Zhengzhou, referred to as "Zheng" for short, was called "in heaven and earth" in history, and was called Shangdu in ancient times, and now it is called Greentown. Henan Province governs prefecture-level cities, provincial capitals and megacities. Zhengzhou is located in the north-central part of Henan Province, at the boundary between the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River, between 112 42 ′-114 14 ′ east longitude and 34 16 ′-34 58 ′ north latitude, with a total area of 7,567 square kilometers. The general trend of Zhengzhou's topography is high in the southwest and low in the northeast, which belongs to temperate continental monsoon climate. There are 124 large and small rivers in Zhengzhou, which span the Yellow River and Huaihe River basins.

according to the division of Shangshu Yugong, Zhengzhou belonged to the "Yuzhou territory" in Kyushu in ancient times. In October of the 37th year of the Republic of China (1948), after the liberation of Zhengzhou by the Central Plains Field Army, Zhengzhou City was established in Zhengzhou County, directly under the leadership of Henan Province. On October 3, 1954, the government of Henan Province moved from Kaifeng to Zhengzhou, and Zhengzhou became the capital of Henan Province. As of April 222, Zhengzhou has jurisdiction over 6 districts, 5 county-level cities and 1 county.

Zhengzhou is an important birthplace of Chinese civilization, a national historical and cultural city, one of the six sites supported by the state and a member of the World Historical Metropolis Alliance. By the end of 221, Zhengzhou has 83 national key cultural relics protection units, 97 provincial cultural relics protection units, 28 municipal cultural relics protection units and 6 national intangible cultural heritage lists.