Zhoukou city is located in the southeast of Henan province, bordering Fuyang, Anhui province in the east, Luohe city and Xuchang city in Henan province in the west, Zhumadian city in the south and Kaifeng and Shangqiu city in the north. The city has a land area of 11,959 square kilometers and a total population of 1.65 million. It has jurisdiction over 1 counties and cities including Fugou County, Xihua County, Shangshui County, Taikang County, Luyi County, dancheng, Huaiyang County, shenqiu county, Xiangcheng City and Chuanhui District.
Zhoukou has a long history and splendid culture, with a civilization history of more than 6, years. The Fuxi family of Taihao built its capital here, and the Shennong family of Yandi sowed grains, which created the ancient civilization of the Chinese nation. Zhoukou belonged to the State of Chen in ancient times, and the Book of Songs, Chen Feng, was impressive. At the end of the warring States period, it was the seat of Chu capital, which was called ying Chen in history. At the end of Qin Dynasty, the peasants revolted, and Chen Sheng and Wu Guang established the Zhang Chu regime here. During the Han Dynasty, Chen was a prince's territory, prosperous and rich. Since Wei and Jin Dynasties, Huaiyang has set up a county and a government. In the history of Zhoukou, there are many heroes. Laozi (Li Er), the originator of Taoism, wrote the Classic of Tao Te Ching, which is immortal. There are also famous giants such as Xie An, a teacher in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Xie Lingyun, a writer, and Ji Hongchang, a modern national hero. In 1949, Huaiyang area was established, and in 1965, Zhoukou area was established. On June 8, 2, Zhoukou City, a prefecture-level city, was revoked with the approval of the State Council.
Zhoukou enjoys convenient transportation, with roads, railways and waterways interwoven into a network extending in all directions. There are 13 national highways and provincial highways, of which 311 national highway runs through the east and west, and 16 national highway runs through the north and south. There are 184 county and township highways with a mileage of 4, kilometers. Luo (River)-Fu (Yang) Railway connects with Beijing-Guangzhou and Beijing-Kowloon lines, and passenger and freight trains connect all parts of the country. Luo (River) Zhou (Kou) boundary (first) expressway can directly reach Nanjing, Shanghai and Hangzhou in the east, and connect with Beijing-Zhuhai Expressway in the west, which can directly reach Zhengzhou International Airport. A (Rongqi) Shenzhen (Shenzhen) Expressway, Zhou (Kou) Shang (Qiu) Expressway and Xu (Chang) Hao (Zhou) Expressway are under construction. Shaying River has been a navigable channel since ancient times, which flows into the Huaihe River and joins the Yangtze River. Shaying River shipping can go directly to Nanjing and Shanghai.
Zhoukou has complete infrastructure. The capacity of telephone exchanges and network access equipment in the city is 1.2 million, and there are 8, fixed telephone users, which can directly dial more than 21 countries and regions in the world. The number of mobile communication users in China has grown to 7,, and the number of users in China Unicom has grown to nearly 12,, with an annual growth rate of more than 1%. The informatization construction has been fruitful, with the opening of Zhoukou statistical information network and the establishment of online Zhoukou publicity platform. Zhoukou is rich in energy. It has been proved that there are a large range of coal and gas resources, and now it has entered the stage of planning and demonstration before development. The national "West-to-East Gas Transmission Project" passes through Zhoukou and opens in Huaiyang, with an annual gas supply of 7 million cubic meters. Zhoukou has sufficient power supply. In 24, the purchased power generation reached 2.537 billion kWh, and the reliability rate of power supply reached 99.8%, which fully guaranteed the electricity consumption for industrial production and life. The water supply in the city is reliable, and the third water plant in the city has been completed, which can fully meet the needs of production and domestic water.
Zhoukou agriculture was once brilliant. This is an important production base of grain, cotton, oil, meat and tobacco in China. In 24, the city's annual grain output reached 5.412 million tons, cotton output reached 176, tons, oil output reached 299, tons, and meat output reached 732,3 tons, all of which were in the forefront of Henan Province. Zhoukou is also an important national breeding and meat export base for yellow cattle, Huai goats and pigs. The produced Huai goat skin is an export inspection-free product, which is exported to the United States, Britain, Italy, Japan and Eastern European countries. Zhoukou and Zhangjiakou in Hebei Province in history are also called the two major leather capitals of China. Zhoukou is also a famous advanced city in plain greening in China, with a forest coverage rate of 18.26%, and is known as the "plain forest".
