Muye District () is a district of the city of
Xinxiang
Xinxiang ( ; postal: Sinsiang) is a prefecture-level city in northern Henan province, China.
It borders the provincial capital of Zhengzhou to its southwest, Kaifeng to its southeast, Hebi and Anyang to its north, Jiaozuo to its west, and the ...
,
Henan
Henan (; or ; ; alternatively Honan) is a landlocked province of China, in the central part of the country. Henan is often referred to as Zhongyuan or Zhongzhou (), which literally means "central plain" or "midland", although the name is al ...
province, China.
History
The BC
Battle of Muye
The Battle of Muye () or Battle of the Mu was a battle fought in ancient China between the rebel Zhou state and the reigning Shang dynasty. The Zhou army, led by Wu of Zhou, defeated the defending army of King Di Xin of Shang at Muye and capt ...
ended
Shang hegemony over the
Wei and
Yellow River
The Yellow River or Huang He (Chinese: , Mandarin: ''Huáng hé'' ) is the second-longest river in China, after the Yangtze River, and the sixth-longest river system in the world at the estimated length of . Originating in the Bayan Ha ...
s and established the state of
Zhou.
Administrative divisions
As 2012, this district is divided to 7 subdistricts, 1 town and 1 township.
;Subdistricts
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Donggandao Subdistrict ()
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Rongxiaolu Subdistrict ()
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Beigandao Subdistrict ()
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Huayuan Subdistrict ()
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Weibei Subdistrict ()
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Xinhuilu Subdistrict ()
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Hepinglu Subdistrict ()
;Towns
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Wangcun ()
;Townships
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Muye Township ()
References
County-level divisions of Henan
Xinxiang
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