Puyang
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| name | |
| native_name | 濮阳市 |
| native_name_lang | zh-Hans |
| settlement_type | Prefecture-level city |
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| motto | |
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| total_width | 270 |
| image_style | border:1; |
| perrow | 2/2 |
| image2 | 濮阳濮上园旅游度假区.jpg |
| caption2 | Puyang Pushangyuan Tourist Resort |
| image3 | 濮阳站.jpg |
| caption3 | Puyang Railway Station |
| image4 | 戚城入口 濮陽.jpg |
| caption4 | Historic Qi City |
| image5 | 濮陽博物館.jpg |
| caption5 | Puyang Museum |
| image_map | ChinaHenanPuyang.png |
| map_caption | Puyang in Henan |
| pushpin_map | China Northern Plain#China |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location on the North China Plain |
| pushpin_mapsize | |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | People's Republic of China |
| subdivision_type1 | Province |
| subdivision_name1 | Henan |
| seat_type | Municipal seat |
| seat | Hualong District |
| parts_style | |
| parts | |
| p2 | |
| leader_title | Party Secretary |
| leader_name | He Xiong (何雄) |
| leader_title1 | Mayor |
| leader_name1 | Zhao Ruidong (赵瑞东) |
| established_title | |
| established_title1 | |
| established_title2 | |
| named_for | |
| area_magnitude | |
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| area_footnotes | {{cite web |
| url | https://www.hongheiku.com/xianjirank/ |
| script-title | zh:最新人口信息 www.hongheiku.com |
| website | Hongheiku.com |
| language | Chinese |
| access-date | 2021-01-12}} |
| area_total_km2 | 4188 |
| area_land_km2 | |
| area_urban_km2 | 310 |
| area_metro_km2 | 2520 |
| area_blank1_km2 | |
| elevation_footnotes | tags-- |
| elevation_min_ft | |
| population_as_of | 2020 census |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 3772088 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| population_metro | 2524658 |
| population_density_metro_km2 | auto |
| population_urban | 963512 |
| population_density_urban_km2 | auto |
| demographics_type2 | GDP |
| demographics2_title1 | Prefecture-level city |
| demographics2_info1 | CN¥ 145.0 billion |
| US$ 21.8 billion | |
| demographics2_title2 | Per capita |
| demographics2_info2 | CN¥ 40,059 |
| US$ 6,031 | |
| timezone | |
| utc_offset | +8 |
| coor_pinpoint | Puyang municipal government |
| coordinates | |
| postal_code_type | |
| postal_code | 457000 |
| area_code | 0393 |
| iso_code | CN-HA-09 |
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| blank2_name | County-level divisions |
| blank2_info | 6 |
| blank3_name | Township-level divisions |
| blank3_info | 89 |
| blank4_name | Average Temperature |
| blank4_info | 13.7 °C |
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Puyang is a prefecture-level city in northeastern Henan province, People's Republic of China. Located on the northern shore of the Yellow River, it borders Anyang in the west, Xinxiang in the southwest, and the provinces of Shandong and Hebei in the east and north respectively.
As of the 2020 census, its total population was 3,772,088 and its built-up (or metro) area made of Hualong district, Puyang County and Qingfeng County largely being conurbated, was home to 2,524,658 inhabitants.
Administration
The prefecture-level city of Puyang administers 1 district and 5 counties.
- Hualong District (华龙区)
- Puyang County (濮阳县)
- Qingfeng County (清丰县)
- Nanle County (南乐县)
- Fan County (范县)
- Taiqian County (台前县)
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Climate
Affected by the south-east Asian monsoon circulation around the year and located in the mid-latitude region, the city has a warm temperate continental monsoon climate featuring clearly demarcated seasons. In spring, it is usually dry, windy and sandy. High temperatures and heavy rainfall mark the whole summer. In autumn there are plenty of sunny days as well as long periods of sunshine. In winter, it is characterized by less snow and rainfall. The adequate sunshine meets the needs for growing crops. The annual average temperature stands at 13.72 °C; . The non-frost period lasts 205 days. The annual precipitation is around 502.3mm～601.3mm.
