Zhengzhou .mw-parser-output .noboldfont-weight:normal 郑州市
Prefecture-level city
Clockwise from top left: Erqi Memorial Tower, Emperors Yan and Huang, Dengfeng Observatory, Shaolin Monastery, Zhengzhou Exhibition Center; and Center: The Pagoda Forest at the Shaolin Temple
Nickname(s): business city, green city
Motto(s): Partnership, Openness, Innovation, and Harmony (博大、开放、创新、和谐)
Location of Zhengzhou City; jurisdiction in Henan
Zhengzhou Location in China Show map of Eastern China Zhengzhou Zhengzhou (China) Show map of China
Coordinates (Henan Provincial Hall of the People): 34°45′50″N 113°41′02″E / 34.764°N 113.684°E / 34.764; 113.684Coordinates: 34°45′50″N 113°41′02″E / 34.764°N 113.684°E / 34.764; 113.684
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Henan
City seat	Zhongyuan
Subdivisions	List Districts Erqi Guancheng Hui Huiji Jinshui Shangjie Zhongyuan County-level cities Dengfeng Gongyi Xingyang Xinmi Xinzheng County Zhongmu
Government
• Mayor	Ma Yi
Area
• Prefecture-level city	7,507 km2 (2,898 sq mi)
• Urban	1,024 km2 (395 sq mi)
• Metro	1,979 km2 (764 sq mi)
Population (2015)[1]
• Prefecture-level city	9,568,000
• Density	1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi)
• Urban	6,406,000
• Urban density	6,300/km2 (16,000/sq mi)
GDP (2017)
• Total GDP	C¥ 913 billion
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	450000
Area code(s)	371
ISO 3166 code	CN-HA-01
License plate prefixes	豫A
Website	www.zhengzhou.gov.cn

Zhengzhou
"Zhèngzhōu" in Simplified (top) and Traditional (bottom) Chinese characters
Simplified Chinese	郑州
Traditional Chinese	鄭州
Literal meaning	"Zhèng Settlement"
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhèngzhōu Bopomofo ㄓㄥˋ   ㄓㄡ Wade–Giles Cheng4-chou1 IPA [ʈʂə̂ŋ.ʈʂóu] Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Jehng-jāu IPA [tsɛ̀ːŋ.tsɐ́u] Jyutping Zeng6-zau1 Southern Min Hokkien POJ Tēⁿ-chiu Tâi-lô Tēnn-tsiu

Zhengzhou is the capital of Henan Province in the central part of the People's Republic of China.^[2] It is one of the National Central Cities in China,^[3] and serves as the political, economic, technological, and educational center of the province, as well as a major transportation hub in China (highway, railway, aviation, communication).^[4] The Zhengzhou metropolitan area (including Zhengzhou and Kaifeng) is the core area of the Central Plains Economic Zone.^[5][6]

Zhengzhou is a National Civilized City, State-list Famous Historical and Culture City, one of the Eight Ancient Capital Cities and one of the birthplaces of Chinese Civilization,^[7] and the birthplace of the Yellow Emperor. Historically, Zhengzhou was the capital of China for a thousand years (five times). Currently, there are two World Cultural Heritage Sites (including 15 places) in Zhengzhou. The Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange (ZCE) is China's first futures exchange, Zhengzhou Airport Economy Zone is China's first Airport Economy Zone.^[8]

The city lies on the southern bank of the Yellow River, and is one of the Eight Great Ancient Capitals of China.^[9] As a center of China's national transportation network, there are railways connecting Zhengzhou and Europe,^[10] and a bustling international airport (Asia, Europe, Africa, America, Oceania).^[11]

Zhengzhou has a population of 9,378,000 inhabitants,^[12] and had a GDP of 913 billion in 2017.^[13] The city is one of the main built-up areas of Henan region.^[14] Greater Zhengzhou was named as one of the 13 emerging mega-cities in China in a July 2012 report by the Economist Intelligence Unit,^[15] and officially named as the eighth National Central City in 2017 by the central government in Beijing.^[16]

In 2011, a Journeyman documentary showcased the developments of the new district of Zhengzhou as a ghost city. However, by 2017, the buildings were found to be occupied in a thriving community.^[17]

