Yuzhou
禹州市 | |
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![Yuzhou railway station [zh]](/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Yuzhouzhanjinjing.jpg/250px-Yuzhouzhanjinjing.jpg) Yuzhou railway station | |
 Yuzhou in Xuchang | |
  Yuzhou Location in Henan | |
| Coordinates: 34°08′31″N 113°29′20″E / 34.142°N 113.489°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Henan |
| Prefecture-level city | Xuchang |
| Established Date | 25 June 1998 |
| Government | |
| • Party Secretary | Wang Hongwu |
| • Mayor | Fan Xiaodong |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,472 km2 (568 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,167,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 461670 |
| Area code | 0374 |
| Website | www |
Yuzhou (Chinese: 禹州; pinyin: Yǔzhōu; Wade–Giles: Yü-chou) is a county-level city in the central part of Henan, People's Republic of China.[2][3] Yuzhou City, referred to as "Jun", was called Yangzhai, Junzhou and Yingchuan in ancient times, and also called Xiadu, Jundu and Medicine Capital.[4]It occupies the northwest corner of the prefecture-level city of Xuchang.[2] The city is named for Yu the Great,[5] the founder of the Xia Dynasty, which the city's government claims was founded in present-day Yuzhou,[3] and that the dynasty's capital was located in present-day Yuzhou.[5] There is a statue of Yu the Great in Yuzhou, and he serves as a symbol of the city.
The famous Jun ware (钧瓷) of porcelain originates in Yuzhou,[3] specifically, in the town of Shenhou (神垕镇).[citation needed] Jun ware comprises one of the Five Great Kilns,[3] a group of highly esteemed porcelain types from the Song dynasty. Yuzhou has historically served as a major center of traditional Chinese medicine, and the city's historic medicinal tradition has been recognized by the national government.[3] Famous Chinese doctor Sun Simiao (孙思邈) had been a doctor in Yuzhou for a long period of time during the Tang dynasty.[citation needed]
Nicknames for the city include "Summer Capital" (Chinese: 夏都; pinyin: xià dū), "Jun Capital" (Chinese: 钧都; pinyin: jūn dū), and "Medicine Capital" (Chinese: 药都; pinyin: yào dū).[3] Yuzhou was named the first historical and cultural city in Henan Province in 1989. In 2011, it was named "China Ceramics Historical and Cultural City", and in 2018, it was named "National Health City" by the National Patriotic Health Campaign Committee.
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History
The Wadian archeological site, part of a network of sites belonging to the Late Neolithic Longshan culture, is located in Yuzhou.[6] The Wadian site spans an area of about 1,000,000 square metres (0.39 sq mi), and contains a large complex believed to be an ancestral temple.[6]
Yuzhou was changed from a county to a county-level city in 1988.[3]
At the beginning of January 2022, it was forced into a Covid-19 lockdown after three asymptomatic cases of Covid-19 variants were discovered.[7]
Geography
Located in central Henan Province, the transition zone between Funiu Mountain and southeast Henan Plain, the city covers an area of 1469 square kilometers, and the general trend of terrain is tilted from northwest to southeast.