Zhoukou industry has now formed a complete industrial system with electric power, machinery, textile, food processing, building materials and leather and fur processing as its pillars. In 24, the city's industrial added value reached 17.6 billion yuan. A number of well-known industrial brands at home and abroad have emerged. "Lotus" brand monosodium glutamate produced by Henan Lotus Group has won 24 domestic and international gold medals, and its production capacity ranks among the top four in the same industry in the world, and the output of a single factory ranks first in the world. The high and low Song He grain liquor produced by Song He Liquor Co., Ltd. won the national gold medal and entered the ranks of national famous wines; Cow leather and its products produced by Henan Shoes City Leather Group are exported to more than 1 countries and regions. In addition, a number of famous products such as golden monkey toffee, racing shoes and Bangjie food are well-known at home and abroad. A number of emerging industrial enterprises such as Hualin Group, Yihai Grain and Oil Group and Longda Power Generation Company will play a strong supporting role in the rapid expansion of Zhoukou's industrial scale.
Zhoukou is rich in tourism resources. There are 33 tourist attractions in the city, such as Fuxi Mausoleum of Taihao, Pingliangtai Site, Confucius Xiange Tower, Taiqing Palace, the site of Nuwa City, Guandi Temple, Yuan Shikai Palace and Longhu Scenic Area. Among them, Taihao Fuxi Mausoleum, Pingliangtai Site and Guandi Temple belong to national key cultural relics protection units. Huaiyang also has the tomb of Hu Gongtie, the ancestor of Chen. Huaiyang is the birthplace of Chen in the world. Every year, a large number of overseas Chinese surnamed Chen come to Huaiyang to find their roots and ask their ancestors. Taikang is the birthplace of Xie's family, and there is a Xie's cultural research society. The city has formed a tourist hotline focusing on Zhoukou-Huaiyang-Luyi "three points and one line".
Area: the whole city covers an area of 11,959 square kilometers
Population: the total population is 1.65 million
Topography: Zhoukou belongs to the Huanghuai Plain, with high terrain in the northwest and low terrain in the southeast, with an altitude of 36-64 meters
Climate: Zhoukou belongs to the warm temperate and semi-humid continental monsoon climate, with an average annual temperature of 15 and an average annual precipitation of 75 mm.
geographical location: Zhoukou city is located in the southeast of Henan province, bordering Fuyang, Anhui province in the east, Luohe city and Xuchang city in Henan province in the west, Zhumadian city in the south and Kaifeng and Shangqiu city in the north.
administrative area: it governs 1 counties and cities in Fugou County, Xihua County, Shangshui County, Taikang County, Luyi County, dancheng, Huaiyang County, shenqiu county City, Xiangcheng City and Chuanhui District.
customs and human feelings
Zhoukou Dragon Boat Race
Zhoukou is a famous hometown of dragon boats in Zhongzhou, and it is a traditional custom here to have dragon boats during the Dragon Boat Festival. Zhoukou dragon boat is different from Jiangnan dragon boat. Jiangnan dragon boat is long and sharp, while Zhoukou dragon boat is short and flat, agile and easy to turn around. The dragon boat in Jiangnan is decorated less, and the dragon boat in Zhoukou is decorated with silk and paper, which is luxurious and pretty. In Zhoukou Dragon Boat Race, each dragon boat has a fixed "expert", "spanner", "drummer" and ten rowers. Everyone works together, cooperates tacitly, dances with two oars, and flies like a canoe. The events of Zhoukou Dragon Boat Race include tug-of-war and duck-catching. When tug-of-war, a rope connects two dragon boats, and both sides struggle to paddle in opposite directions. Tug-of-war on water is more complicated than tug-of-war on land. Besides strength competition, there are also skills and wisdom. Paddling paddles are like feet on the ground. If you want to stand still, you need to paddle hard and dare not slack off at all. If you want to beat each other, you need the whole ship to work together to win.