History[edit]

The Shang dynasty established Aodu (隞都) or Bodu (亳都) in Zhengzhou.^[18] This prehistorical city had become abandoned as ruins long before the First Emperor of China in BC 260. Since 1950, archaeological finds in a walled city in Eastern Zhengzhou have provided evidence of Neolithic Shang dynasty settlements in the area.^[19][20] Outside this city, remains of large public buildings and a complex of small settlements have been discovered. The site is generally identified with the Shang capital of Ao and is preserved in the Shang dynasty Ruins monument in Guanchen District. The Shang, who continually moved their capital due to frequent natural disasters, left Ao at around 13th century BC. The site, nevertheless, remained occupied; Zhou (post-1050 BC) tombs have also been discovered.^[21] Legend suggests that in the Western Zhou period (1111–771 BC) the site became the fief of a family named Guan. From this derives the name borne by the county (xian) since the late 6th century BC—Guancheng (City of the Guan). The city first became the seat of a prefectural administration in AD 587, when it was named Guanzhou. In 605 it was first called Zhengzhou—a name by which it has been known virtually ever since.^[22]

The name Zhengzhou came from the Sui dynasty (AD 581), even though it was located in Chenggao, another town. The government moved to the contemporary city during the Tang dynasty. It achieved its greatest importance under the Sui (AD 581–618), Tang (618–907), and early Song (960–1127) dynasties, when it was the terminus of the New Bian Canal, which joined the Yellow River to the northwest. There, at a place called Heyin, a vast granary complex was established to supply the capitals at Luoyang and Chang'an to the west and the frontier armies to the north. In the Song period, however, the transfer of the capital eastward to Kaifeng robbed Zhengzhou of much of its importance. It was a capital during the five dynasties of Xia, Shang, Guan, Zheng, and Han, and a prefecture during the eight dynasties of Sui, Tang, Five Dynasties, Song, Jin, Yuan, Ming, and Qing.^{[citation needed]}

In 1903 the Beijing–Hankou Railway arrived at Zhengzhou, and in 1909 the first stage of the Longhai Railway gave it an east–west link to Kaifeng and Luoyang; it later was extended eastward to the coast at Lianyungang, Jiangsu, and westward to Xi'an (Chang'an), Shaanxi, as well as to western Shaanxi. Zhengzhou thus became a major rail junction and a regional center for cotton, grain, peanuts, and other agricultural produce.^{[citation needed]} Early in 1923 a workers' strike began in Zhengzhou and spread along the rail line before it was suppressed; a 14-story double tower in the center of the city commemorates the strike. On June 10, 1938, Chiang Kai-shek's National Revolutionary Army opened up the dikes retaining the Yellow River at Huayuankou between Zhengzhou and Kaifeng, in an effort to stem the tide of invading Japanese; however, the ensuing 1938 Yellow River flood also killed hundreds of thousands of Chinese.^[23]

Zhengzhou also has a locomotive and rolling-stock repair plant, a tractor-assembly plant, and a thermal generating station. The city's industrial growth has resulted in a large increase in the population, coming predominantly from industrial workers from the north. A water diversion project and pumping station, built in 1972, has provided irrigation for the surrounding countryside.^{[citation needed]} The city has an agricultural university.

Administration and demography[edit]

Zhengzhou is divided into 6 urban districts, 5 county-level cities and 1 county. These subdivisions are likely to undergo significant changes in the near future due to increasingly rapid urban expansion and urban planning.

The municipality is home to 8,626,505 inhabitants (2010 census) and 6,35 million in its built up area made of 6 urban and suburban districts, Xingyang and Xinzheng cities and now Zhongmu county largely being urbanized, making the city one of the main built-up areas of the province.^[14]

