Puyang

For other uses, see Puyang (disambiguation).

Puyang
Traditional Chinese	濮陽
Simplified Chinese	濮阳
Hanyu Pinyin	Púyáng
Postal	Puyang
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Púyáng

Puyang 濮阳
Prefecture-level city
濮阳市
Puyang in Henan
Country	China
Province	Henan
Government
• Mayor	Sheng Guomin
Area
• Prefecture-level city	1,617 sq mi (4,188 km2)
Population  (September 2008)
• Prefecture-level city	3,629,300
• Density	2,200/sq mi (870/km2)
• Urban	969,300
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	457000
Area code	393
GDP	¥18,803 per capita (2008)
Ethnicities	Han – 99.7% Hui – 0.16% Mongolian – 0.04%
County-level divisions	6
Township-level divisions	89
Average Temperature	13° C
License Plate Prefix	豫J
Website	http://www.puyang.gov.cn

Puyang is a prefecture-level city in northeastern Henan province, 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.

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)

Climate

Affected by the south-east Asian monsoon circulation around the year and located in the mid-latitude region, the city is categorized as the warm temperate continental monsoon climate which features 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 crops growing. The annual average temperature stands at 13.3°C, the highest of which reaches 43.1°C, the lowest -21℃. The non-frost period lasts 205 days. The annual precipitation is around 502.3mm～601.3mm. Puyang, a city exuberant with personality and glamour, is like a gem shining bright in the Central Plains.

History

A time-honored city in Henan Province, Puyang abounds with its historical and cultural heritage, and is widely acclaimed as one of the birthplaces of the Chinese nation. The Book of Songs, the earliest collection of verses in China, has devoted many poems to depicting the busy scenes of the countryside. In history, a myriad of figures have emerged from Puyang, which lends great glory to this place of simple folkways. Among them are Cang Jie, the inventor of Chinese characters, Wu Qi, a military strategist, Shang Yang, a statesman, Lv Buwei, a great thinker, to name only a few. Puyang is also a renowned ancient battlefield where a lot of major events and wars had occurred.

Qing & Republic

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.

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.

External links

• Government website of Puyang (in Simplified Chinese)
• Puyang, China
• Amazing Henan

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