorum et scholarium'', which ...

).
A Third Look at "Li Wa Zhuan"
" ''

T'ang Studies Tang or TANG most often refers to: * Tang dynasty * Tang (drink mix) Tang or TANG may also refer to: Chinese states and dynasties * Jin (Chinese state) (11th century – 376 BC), a state during the Spring and Autumn period, called Tang (唐) b ...

'' (Print , Online ), 2007(25), pp. 91–110. -- Cited: p. 100.

References

External links

Official website of Xingyang Government
{{Authority control County-level divisions of Henan Zhengzhou Cities in Henan