Map
Jinshui Erqi Huiji Guancheng Zhongyuan Shangjie Xingyang (city) Xinzheng (city) Dengfeng (city) Xinmi (city) Gongyi (city) Zhongmu County
Name	Simplified Chinese	Hanyu Pinyin	Population (2010)	Area (km2)
City proper
Jinshui District	金水区	Jīnshuǐ Qū	1,588,611	242
Erqi District	二七区	Èrqī Qū	712,597	159
Huiji District	惠济区	Hùijì Qū	269,561	206
Guancheng Hui District	管城回族区	Guǎnchéng Huízú Qū	645,888	204
Zhongyuan District	中原区	zhōngyuán Qū	905,430	195
Suburban
Shangjie District	上街区	Shàngjiē Qū	131,540	64.7
Satellite cities
Xingyang	荥阳市	xíngyáng Shì	613,761	908
Xinzheng	新郑市	Xīnzhèng Shì	758,079	873
Dengfeng	登封市	Dēngfēng Shì	668,592	1220
Xinmi	新密市	Xīnmí Shì	797,200	1001
Gongyi	巩义市	Gǒngyì Shì	807,857	1041
Rural
Zhongmu County	中牟县	Zhōngmù Xiàn	727,389	1393

Geography[edit]

Located just north of the province's centre and south of the Yellow River, Zhengzhou borders Luoyang to the west, Jiaozuo to the northwest, Xinxiang to the northeast, Kaifeng to the east, Xuchang to the southeast, and Pingdingshan to the southwest. With the land within its administrative borders generally sloping down from west to east, Zhengzhou is situated at the transitional zone between the North China Plain to the east and the Song Mountains and Xionger Mountains to the west, which are part of the greater Qinling range. The city centre is situated to the south of the middle reach of the Yellow River, where its valley broadens into the great plain. Zhengzhou is at the crossing point of the north–south route skirting the Taihang Mountains and the mountains of western Henan. The prefecture spans 34° 16' ~ 34° 58 N latitude and 112° 42' ~ 114° 14' E longitude, covering a total area of 7,446.2 square kilometres (2,875.0 sq mi), including the metropolitan area, which covers 1,013.3 km² (391.2 sq mi), and the city centre, which occupies 147.7 square kilometres (57.0 sq mi).

The section of the Yellow River flowing through the prefecture extends 150.4 km (93.5 mi). Mountains loom over the western counties of Gongyi and Dengfeng while the easternmost county of Zhongmu is a vast, fertile floodplain, with the counties in between being hilly transitions.

Climate[edit]

Zhengzhou experiences a monsoon-influenced, four-season humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cwa), with cool, dry winters and hot, humid summers. Spring and autumn are dry and somewhat abbreviated transition periods. The city has an annual mean temperature of 14.73 °C (58.5 °F), with the monthly 24-hour average temperature ranging from 0.5 °C (32.9 °F) in January to 27.1 °C (80.8 °F) in July. The frost-free period lasts on average 220 days. Extremes since 1951 have ranged from −17.9 °C (0 °F) on 2 January 1955, 27 December 1971 and 1 February 1990 to 43.0 °C (109 °F) on 19 July 1966.^[24][25]

Rainfall is primarily produced by the monsoonal low during summer; in winter, when the vast Siberian High dominates due to radiative cooling from further north, the area receives little precipitation. During the summer season, the city is also often affected by tropical depressions, which bring additional amounts of rain. The annual precipitation is about 630 millimetres (25 in). With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 45 percent in February and March to 54 percent in May, the city receives 2,182 hours of sunshine per year, which is just under half the possible total.

Main sights[edit]

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  Zhengdong New Area CBD
  

  
  

  
  


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Dongfeng canal in Zhengdong New Area

Commercial area around Zhengzhou East Railway Station west plaza, with the tallest twin towers being Zhengzhou Greenland Central Plaza

Zhengzhou was the capital of China during the Shang dynasty. Parts of the Shang-era capital city wall that were built 3,600 years ago still remain in Downtown Zhengzhou (see Zhengzhou Shang City).^[22] Zhengzhou maintains abundant cultural heritages that reflect its glorious history as well as the culture of Henan Province. Zhengzhou Confucius Temple, initially built during the Eastern Han dynasty 1900 years ago, is one of the oldest Confucian Temples in China. Other important architectural heritage sites in the city center include Town God Temple and Erqi Memorial Tower.

