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Pingdingshan
Pingdingshan ( zh, s=平顶山, t=平頂山, p=Píngdǐngshān), also known as Eagle City ( zh, s=鹰城, p=Yīngchéng, t=鷹城), is a prefecture-level city in central Henan province, China. It had 4,904,701 inhabitants at the 2010 census whom 1,756,333 lived in the built-up (or metro) area including Ye county being conurbated. History In Chinese, Pingdingshan means "mountain with a flat top". The city is named after a nearby plateau, the top of which is very flat. The reason for the nickname of the city "Eagle City" can be traced back to two thousand years ago during the "Spring and Autumn Annals". There was a small country royal named Ying who lived in Pingdingshan area. In ancient times, the word "Ying" had the same pronunciation as Eagle in Chinese, therefore people also called Pingdingshan "Eagle City". Pingdingshan was established as a prefecture-level city in 1957. Geography Pingdingshan borders the provincial capital of Zhengzhou to the north, Xuchang and Luohe to ...
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Pingdingshan West Railway Station
Pingdingshan West railway station is a railway station on the border of Baofeng County and Xinhua District, Pingdingshan, Henan, China. It opened with the first stage of the Zhengzhou–Wanzhou high-speed railway Zhengzhou–Wanzhou high-speed railway () is a high-speed railway connecting Zhengzhou, the capital of Henan province, and Wanzhou District in Chongqing. The section between Zhengzhou East and Xiangyang East started operation on 1 December 2019 ... on 1 December 2019. The name ''Pingdingshan West'' was used by another station, however, this station had its name changed to Baofeng railway station in July 2019. References Railway stations in Henan Railway stations in China opened in 2019 {{Henan-railstation-stub ...
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Henan
Henan; alternatively Honan is a province in Central China. Henan is home to many heritage sites, including Yinxu, the ruins of the final capital of the Shang dynasty () and the Shaolin Temple. Four of the historical capitals of China, Luoyang, Anyang, Kaifeng and Zhengzhou, are in Henan. While the province's name means 'south of the river', approximately a quarter of the province lies north of the Yellow River. With an area of , Henan covers a large part of the fertile and densely populated North China Plain. Its neighboring provinces are Shaanxi, Shanxi, Hebei, Shandong, Anhui, and Hubei. Henan is China's third-most populous province and the most populous among inland provinces, with a population of over 99 million as of 2020. It is also the world's seventh-most populous administrative division; if it were a country by itself, Henan would be the 17th-most populous in the world, behind Egypt and Vietnam. People from Henan often suffer from regional discrimination ...
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Xinhua District, Pingdingshan
Xinhua District () is a core district of the city of Pingdingshan, Henan province, China. Administrative divisions , this district is divided to 10 subdistricts and 2 towns. ;Subdistricts ;Towns * Jiaodian () * Zhiyang () References County-level divisions of Henan Pingdingshan {{Henan-geo-stub ...
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Jia County, Henan
Jia County or Jiaxian () is a county under the administration of Pingdingshan City, in south-central Henan Province, China. Jia county is famous for ''heluo'' noodles, the Three-Su Temple and Linfeng village. Three-Su Temple is the place where the famous poets Su Xun, Su Shi Su Shi ( zh, t=, s=苏轼, p=Sū Shì; 8 January 1037 – 24 August 1101), courtesy name Zizhan (), art name Dongpo (), was a Chinese poet, essayist, calligrapher, painter, scholar-official, literatus, artist, pharmacologist, and gastronome wh ... and Su Zhe are buried. Linfeng village's traditional red stone architecture has high historical and cultural value with distinctive local characteristics. Administrative divisions , this county is divided to 6 towns, 7 townships and 1 ethnic township. ;Towns ;Townships ;Ethnic townships * Yaozhuang Hui Township () Climate References External linksOfficial website of Jia County Government County-level divisions of Henan Pingdingshan {{He ...
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Nanyang, Henan
Nanyang is a prefecture-level city in the southwest of Henan province, China. The city with the largest administrative area in Henan, Nanyang borders Xinyang to the southeast, Zhumadian to the east, Pingdingshan to the northeast, Luoyang to the north, Sanmenxia to the northwest, the province of Shaanxi to the west, and the province of Hubei to the south. Nanyang is known for its outstanding people and land, producing numerous talents. In history, it nurtured the "sage of science" Zhang Heng, "sage of medicine" Zhang Zhongjing, "sage of commerce" Fan Li, and "sage of intelligence" Zhuge Liang. It also nurtured contemporary celebrities such as philosopher Feng Youlan, military strategist Peng Xuefeng, novelist Yao Xueyin, inventor Wang Yongmin, and writer Er Yuehe. Names In the name "Nanyang" ( zh, s= , t= , p=Nányáng), ''Nan'' () means south, and ''Yang'' (/) means sun—the south side of a mountain, or the north side of a river, in Chinese language, Chinese is called ''Ya ...
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Spring Temple Buddha
The Zhongyuan Buddha (; and ) or better known in English as the Spring Temple Buddha is a colossal statue depicting Vairocana Buddha located in Foquan Temple (; ) in the Zhaocun township of Lushan County, Henan, China, built between 1997 and 2008. It is located within the ''Fodushan Scenic Area'', close to National Freeway 311. At , excluding a lotus throne, it is the second-tallest statue in the world after the ''Statue of Unity'' in Gujarat, India, which surpassed it in 2018 with a height of . Description Taking into account the pedestal/building atop which it is placed, the monument has a total height of . , the hill on which the statue stands was reshaped to form two further pedestals, the upper one being tall. The total height of the monument is now said to be . The project as a whole was estimated to cost around $55 million, $18 million of which was to be spent on the statue. It was originally estimated to consist of 1,100 pieces of copper cast, with a total weight o ...
