Zhengzhou, China

Zhengzhou 郑州市
Prefecture-level city
Clockwise from top left: Erqi Memorial Tower, Emperors Yan and Huang, Dengfeng Observatory, Shaolin Monastery, Zhengzhou Exhibition Center; and Center: The Pagoda Forest at the Shaolin Temple
Nickname(s): business city, green city
Motto: Partnership, Openness, Innovation, and Harmony (博大、开放、创新、和谐)
Location of Zhengzhou City; jurisdiction in Henan
Zhengzhou Location in China
Coordinates: 34°46′N 113°39′E / 34.767°N 113.650°E / 34.767; 113.650Coordinates: 34°46′N 113°39′E / 34.767°N 113.650°E / 34.767; 113.650
Country	China
Province	Henan
City seat	Zhongyuan
Subdivisions	List Districts Erqi Guancheng Hui Huiji Jinshui Shangjie Zhongyuan County-level cities Dengfeng Gongyi Xingyang Xinmi Xinzheng County Zhongmu
Government
• Mayor	Ma Yi
Area
• Prefecture-level city	7,507 km2 (2,898 sq mi)
• Urban	1,024 km2 (395 sq mi)
• Metro	1,979 km2 (764 sq mi)
Population (2015)
• Prefecture-level city	9,568,000
• Density	1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi)
• Urban	6,406,000
• Urban density	6,300/km2 (16,000/sq mi)
GDP (2016)
• Total GDP	C¥ 799.4 billion (US$120.38 billion)
• Per capita	CN¥ 83,551 (US$12,581)
Time zone	China Standard (UTC+8)
Postal code	450000
Area code(s)	371
License plate prefixes	A
Website	www.zhengzhou.gov.cn

Zhèngzhōu
"Zhèngzhōu" in Simplified (top) and Traditional (bottom) Chinese characters
Simplified Chinese	郑州
Traditional Chinese	鄭州
Literal meaning	"Zhèng Settlement"
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhèngzhōu Bopomofo ㄓㄥˋ   ㄓㄡ Gwoyeu Romatzyh Jenqjou Wade–Giles Chêng4-chou1 IPA [ʈʂə̂ŋ.ʈʂóu] Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Jehng-jāu IPA [tsɛ̀ːŋ.tsɐ́u] Jyutping Zeng6-zau1 Southern Min Hokkien POJ Tēⁿ-chiu Tâi-lô Tēnn-tsiu

Zhengzhou is a Chinese city and the provincial capital of Henan Province in east-central China. As a prefecture-level city, it also serves as the political, economic, technological, and educational centre of the province, as well as a major transportation hub for Central China. The city lies on the southern bank of the Yellow River, and is one of the Eight Great Ancient Capitals of China.

Zhengzhou has a population of 9,378,000 inhabitants with an urban population of 6,406,000, the city is one of the main built up areas of Henan region. Zhengzhou is now a rapidly growing city.

Greater Zhengzhou was named as one of the 13 emerging megacities or megalopolises in China in a July 2012 report by the Economist Intelligence Unit.

The Shang dynasty established Aodu (隞都) or Bodu (亳都) in Zhengzhou. This prehistorical city had become abandoned as ruins long before the First Emperor of China in BC 260. Since 1950, archaeological finds in a walled city in Eastern Zhengzhou have provided evidence of Neolithic Shang dynasty settlements in the area. Outside this city, remains of large public buildings and a complex of small settlements have been discovered. The site is generally identified with the Shang capital of Ao and is preserved in the Shang dynasty Ruins monument in Guanchen District. The Shang, who continually moved their capital due to frequent natural disasters, left Ao at around 13th century BC. The site, nevertheless, remained occupied; Zhou (post-1050 BC) tombs have also been discovered. Legend suggests that in the Western Zhou period (1111–771 BC) the site became the fief of a family named Guan. From this derives the name borne by the county (xian) since the late 6th century BC—Guancheng (City of the Guan). The city first became the seat of a prefectural administration in AD 587, when it was named Guanzhou. In 605 it was first called Zhengzhou—a name by which it has been known virtually ever since.