The internationally known tourist attraction is the Shaolin Monastery, which is in Dengfeng, more than 50 miles (80 kilometres) southwest of downtown Zhengzhou (1.5 hours by coach). The Shaolin Monastery is not only known as one of China's most important Buddhist shrines, but also as the ancient center of Chinese Kung-fu. Shaolin Monastery and its famed Pagoda Forest were inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2010.^[29]

The Henan Museum is one of China's most important museums. It has a collection of more than 130,000 pieces of cultural relics includes exhibitions from prehistoric times, including dinosaur fossils and prehistoric human remains, up through the modern eras.

Zhengzhou's most developed and modern area is the Zhengdong New Area, which is in the eastern part of the city. It is home to some of the tallest skyscrapers in Zhengzhou, including the 280 metres (918.6 ft) tall Zhengzhou Greenland Plaza ("Big Corn"), which is one of the most prominent landmarks in Zhengzhou, and the twin towers of Zhengzhou Greenland Central Plaza (285 metres (935.0 ft)), which are currently the tallest skyscrapers in the city. The tallest structure in Zhengzhou is the 388-meter height Zhongyuan Tower, located on Hanghai East Road in the south of Zhengdong New Area. It is used as a television tower, with a revolving restaurant and an observation deck. The tower is among the tallest towers in the world.

Zhengzhou Zoo (郑州动物园) is located on Huayuan Road (花园路).

The newly built Zhengzhou Botanic Garden is at the western edge of Zhengzhou city.

Main attractions of Zhengzhou include:

Shaolin Temple (birthplace of Chinese Kung Fu)

Pagoda Forest at Shaolin Temple (Historical site)

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  Mount Song (UNESCO Global Geopark)


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  Shaolin Monastery and Pagoda Forest (UNESCO World Heritage Site)


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  Dengfeng Observertory (UNESCO World Heritage Site)


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  Songyue Pagoda (UNESCO World Heritage Site)


• Yellow River Scenic Area

The statues of the Yan Emperor and the Yellow Emperor at Zhengzhou Yellow River Scenic Area

• Mausoleums of the Song dynasty

Mausoleums of the Song dynasty (Historical site)

• Kang Baiwan's Mansion

Kang Baiwan's Mansion (Historical site)

• the birthplace of Yellow Emperor
  


• Erqi Memorial Tower


• Henan Museum


• Zhongyuan Tower


• Zhengzhou Shang City

Economy[edit]

Zhengzhou, along with Xi'an, Chengdu, Chongqing and Wuhan, is one of the most important cities in inland China. It is the economic center of the province and the surrounding areas such as southeastern Shanxi and southwestern Shandong. Due to its strategic location in one of the most populous areas in the world (nearly 100 million people in Henan alone) and in China's railway, road and aviation transport networks, Zhengzhou is increasingly attracting domestic and international investment as well as migrants from other areas, transforming the city into one of the largest economic centers in China. In 2017, total GDP of Zhengzhou was ￥ 900 billion,^[30] ranked 17th in China.

Agriculture[edit]

By the end of 2006, Zhengzhou had a total population of over 7 million, of which 2.88 million lived in rural areas.^[31] Its main products include apples, paulownia, tobacco, maize, cotton, and wheat. In addition, Zhengzhou also produces Yellow River carp, Zhengzhou watermelons, Xinzheng jujube, Xingyang dried persimmons, Guangwu Pomegranate and Zhongmu garlic, all of which are specialties that are rarely found outside the region.

Mining and manufacturing[edit]

Zhengzhou and the surrounding area have large reserves of coal and other minerals. Coal mining and electricity generation are traditionally important in the local economy.

Zhengzhou has been one of the major industrial cities in The People's Republic of China since 1949. The city's staple industry is textiles. Others manufactured items include tractors, locomotives, cigarettes, fertilizer, processed meats, agricultural machinery, and electrical equipment. Some high-tech companies in new material, electronics and biotechnology are also growing rapidly during the recently years, especially in the high-tech industrial park in the northwest of the city.^{[citation needed]}

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  Yutong, China's largest bus producer.


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  Shaolin Bus, a well-known small-to-medium-sized bus producer.^[32]


• Zhengzhou Nissan, a subsidiary of Dongfeng Nissan, specializing in the manufacture of SUVs and pickup trucks. In 2010, Nissan opened its second plant in the city.^[33]


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  Haima Automobile Zhengzhou, an automobile manufacturer specializing in manufacturing microvans and light passenger vehicles.


