Dengzhou (), formerly Deng County (), is a city in Nanyang, Henan, China. It has an area of and a population of 1,500,000. The urban area is 35 km², and the urban population is 300,000. The city is located in the southwest of Henan province, adjacent to the borders between Henan,

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and Xi'an, with equal distance to any of these three cities. It is a city with a long cultural history in China. Historical figures from Dengzhou include

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(ancient Chinese medicine practitioner), Han Yu (poet),

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(senator of Song dynasty), Fan Zhongyan (writer),

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(modern writer), and Zhou Daxin (modern writer).

Administrative divisions

As 2012, this city is divided to 3 subdistricts, 13 towns and 11 townships. ;Subdistricts * Huazhou Subdistrict () * Gucheng Subdistrict () * Tuanhe Subdistrict () ;Towns ;Townships

Climate

Economy

Dengzhou's economy is largely based on the production of agricultural products. Farmers grow crops such as

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cotton Cotton is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective case, around the seeds of the cotton plants of the genus '' Gossypium'' in the mallow family Malvaceae. The fiber is almost pure cellulose, and can contain minor pe ...

maize Maize ( ; ''Zea mays'' subsp. ''mays'', from es, maíz after tnq, mahiz), also known as corn (North American English, North American and Australian English), is a cereal grain first domesticated by indigenous peoples of Mexico, indigenous ...

sesame Sesame ( or ; ''Sesamum indicum'') is a flowering plant in the genus ''Sesamum'', also called benne. Numerous wild relatives occur in Africa and a smaller number in India. It is widely naturalized in tropical regions around the world and is cul ...

peanut The peanut (''Arachis hypogaea''), also known as the groundnut, goober (US), pindar (US) or monkey nut (UK), is a legume crop grown mainly for its edible seeds. It is widely grown in the tropics and subtropics, important to both small an ...

s, yellow beans, peppers and

tobacco Tobacco is the common name of several plants in the genus '' Nicotiana'' of the family Solanaceae, and the general term for any product prepared from the cured leaves of these plants. More than 70 species of tobacco are known, but the ...

. The city's primary industries include cigarette-packing, food processing and sculpture.

Transport

*Airplane to nearest Nanyang airport; *Drive along the National Expressway Network (Nanyang-Xiangfan link). * China National Highway 207 *Railway by K149, K206/K207, K205/K208, K184, 6010/6011/6014, 1512/1513, 1389/1390, 1165/1168, 1126/1127. *Public bus transport: many

Tourism

Sightseeing Lan Xiu Ting (Pavilion with picturesque view), Pagoda of Fu Sheng, relics of ancient city wall and the recently built touring area along the Tuan River.

Education

Dengzhou No.1 High School is the most popular high school of the city. Nanyang No.4 Teachers College is the only college of the city licensed to issue certified educational diplomas to students.

References

External links

Official website of Dengzhou government
Cities in Henan County-level divisions of Henan Nanyang, Henan {{Henan-geo-stub