|location = Puyang, elevation 54 m, (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) |metric first=y |single line=y |collapsed = Y |Jan high C = 4.5 |Feb high C = 8.7 |Mar high C = 14.9 |Apr high C = 21.3 |May high C = 26.8 |Jun high C = 31.9 |Jul high C = 31.9 |Aug high C = 30.5 |Sep high C = 27.0 |Oct high C = 21.4 |Nov high C = 13.0 |Dec high C = 6.3 |Jan mean C = -1.0 |Feb mean C = 2.7 |Mar mean C = 8.7 |Apr mean C = 15.1 |May mean C = 20.7 |Jun mean C = 25.7 |Jul mean C = 27.1 |Aug mean C = 25.7 |Sep mean C = 21.0 |Oct mean C = 14.9 |Nov mean C = 7.1 |Dec mean C = 0.9 |Jan low C = -5.0 |Feb low C = -1.8 |Mar low C = 3.5 |Apr low C = 9.4 |May low C = 15.0 |Jun low C = 20.2 |Jul low C = 23.2 |Aug low C = 22.0 |Sep low C = 16.5 |Oct low C = 9.9 |Nov low C = 2.5 |Dec low C = -3.2 |Jan record high C = 17.5 |Jan record low C = -20.0 |Feb record high C = 24.6 |Feb record low C = -16.7 |Mar record high C = 28.4 |Mar record low C = -8.5 |Apr record high C = 33.4 |Apr record low C = -2.0 |May record high C = 36.6 |May record low C = 3.8 |Jun record high C = 41.4 |Jun record low C = 11.6 |Jul record high C = 41.0 |Jul record low C = 16.1 |Aug record high C = 37.0 |Aug record low C = 11.3 |Sep record high C = 36.8 |Sep record low C = 4.1 |Oct record high C = 34.7 |Oct record low C = -1.9 |Nov record high C = 27.0 |Nov record low C = -18.4 |Dec record high C = 22.9 |Dec record low C = -15.8 |year high C = |year low C = |year high F = |year low F = |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 4.8 |Feb precipitation mm = 9.3 |Mar precipitation mm = 15.0 |Apr precipitation mm = 30.7 |May precipitation mm = 50.5 |Jun precipitation mm = 68.5 |Jul precipitation mm = 162.9 |Aug precipitation mm = 117.5 |Sep precipitation mm = 59.9 |Oct precipitation mm = 30.1 |Nov precipitation mm = 22.7 |Dec precipitation mm = 5.7 |Jan humidity = 66 |Feb humidity = 63 |Mar humidity = 60 |Apr humidity = 65 |May humidity = 67 |Jun humidity = 65 |Jul humidity = 80 |Aug humidity = 83 |Sep humidity = 78 |Oct humidity = 72 |Nov humidity = 71 |Dec humidity = 68 |unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm |Jan precipitation days = 2.5 |Feb precipitation days = 3.4 |Mar precipitation days = 3.6 |Apr precipitation days = 5.0 |May precipitation days = 6.2 |Jun precipitation days = 7.4 |Jul precipitation days = 11.1 |Aug precipitation days = 9.6 |Sep precipitation days = 7.3 |Oct precipitation days = 5.6 |Nov precipitation days = 4.8 |Dec precipitation days = 2.7 |year precipitation days = |Jan sun = 128.5 |Feb sun = 140.9 |Mar sun = 193.1 |Apr sun = 217.5 |May sun = 237.3 |Jun sun = 222.2 |Jul sun = 187.1 |Aug sun = 188.6 |Sep sun = 170.3 |Oct sun = 170.0 |Nov sun = 145.9 |Dec sun = 140.5 |year sun = | Jan percentsun = 41 | Feb percentsun = 45 | Mar percentsun = 52 | Apr percentsun = 55 | May percentsun = 54 | Jun percentsun = 51 | Jul percentsun = 42 | Aug percentsun = 46 | Sep percentsun = 46 | Oct percentsun = 49 | Nov percentsun = 48 | Dec percentsun = 47 | year percentsun = |Jan snow days = 3.1 |Feb snow days = 2.6 |Mar snow days = 0.9 |Apr snow days = 0.3 |May snow days = 0 |Jun snow days = 0 |Jul snow days = 0 |Aug snow days = 0 |Sep snow days = 0 |Oct snow days = 0 |Nov snow days = 0.9 |Dec snow days = 2.3 |year snow days = |source 1 = China Meteorological Administration
History
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The burial site of Yangshao culture features a depiction believed to be an ancient cosmogram depicting the round Heaven and the square Earth.
Puyang abounds with its historical and cultural heritage, and is widely acclaimed as one of the birthplaces of the Chinese nation. The Classic of Poetry, the earliest collection of verses in China, includes many poems that depict the countryside of Puyang. Famous historical figures from Puyang include Wu Qi, a military strategist, Shang Yang, a statesman, and Lü Buwei, a great thinker.
Three Kingdoms
During the Three Kingdoms era, Puyang served as Cao Cao's headquarters from 191 until 196 CE in Yan Province and served as the battlefield for the Battle of Yan Province from 194–195 CE.