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  Zhengzhou Unique Industrial Equipment Co., Ltd., a large tractor and agricultural equipment manufacturer.


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  Foxconn Zhengzhou, located in Zhengzhou Airport Economy Zone, is the largest smartphone production site in the world and is also known as "iPhone City".^[34]


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  Mural Painting from Han Dynasty

  
  
  Sanquan Food, a frozen food company. With over 20000 employees,Sanquan produced the first frozen dumplings and rice balls in China.


• Synear Food Holdings Limited, along with Sanquan Food, is one of the largest producers of frozen food in China. The market share is over 20% in China^[35]

Services[edit]

The service industries of Zhengzhou include retail, wholesale, hospitality, finance, exhibition, transport and delivery, tourism, and education. With a number of domestic and international institutions having regional offices in the city, Zhengzhou is becoming the financial center in central China. Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange (ZCE) is one of the only three future exchanges (inc. Shanghai Futures Exchange and Dalian Commodity Exchange) in China and is becoming an important global player specialised in agricultural future exchange. Equipped with newly built facilities such as Zhengzhou International Conference and Exhibition Center. Third party logistics (3PL) in Zhengzhou has also been experiencing industrial boom during the past few years. As a transit and tourist center of Henan Province and central China, Zhengzhou is the center of Henan cuisine.

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  Dennis, a regional retail chain.


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  Henan Jianye, a large real estate developer, which owns the China Super League club Henan Jianye F.C..

Economic development zones[edit]

The Zhengdong New Area (Chinese: 郑东新区), literally Eastern Zhengzhou New Area, similar to Hangzhou Bay New Area in Ningbo and Hengqin New Area in Zhuhai, is one of dozens of major economic zones that are currently developing in various regions of China.^[36] Established in 2003 by the provincial and municipal governments, it has become the financial center of Henan province and one of the most rapidly growing areas of China.

Kisho Kurokawa, a Japanese world-renowned planner and architect, was appointed to design the overall planning scheme for Zhengdong New Area.^[37] He brought in advanced ideas including ecological city, co-existing city, metabolic city and ring city ideas. The scheme won the "Prominent Award for City Planning Design" at the first session of Annual Meeting of the World Architects Alliance in 2002.^{[citation needed]} Zhengdong New Area is mainly constituted by the CBD area, the Longhu commercial and residential area, the Longzihu college area, and the Zhengzhou East railway station commercial area.

Industrial zones[edit]

• Zhengzhou New & Hi-Tech Industries Development Zone

Zhengzhou High & New Technology Industries Development Zone was established in 1988, and approved by the state Council of PRC to be a state development zone on Mar.6,1991. It was appraised to be advanced high tech zone of China respectively in 1993, 1998 and 2002. The Zone currently covers a total area of 18.6 square kilometres (7.2 square miles). An extension plan was approved by Zhengzhou Municipal Government, the various construction work started in 2004. Under the development strategy of “multiple parks in one zone”, the Zone has been making great efforts to promote the development of software,information technologies, new materials, bio-pharmaceutical and photo-machinery-electronic industries.^[38]

• Zhengzhou Economic and Technological Development Zone

Zhengzhou Economic and Technological Development Zone was approved as state-level development zone on February 13, 2000. The zone has a developed area of 7 square kilometres (3 square miles) Industries encouraged include Electronics Assembly & Manufacturing, Telecommunications Equipment, Trading and Distribution, Biotechnology/Pharmaceuticals, Instruments & Industrial Equipment Production, Medical Equipment and Supplies, Shipping/Warehousing/Logistics and Heavy Industry.^[39]

• Zhengzhou Export Processing Area

Zhengzhou (Henan) Export Processing Zone was established on June 21, 2002 with approval by the state council. Its planned area is 2.7 square kilometres (1.0 square mile). Zone A is located in Zhengzhou National Economic & technological Development Area and began to operate on June 1, 2004. The area of land developed is 0.893 square kilometres (0.345 square miles) at present. Zone B is located in Zhengzhou Airport Area and is adjacent to Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport on the north and it covers a planned area of 5 square km with bonded logistics zone, bonded processing zone and supporting industry zone, etc.^[40]

Transportation[edit]

Zhengzhou is located in the central part of China and is a main national transport hub.

