Zhengzhou, also known as Shangdu, Lvcheng and the capital of Henan Province, is located in the south of China's North China Plain, the lower reaches of the Yellow River, and in the hinterland of China. It was founded in March 1928. In October 1954, it became the capital of Henan Province, with jurisdiction over 6 districts, 5 cities, 1 county, as well as national functional zones such as Zhengzhou Airport Economic Comprehensive Experimental Zone, Zhengzhou Economic and Technological Development Zone, Zhengzhou High tech Industrial Development Zone, and Zhengdong New Area. The total area of the city is 7567 square kilometers, with a built-up area of 744.15 square kilometers in the central urban area and 1342.11 square kilometers in the urban built-up area of the city. In 2022, Zhengzhou City will achieve a gross domestic product of 1293.47 billion yuan. As of the end of 2023, the permanent population of Zhengzhou city will reach 13.008 million, an increase of 180000 from the previous year.
As of the end of 2022, Zhengzhou has 68 ordinary higher education institutions, 103 secondary vocational and technical education schools, 137 ordinary high schools, 422 ordinary junior high schools, and 981 ordinary primary schools. Zhengzhou has a total of 6067 health institutions, including 290 hospitals, 304 community health service centers (stations), 94 health centers, 2669 village clinics, 14 maternal and child health clinics, 17 disease prevention and control institutions, and 16 health supervision centers.
In the 16th year of the Kaihuang reign of the Sui Dynasty (596 AD), the Guanzhou Government was established, located in the present-day Guancheng District. In the fourth year of Chongning (1105 AD), it was established as Xifu and became one of the four auxiliary counties of the Song Dynasty. In the fourth year of Jin Zhenyou (1216), Guancheng was renamed Gushi and later renamed Guancheng County. In the second year of the Yongzheng reign of the Qing Dynasty (1724), Zhengzhou was promoted to Zhili Prefecture and came under the jurisdiction of Henan Province. At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, Zhengzhou was placed under the jurisdiction of Kaifeng Prefecture. In the Qing Dynasty, Zhengzhou was upgraded to a Zhili prefecture twice. In 1913, Zhengzhou was renamed Zheng County. In 1928, Zheng County was renamed Zhengzhou City. In 1931, the city was abolished and Zheng County was reorganized. On October 22, 1948, the People's Liberation Army of China took over Zhengzhou and established the city of Zhengzhou. In 1954, the People's Government of Henan Province moved from Kaifeng to Zhengzhou, and Zhengzhou became the capital of Henan Province.
Zhengzhou is one of the first excellent tourist cities in China, with numerous historical and cultural landscapes and abundant natural mountain and water resources. There is Shaolin Temple, the ancestral home of Zen Buddhism and the world-renowned Shaolin Kung Fu; Mount Song, the first batch of world geological parks with the concept of "Five Generations Under One Roof"; Xuanyuan, the spiritual home of Chinese people both at home and abroad, is the hometown of Huangdi; There is a Yellow River Culture Park that offers a panoramic view of the scenery of China's mother river, the Yellow River; There is the earliest existing astronomical observatory in China; There is the oldest Taoist temple, Yue Temple; Songyang Academy, one of the four major academies in China; The Dahu Pavilion Han Tomb, with beautiful portraits and murals; There are many tourist attractions such as canyons, waterfalls, emerald valleys, and picturesque Yanming Lake, which make Chinese and foreign tourists linger and forget to leave
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