Tourist guide
Taihao Mausoleum
Taihao Fuxi is a wise emperor in ancient Chinese myths and legends. He is "the first of a hundred kings", ranking first among the five emperors in san huang. During the evolution of human society from matriarchal to paternal, and from barbarism to civilization, he made great achievements in being a monkey with his own intelligence and wisdom. Later generations therefore called him "the ancestor" and "the originator of Sven". "Tai Hao" is people's praise for Fuxi, which means that Fuxi has boundless merits and is as bright as the sun and the moon. To commemorate the merits of ancestors, Fuxi Mausoleum was built here in the Spring and Autumn Period. When Confucius traveled around the world to visit the state of Chen, Chen Linggong accompanied Confucius to visit the mausoleum. The Three Kingdoms Wei Cao Zhizeng <; Feng Si Wang Yuchen paid a visit to Fuxi Temple and wrote Fuxi Zan. Since the Tang and Song Dynasties, the mausoleum of Taihao Fuxi has been continuously expanded, including the mausoleum and the sacrificial temple, covering an area of 875 mu. The buildings in the present cemetery are Ming dynasty buildings, and the structure is similar to that of the Ming dynasty palace. It is divided into two cities, the inner city is called the Forbidden City and the outer city is called the Imperial City. The city is lined with ancient cypresses, stone inscriptions, morning bells and drums, and the sound is several miles. Tongtian Temple, also called the main hall and the front hall, is the largest building in the whole cemetery, with a height of meters and an area of 39 square meters. There is a tall shrine in the hall, in which there is a statue of Fuxi, with statues of Shennong, Huangdi, Shao Hao and Zhuanxiang on the left and right. The tomb of Taihao Fuxi is more than 2 meters high and 15 meters in circumference; It is round on the top and square on the bottom, symbolizing "the place where the sky is round". In front of the tomb, there is a blue stone tablet of the Song Dynasty, which is 3 feet wide and 15 feet high, with the Chinese characters "Tomb of Taihao Fuxi" inscribed on it. It is said that this tablet was written by Su Xiaomei with a towel as a pen.
Taiqing Palace
Located 5 kilometers east of Luyi County, Taiqing Palace is the birthplace of Laozi, an outstanding thinker and founder of Taoism in ancient China, formerly known as Qurenli in Lixiang. Lao Zi, surnamed Li Ming 'er, Bo Yang, posthumous title Meng. Born in Qurenli, Lixiang Township, Kuxian County, Chu at the end of the Spring and Autumn Period, that is, Taiqinggong Township, Luyi County. Taiqing, Taoism, also known as the sky, is said to be inhabited by immortals, and Taoism is often used to name its temples. The memorial building in Laozi's hometown was originally Laozi Temple, which was built in the eighth year of Emperor Tingxi in the Eastern Han Dynasty (165) and later changed to Laozi Temple. Li Yuan, the founder of the Tang Dynasty, recognized Laozi as the ancestor, took Laozi Temple as the ancestral temple, and built a palace palace. In the 3th year of Tang Kaiyuan (725), Li Longji officially changed the "Purple Pole Palace" to Taiqing Palace. The front and rear palaces of Taiqing Palace are one mile apart, and there is a quiet river with east-west flow in the middle, which means "quietism" by Laozi. There is a Huixian Bridge on the river, which connects the front and rear palaces. The two palaces cover an area of 872 mu, and there are more than 6 buildings of all kinds. The halls and pavilions are dotted with splendor and are extremely prosperous. The "Qiangong" is centered on the Taiji Hall, with Laozi Cattle Farm site in the east, Yinyangshan site in the west, and Jiubu Well in it, which still exists today. There is a statue of Laozi in the main hall, and an iron column with a height of about 1.5 meters and a diameter of about 25 centimeters stands on the side of the hall, which is called "Mountain Whip" and is actually a symbol of Laozi's post of "History under the Column". Since the "Jingkang Rebellion", the Taiqing Palace has been repeatedly destroyed and repaired several times.
Shopping and entertainment
-Specialty
Luyi celery, asparagus, lotus root in soup village, pomegranate, sweet persimmon, plum, apricot, Taikang nectarine, Shenqiu Huai goat, Jizhong vermicelli, etc.
-handicrafts
cloth silk paintings, handmade cloth shoes and cloth stickers.
-Shopping field
Wanguoyuan Shopping Center is a paradise for consumers to relax, entertain and shop. Zhoukou Zhongdu Shopping Center will truly achieve the organic unity of shopping, leisure, sightseeing, entertainment and catering by combining squares and shopping malls.
Food
-Flavor food
Stuffed fish, Dengcheng pig's trotters, Wangsan dumplings, Zhoujia dough twists, spiced rabbit meat, Zhongzhou spiced belly, Melaleuca tofu, Kongji roast chicken, Guandegong roast chicken, braised elbow, chicken steamed buns, etc.