Public transit[edit]

Metro[edit]

System Map of Zhengzhou Metro

A train of Zhengzhou Metro on Chengjiao line

Zhengzhou Metro is a rapid transit metro rail network serving urban and suburban districts of Great Zhengzhou metropolitan. The Zhengzhou Metro system started operation on 28 December 2013. It currently has 3 lines in operation, creating a 93.7 km (58.2 mi) long network. The first 2 lines (Line 1 and Line 2) were approved by the National Development and Reform Commission in Feb. 2009.^[41] Construction of the two lines started in 2009 and 2010, and were finished in 2013 and 2015 respectively.^[42] The Chengjiao Line (planned to be part of Line 9), which is now in through operations with Line 2, allows the system to serve the Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport. A total of 21 metro lines have been planned to connect all areas in Great Zhengzhou Metropolitan Area.^[43]

Bus[edit]

Yutong E12DD double-decker buses of Zhengzhou Bus at depot

Zhengzhou has a bus system with over 5,700 bus vehicles, operated by Zhengzhou Bus Communication Corporation (ZZB).^[44]

The operations of Zhengzhou Bus Rapid Transit commenced in 2009. The system consists of 5 main routes (B1, B2, B3, B5 and B6) with dedicated bus lanes and dozens of branch routes that serve most areas of the city.

Railways[edit]

Zhengzhou East railway station, the main high-speed railway station in the city

A CRH6A EMU on Zhengzhou–Kaifeng intercity railway approaching Zhengzhou East railway station

Zhengzhou is the junction of the Longhai Railway (Lianyungang, Jiangsu–Lanzhou, Gansu) and the Beijing–Guangzhou Railway as well as a major national railway hub.^[45]

Zhengzhou is also on the Beijing–Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong high-speed railway and the Xuzhou–Lanzhou High-Speed Railway. The high-speed rail network provides fast train services to most major cities in China, including Beijing (2.5 hours), Guangzhou (6 hours), Xi'an (2 hours), Wuhan (2 hours), Shanghai (4 hours), Nanjing (3 hours), Hangzhou (5 hours), and Hong Kong (6.5 hours). Proposed high-speed railways from Zhengzhou to Chongqing, Hefei, Jinan and Taiyuan are under construction.

Zhengzhou is the hub of intercity railways in Henan. Currently, three intercity railways from Zhengzhou: Zhengzhou–Kaifeng intercity railway, Zhengzhou–Jiaozuo intercity railway and Zhengzhou–Xinzheng Airport intercity railway are in operation.

Main railway stations in the city include Zhengzhou Railway Station, which was opened in 1904 and is one of the most important railway stations in China; Zhengzhou East Railway Station, which is dedicated for high-speed trains and is one of the largest in Asia; and Zhengzhou South railway station, a new high-speed railway hub under construction.

Zhengzhou North railway station [zh], over 6,000 metres (20,000 ft) long and over 800 metres (2,600 ft) wide, has been described as Asia's largest classification yard^[46]

Roads and Expressways[edit]

Longhai Expressway, a major urban express road in Zhengzhou

The surrounding area of Zhengzhou, along with the Yangtze River Delta, Pearl River Delta and the Bohai Economic Rim, has the highest highway density nationwide. Zhengzhou is the center of Henan expressway network that provides 1–2 hours road trip to surrounding cities of Kaifeng, Xinxiang, Xuchang, Jiaozuo and Luoyang. Other major cities within the province can be reached in 3 hours. The expressway network and national highways also links Zhengzhou to all major cities in the country.

There are several limited access express roads in the city center to relieve traffic problems. However, heavy congestion is still common in rush hours.

