Zhou * * * extends in all directions, and highway, railway and waterway traffic are intertwined into a network, forming a trinity traffic pattern of highway, railway and waterway. Shaying River has been a navigable river since ancient times. There are two freight terminals, Zhoukou and Liuwan, which enter the Huaihe River and join the Yangtze River. Sha Ying's inland river shipping can reach Nanjing, Shanghai and Hangzhou directly. Zhoukou is the old capital of Fuxi, the hometown of Laozi, and has the reputation of "pioneer of China and sacred relic of Kyushu", and is praised as "the birthplace of Chinese culture" by the All-China Fuxi Culture Research Association.
In 20 18, the GDP of Zhoukou area was 268.722 billion yuan, ranking fifth in the province. An increase of 8.2%; Total local fiscal revenue 1909 1 100 million yuan, an increase of 21.0%; The per capita disposable income of urban residents was 26,404 yuan, an increase of 8.6%; The per capita disposable income of rural residents 1 1095 yuan, an increase of 9. 1%.