Qing Dynasty and Republic of China
Puyang was a county of Daming Prefecture, Zhili province. In 1928, Zhili was abolished and Puyang was incorporated into Henan province.
People's Republic of China
In August 1949 Puyang was taken back from Henan and included in the experimental province Pingyuan. In November 1953 it was finally reinstated under the Henan administration.
In 1987 a historical relic, made up of a series of clams arranged in dragon patterns, was unearthed. The valuable discovery, which could be dated back to more than 6,400 years ago, had pushed forward the history of Chinese civilization for over 1,400 years, and therefore earned itself an international reputation of "the First Dragon of China". The Chinese Yanhuang Culture Researching Association has accordingly named Puyang "the Hometown of Chinese Dragons". Abundant heritage along with a long history has endowed Puyang with plenty of tourism resources, which is certainly of great investment value. Chinese scholars therefore regard Puyang as one of the important birthplaces of Chinese civilization.
Tourist sites
Until the end of 2012, Puyang has 4 national cultural relics protection units: Qicheng Relics, Tangwu Gong Tablet, the former sites of the revolutionary armies which is including Yancunpu revolutionary site and Shanguai former revolutionary base; 25 provincial cultural relics protection units: Xishuiipo Relics, Huiluan Tablet, the memorial site of the revolutionary armies crossing the river, Chengzhuang site, Tieqiu site, Mazhuang site, Xiancheng Relics, Sipai Pavilion (including the nearby folk houses), the tombstone of Wei's family, Puyang Christ church (including the former site of Huamei school), the Martyrs' Cemetery of Weihe county, the former headquarters of PLA, Balimiao Yellow River –controlling memorial (including the iron beast), Nanle Confucius temple, Kuaikui platform site, Cangjie mausoleum site, Danzhu Tomb, zilu Mausoleum, the headquarters site of the field army, the Puzhao Temple, Gaocheng Relics, Xiaqiu site, the anti-Japanese martyrs' shrine in Qingfeng county, the former administration site of Zhinan CPC, Puyang Catholic church. The key cultural relics protection units of city and county level have 201 sites.
The main tourist attractions in the city area are Zhongyuan Green Manor, Qicheng Relics, Pushang Park, Cangjie Tomb, Zhanghui Mausoleum, Emperor Shun's Palace, Huiluan Tablet, Imperial Well, Sipai Pavilion, the four street of Ming & Qing dynasties, the hometown of Emperor Shun, Yancunpu revolutionary site, Shanguai former revolutionary base, the museum of the Liu-Deng Army crossing Yellow River, Puyang Science and Technology Museum etc. In 1994, the line of Confucius traveling around the world 2500 years ago had been approved by China National Tourism Administration and State Administration of Cultural Heritage as the first Chinese tourism special line of cultural relics and historic sites, including Puyang Qicheng Relics, Zilu Tomb, Huiluan Tablet etc. After 1999, Puyang opened up another five special tourism lines. In 2005, puyang one-day red tour, two-day tour had been launched and the PLA sites tour containing Shanguai, Sunkou had been recommended by Henan Tourism Administration as a provincial red tourism line. After 2006, relying on the abundant history and culture resources and its morden city landscape, Puyang developed its tourism deeply and greatly. Till now, Puyang has successfully developed and created a series of tourist brands: the city scenery tour represented by the city squares, gardens and parks, and the water system; the ecological environment tour represented by Zhongyuan Green Manor and Pushang Park; the historical and cultural tour by Qicheng Relics and Cangjie Tomb; the Yellow River scenery tour by Maolou Ecological Tourism Zone; the surname & root seeking tour by Zhanghui Mausoleum and Emperor Shun's Palace; the leisure acrobatics tour by Dongbei village's original acrobatics and modern "Water show" acrobatics; the scientific knowledge tour by Puyang Science and Technology Museum, the efficient agriculture tour by Shijin Park; the classical red tour by Shanguai former revolutionary base and the museum of the Liu-Deng Army crossing the Yellow River; and the modern industry tour by Zhongyuan Oilfield, Zhongyuan Ethylene Plant and Zhongyuan Dahua Group Ltd. etc.
Natural resources
Puyang is a petrol-chemical city. The major mineral resources include petroleum, natural gas, coal, etc. especially rich reserve of high-quality petroleum and natural gas. As an important national petrol-chemical energy base, large-sized enterprises such as Zhongyuan Oilfield, China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation, Zhongyuan Dahua Group and so on have been established there. The petrol-chemical industry has become the support of Puyang's economy.
References
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