Expressways[edit]

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  G4 Beijing–Hong Kong–Macau Expressway
  


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  G30 Lianyungang–Khorgas Expressway
  


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  S32 Yongcheng–Dengfeng Expressway
  


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  S60 Shangqiu–Dengfeng Expressway
  


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  S82 Zhengzhou–Minquan Expressway
  


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  S85 Zhengzhou–Shaolinsi Expressway
  


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  S87 Zhengzhou–Yuntaishan Expressway
  


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  S88 Zhengzhou–Xixia Expressway
  


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  S89 Zhengzhou Airport–Xihua Expressway
  

National highways[edit]

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  China National Highway 310
  

Urban express roads[edit]

• 3rd Ring Road (Zhengzhou)


• 4th Ring Road (Zhengzhou)


• Jingguang Expressway


• Longhai Expressway


• Nongye Expressway


• Zhongzhou Avenue

Air[edit]

The Terminal 2 of Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport

Zhengzhou is primarily served by Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport (IATA: CGO, ICAO: ZHCC), which is 37 km (23 mi) southeast of the city center.

The airport is a focus city of China Southern Airlines, Lucky Air, West Air and Shenzhen Airlines. It used to be the headquarter for Henan Airlines. In 2017, it was the busiest airport in central China in both passenger and cargo traffic.^[47] It is also one of the eight air hubs nominated by the Civil Aviation Administration of China.

Other airports in Zhengzhou include Shangjie Airport (IATA: HSJ) which is for general aviation, and Matougang Airbase which is for military use.

Colleges and universities[edit]

Zhengzhou University

Public[edit]

• Zhengzhou University


• Henan Agricultural University


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• Henan University of Finance and Economics


• Zhongyuan Institute of Technology


• Zhengzhou University of Light Industry


• Zhengzhou Institute of Aeronautical Industry Management


• North China Institute of Water Conservancy and Hydroelectric Power


• Henan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine


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  Henan Textile University (河南纺织专科学校)


• Zhengzhou Normal University


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  Zhengzhou Institute of Technology (former Zhongzhou University, not to be confused with Henan University of Technology)

Military[edit]

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  PLA Information Engineering University (中国人民解放军信息工程大学)


• Air Defense Force Command Academy

Private[edit]

• Zhengzhou College of Economics


• Huanghe S&T University


• Sias International University


• Shengda Economics, Trade and Management College of Zhengzhou

Notable people[edit]

Portrait of Zichan

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  Zichan 子产 (? - 552 BC), a politician and philosopher of the State of Zheng during the Spring and Autumn period.


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  Lie Yukou 列子 (c. 450 BC - ?), known as Liezi, a Taoism philosopher.


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  Shen Buhai 申不害 (c. 400 BC - c. 337 BC), a politician and philosopher in Legalism.


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  Han Fei 韩非 (c. 280 BC - 233 BC), also known as Han Feizi, an influential political philosopher of the Warring States Period.^[48]


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  Du Fu 杜甫 (712–770), a Tang dynasty poet, born in Gongyi, now a county under the administration of Zhengzhou.


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  Bai Juyi 白居易 (772–846), a Tang dynasty poet widely known for his poems featuring realism, born in Xinzheng.


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  Li Shangyin 李商隐 (c. 813–858), a late Tang dynasty poet, born in Xingyang.


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  Gao Gong 高拱 (1512–1578), a politician of the Ming dynasty, born in Xinzheng.


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  Wei Wei 魏巍 (1920–2008), a modern era writer, widely known in China for his works on the Chinese Volunteer army's participation of the Korean War.


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  Chang Xiangyu 常香玉 (1923–2004), a Yu opera actress.


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  Li Na 李娜 (born 1963), a Chinese folk singer.


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  Shi Yigong 施一公 (born 1967), a biophysicist, president of Westlake University and the former vice president of Tsinghua University.


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  Hai Xia 海霞 (born 1972), a Chinese news anchor for China Central Television, the main state announcer of China.


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  Deng Yaping 邓亚萍 (born 1973), a four-time table tennis Olympic champion.


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  Liu Yang 刘洋 (born 1978), a pilot and astronaut who became the first Chinese woman in space.


• 
  Tie Ya Na 帖雅娜 (born 1979), a table tennis player representing Hong Kong, born in Zhengzhou.


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  Sun Tiantian 孙甜甜 (born 1981), a former professional tennis player on WTA Tour and 2004 Olympic Tennis champion (women's doubles with Li Ting), the first Chinese player to win a mixed doubles Grand Slam title at the 2008 Australian Open with Nenad Zimonjic.


