Xuchang City is located in the hinterland of the Central Plains in central Henan Province. In Chinese history, it has always been a battleground for heroes and military strategists. Xuchang is the core birthplace of the Chinese nation and Chinese civilization, the root of China, and the birthplace of the Xia Dynasty, the first hereditary dynasty recorded in Chinese history books. The archaeological discovery of the "Xuchang Man" has filled an important link in the origin of modern humans in China, and is expected to break the view of mankind's "African origin theory." Xuchang Yuzhou (formerly Yu County), the first hereditary dynasty recorded in Chinese history books, the first country in the form of tribal alliance, Xiayi (Yangdi), the capital of the Xia Dynasty, the birthplace of the Chinese nation and Chinese civilization, Chinese civilization The birthplace of.

In 2010, Xuchang City governed 3 counties (Xuchang County, Yanling County, Xiangcheng County), 2 cities (Yuzhou City, Changge City) and 1 district (Weidu District), of which the urban built-up area The area reaches 80 square kilometers; the population in the built-up area exceeds 700,000; the urbanization rate exceeds 41%. Xuchang City also has three modern new urban areas: Xuchang New District (deputy department level), Dongcheng District, and China Xuchang Economic Development Zone (national development zone). Xuchang City has a total area of ??4,996 square kilometers (113°03′～114°190′ east longitude, 33°16′～34°24′ north latitude), and the city’s total population is 4.3072 million (2010). The average altitude of Xuchang City is 72.8 meters. It has a warm temperate monsoon climate and is located in the hinterland of the Central Plains, at the eastern foot of the Funiu Mountains, east of Zhongyue Songshan (Guwaifang Mountain), Fangshan (Gulong Mountain), Yinghe River, Qingyi River, Beiru River, and Lanhe River. Shuangjie River, Shiliang River, Baisha Reservoir, Zhifang Reservoir, Fulgang Reservoir, more than a dozen rivers and lakes crisscross the area, and the mountains and rivers are beautiful and long. The South-to-North Water Diversion Center Route Grand Canal and the West-to-East Natural Gas Pipeline pass through the territory.

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