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Zhumadian
Zhumadian ( zh, s= , t= , p=Zhùmǎdiàn; Postal romanization, postal: Chumatien) is a prefecture-level city in southern Henan province of China, province, China. It borders Xinyang to the south, Nanyang, Henan, Nanyang to the west, Pingdingshan to the northwest, Luohe to the north, Zhoukou to the northeast, and the province of Anhui to the east. As of the 2020 Chinese census, its total population was 7,008,427 inhabitants whom 1,466,913 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made of Yicheng District, Zhumadian, Yicheng District and Suiping County now conurbated. It was once the center of the Cai (state), Cai state during the Eastern Zhou era. The state leaves its name in several of the subdivisions including Shangcai County and Xincai County. Administrative divisions The prefecture-level city of Zhumadian administers 1 district of China, district and 9 County (People's Republic of China), counties. *Yicheng District, Zhumadian, Yicheng District () *Runan County () *Pingyu Count ...
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Zhengzhou
Zhengzhou is the capital of Henan, China. Located in northern Henan, it is one of the nine National central city, national central cities in China, and serves as the political, economic, technological, and educational center of the province. The Zhengzhou metropolitan area (including Zhengzhou and Kaifeng) is the core area of the Central Plains Economic Zone. The city lies on the southern bank of the Yellow River. Zhengzhou is a major hub of China's domestic and international transportation network; for example, it is connected to Europe and has an international airport. Zhengzhou is a National Civilized City and a List of National Famous Historical and Cultural Cities in China, State-list Famous Historical and Culture City. As of 2020, there are two List of World Heritage Sites in China, World Cultural Heritage Sites in Zhengzhou. The Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange (ZCE) is China's first futures exchange. Zhengzhou Airport Economy Zone is China's first Airport Economy Zone. As o ...
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Xuchang
Xuchang ( zh, s=, t= ; postal: Hsuchang) is a prefecture-level city in central Henan province in Central China. It is bordered by the provincial capital of Zhengzhou to the northwest, Kaifeng to the northeast, Zhoukou to the east, Luohe to the southeast, and Pingdingshan to the southwest. Its population was 4,307,488 inhabitants at the final 2010 census, of whom 1,952,666 lived in the built-up (or "metro") area made up of Weidu and Jian'an districts (named from Emperor Xian of Han’s era name) and Changge City largely being urbanized. In 2007, the city was named as one of China's top ten livable cities by Chinese Cities Brand Value Report, which was released at 2007 Beijing Summit of China Cities Forum. Administration The prefecture-level city of Xuchang administers 2 districts, 2 county-level cities and 2 counties. * Weidu District () * Jian'an District () * Yuzhou City () * Changge City () * Yanling County () * Xiangcheng County () History During the early ...
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Luohe
Luohe ( zh, s= , p=Luòhé; Postal romanization, postal: Loho) is a prefecture-level city in central Henan province of China, province, China. It is surrounded by the cities of Xuchang, Zhoukou, Zhumadian and Pingdingshan on its north, east, south and west respectively. Its population was 2,367,490 inhabitants at the 2020 Chinese census whom 1,326,687 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made up of Yancheng, Shaoling and Yuanhui districts. Administration The prefecture level city of Luohe directly administers 3 district of China, districts and 2 County (People's Republic of China), counties, which themselves administer 7 Subdistricts of China, subdistricts, 49 Towns of China, towns and Townships of China, townships, 1,262 Villages of China, villages, and 78 Residential communities of China, residential communities. Geography Luohe spans parts of central and southern Henan, Henan Province, spanning from 113°27′E to 114°16′E in terms of longitude, and from 33°24′N to 33 ...
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Luoyang
Luoyang ( zh, s=洛阳, t=洛陽, p=Luòyáng) is a city located in the confluence area of the Luo River and the Yellow River in the west of Henan province, China. Governed as a prefecture-level city, it borders the provincial capital of Zhengzhou to the east, Pingdingshan to the southeast, Nanyang to the south, Sanmenxia to the west, Jiyuan to the north, and Jiaozuo to the northeast. As of December 31, 2018, Luoyang had a population of 6,888,500 inhabitants with 2,751,400 people living in the built-up (or metro) area made of the city's five out of six urban districts (except the Jili District not continuously urbanized) and Yanshi District, now being conurbated. By the end of 2022, Luoyang Municipality had jurisdiction over 7 municipal districts, 7 counties and 1 development zone. The permanent population is 7.079 million. Situated on the central plain of China, Luoyang is among the oldest cities in China and one of the cradles of Chinese civilization. It is the earl ...
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License Plate (China)
Vehicle registration plates in China are mandatory metal or plastic plates attached to motor vehicles in mainland China for official identification purposes. The vehicle registration plate, plates are issued by the local traffic management offices, which are sub-branches of local public security bureaus, under the rules of the Ministry of Public Security (China), Ministry of Public Security. Hong Kong and Macau, both of which are special administrative regions of China, issue their own licence plates, a legacy of when they were under British Hong Kong, British and Portuguese Macau, Portuguese administration. Vehicles from Hong Kong and Macau are required to apply for licence plates, usually from Guangdong province, to travel on roads in mainland China. Vehicles from mainland China have to apply for Vehicle registration plates of Hong Kong, Hong Kong licence plates or Vehicle registration plates of Macau, Macau licence plates to enter those territories. The font used are in the ...
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