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  Du Wei 杜威 (born 1982), a professional footballer and the former captain of China national football team.


• 
  Jiang Xin 蒋欣 (born 1983), an actress, famous for her role as Consort Hua in the TV series Empresses in the Palace.


• 
  Gao Lin 郜林 (born 1986), a professional footballer.


• 
  Shi Xiaolong 释小龙 (born 1988), an actor.


• 
  Ning Zetao 宁泽涛 (born 1993), a competitive swimmer and gold medal winner at 2014 Asian Games and 2015 World Aquatics Championships.

Politics[edit]

The current mayor is Wu Tianjun from February 2006.

List of the CPC Party Chiefs of Zhengzhou:

1. 
   Gu Jingsheng (谷景生): October 1948-December 1948


2. 
   Wu Defeng (吴德蜂): December 1948-June 1949


3. 
   Zhao Wucheng (赵武成): June 1949 - April 1953


4. 
   Song Zhihe (宋致和): April 1953-August 1956


5. 
   Wang Lizhi (王黎之): August 1956-January 1968


6. 
   Wang Hui (王辉): March 1971-January 1974


7. 
   Zhang Junqing (张俊卿): January 1974-December 1977


8. 
   Yu Yichuan (于一川): December 1977-December 1979


9. 
   Li Baoguang (李保光): December 1979-May 1983


10. 
    Jiang Jinfei (蒋靳非): May 1983-September 1984


11. 
    Yao Minxue (姚敏学): September 1984-August 1987


12. 
    Cao Lei (曹磊): August 1987-July 1990


13. 
    Song Guochen (宋国臣): July 1990-May 1992


14. 
    Zhang Deguang (张德广): May 1992-December 1995


15. 
    Wang Youjie (王有杰): December 1995-June 2001


16. 
    Li Ke (李克): June 2001-

Sister cities[edit]

Zhengzhou is twinned with:

Country	City	Since
Japan	Saitama City	October 12, 1981[49]
United States	Richmond, Virginia	September 14, 1994[50]
Romania	Cluj-Napoca	April 9, 1995[51]
South Korea	Jinju	July 25, 2000[52]
Namibia	Mariental	August 27, 2001[53]
Jordan	Irbid	January 31, 2002[54]
Russia	Samara	April 11, 2002[55]
Brasil	Joinville	November 17, 2003[56]
Germany	Schwerin	April 12, 2006[57]
Bulgaria	Shumen	April 27, 2007[58]
Belarus	Mogilev	June 12, 2014[59]

See also[edit]

• Zhengzhou Ostrich Park


• Zhengzhou Shang City


• History of Zhengzhou


• List of historical capitals of China


• Zhengzhou Ferris Wheel


• Zhengzhou Foreign Language School

Notes[edit]

External links[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Zhengzhou.

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Zhengzhou.

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  Zhengzhou Government website (in Chinese)
  

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	Rank	Name	Province	Pop.	Rank	Name	Province	Pop.
Shanghai Beijing	1	Shanghai	Municipality of China	20,217,748	11	Chongqing	Municipality of China	6,263,790	Shenzhen Guangzhou
	2	Beijing	Municipality of China	16,446,857	12	Nanjing	Jiangsu	5,827,888
	3	Shenzhen	Guangdong	10,358,381	13	Shenyang	Liaoning	5,718,232
	4	Guangzhou	Guangdong	9,702,144	14	Xi'an	Shaanxi	5,206,253
	5	Tianjin	Municipality of China	9,562,255	15	Hangzhou	Zhejiang	5,162,093
	6	Wuhan	Hubei	7,541,527	16	Harbin	Heilongjiang	4,933,054
	7	Dongguan	Guangdong	7,271,322	17	Dalian	Liaoning	3,902,467
	8	Hong Kong	SAR of China	7,071,576	18	Zhengzhou	Henan	3,677,032
	9	Foshan	Guangdong	6,771,895	19	Shantou	Guangdong	3,644,017
	10	Chengdu	Sichuan	6,316,922	20	Jinan	Shandong	3,527,566