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Gongyi (Шаблон:Zh), formerly Gong County (Шаблон:Zh), is a county-level city of Henan Province, South Central China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Zhengzhou. It has a population of 790,000 people and an area of Шаблон:Convert.[1]

City

Gongyi is located in the middle of Henan province, on the northern side of Mount Song. The Yellow River runs through the northern part of the city. Zhengzhou city proper lies Шаблон:Convert to the east and Luoyang Шаблон:Convert to the west.

The city was once known as Zhenxun (Шаблон:Zh), and was reputedly capital of China during part of the Xia dynasty. According to the Bamboo Annals, Houyi occupied Zhenxun with his forces while the Xia king Taikang was off hunting beyond the Luo River. He was then usurped by his lieutenant Han Zhuo and his son before the Xia were eventually restored.

The celebrated Song tombs are scattered through the towns (zhen) of Xicun, Zhitian, and Huiguo. They are the resting place for 7 emperors of the Northern Song dynasty and the father of the dynasty's founder. There are also the graves of loyal ministers of the Song.

After the founding of the People’s Republic of China, Gongyi was placed under the jurisdiction of Zhengzhou but came under the control of Kaifeng in January 1955 before reverting to Zhengzhou in August 1983. In 1991, Gongyi became a county-level city, still under the jurisdiction of Zhengzhou.

Gongyi is thought to be the birthplace of the Tang dynasty poet Du Fu, often considered China's greatest poet.

Administrative divisions

As 2012, this city is divided to 5 subdistricts and 15 towns.[2]

Subdistricts
Towns

Climate

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References

  1. Geography of Gongyi Шаблон:Webarchive, Official website of Gongyi Government, visited on April 12, 2008.
  2. Шаблон:Cite web

External links

Шаблон:Zhengzhou Шаблон:County-level divisions of Henan Шаблон:Authority control