Yuzhou's urban center is located 60 kilometres (37 mi) from Xinzheng International Airport, and 80 kilometres (50 mi) from the urban center of the provincial capital of Zhengzhou.[3]
23.24% of Yuzhou's area is forested.[3]
Climate
| Climate data for Yuzhou (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 20.8 (69.4) |
23.9 (75.0) |
27.5 (81.5) |
35.4 (95.7) |
40.3 (104.5) |
40.1 (104.2) |
40.4 (104.7) |
38.5 (101.3) |
37.6 (99.7) |
34.9 (94.8) |
28.3 (82.9) |
22.8 (73.0) |
40.4 (104.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 6.4 (43.5) |
10.1 (50.2) |
15.6 (60.1) |
22.1 (71.8) |
27.6 (81.7) |
32.0 (89.6) |
32.0 (89.6) |
30.7 (87.3) |
26.9 (80.4) |
21.9 (71.4) |
14.7 (58.5) |
8.5 (47.3) |
20.7 (69.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 1.0 (33.8) |
4.1 (39.4) |
9.6 (49.3) |
15.9 (60.6) |
21.5 (70.7) |
26.0 (78.8) |
27.3 (81.1) |
25.9 (78.6) |
21.3 (70.3) |
15.8 (60.4) |
8.8 (47.8) |
3.0 (37.4) |
15.0 (59.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −3.3 (26.1) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
4.4 (39.9) |
10.1 (50.2) |
15.7 (60.3) |
20.4 (68.7) |
23.3 (73.9) |
22.2 (72.0) |
17.1 (62.8) |
11.1 (52.0) |
4.1 (39.4) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
10.3 (50.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −16.9 (1.6) |
−18.8 (−1.8) |
−7.7 (18.1) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
3.0 (37.4) |
11.0 (51.8) |
15.9 (60.6) |
11.5 (52.7) |
5.3 (41.5) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
−8.5 (16.7) |
−12.2 (10.0) |
−18.8 (−1.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 8.8 (0.35) |
11.7 (0.46) |
22.5 (0.89) |
36.4 (1.43) |
58.1 (2.29) |
81.9 (3.22) |
146.5 (5.77) |
117.0 (4.61) |
75.9 (2.99) |
41.6 (1.64) |
29.2 (1.15) |
8.6 (0.34) |
638.2 (25.14) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.8 | 4.4 | 5.4 | 6.0 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 10.9 | 10.7 | 9.2 | 6.4 | 5.7 | 3.6 | 81.8 |
| Average snowy days | 4.2 | 3.1 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 12.3 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 61 | 62 | 61 | 65 | 64 | 65 | 78 | 81 | 77 | 70 | 68 | 61 | 68 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 125.5 | 135.4 | 171.3 | 197.8 | 209.2 | 197.3 | 179.3 | 175.8 | 152.8 | 152.7 | 138.7 | 133.7 | 1,969.5 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 40 | 43 | 46 | 50 | 48 | 46 | 41 | 43 | 42 | 44 | 45 | 44 | 44 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[8][9] | |||||||||||||
Administrative divisions
Yuzhou is directly divided into 5 subdistricts, 19 towns, 1 township, and 1 ethnic township.[3][10] These 26 township-level divisions then further administer 678 village-level divisions.[3]
Subdistricts
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Towns
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Townships
- Mojie Township (磨街乡)
Ethnic townships
- Shanhuo Hui Ethnic Township (山货回族乡)
Demographics
As of 2020, the per capita disposable income of Yuzhou's urban residents reached 35,330 renminbi (RMB), a 1.6% increase from 2019.[3] This figure stood at 20,442 RMB for the city's rural residents, a 6.3% increase from 2019.[3] 52% of Yuzhou's residents live in urban areas.[3]
95% of Yuzhou's population is connected to the city's water grid, 90% of the population has a gas connection, and 58% receive municipal heating.[3]
As of March 2023, the total population of Yuzhou is 1.3 million, and the urban permanent population is 470,000.[11]
Economy
In 2022, Yuzhou's GDP reached 92.69 billion yuan, an increase of 2.7%; Revenue in the general public budget was 3.05 billion yuan, up 12% year on year.[12]
Yuzhou is located in the Central Plains Economic Zone, an economic region of central Henan province, and borders the Zhengzhou Airport Economy Zone.[3]
Agriculture
Crops used in traditional Chinese medicine are grown in large quantities in Yuzhou, and a 2021 government publication estimates that about 400,000 mu of cropland are used to grow plants for use in traditional Chinese medicine.[3] The same report estimated that 170,000 mu of cropland in Yuzhou is used to grow sweet potatoes.[3] Grains are also grown in large quantities throughout the city, and a large number of pigs are raised Yuzhou.[3]
Natural resources
The area of Yuzhou is home to significant deposits of coal, limestone, bauxite, and clay.[3]
Electricity generation
The city is home to thermal power plants with a capacity of 2.02 million kilowatts.[3]
Transportation
Rail
The Beijing–Guangzhou railway passes through east of Yuzhou.[3] The Yuzhou–Dengfeng railway (Chinese: 禹登铁路; pinyin: Yǔ–Dēng tiělù) runs through the western portion of Yuzhou, connecting the city to nearby Dengfeng.[3] The Yuzhou–Bozhou railway begins in the city, linking it to the prefecture-level city of Bozhou in northwestern Anhui province.[3]
Major roads
China National Highway 030 passes through east of Yuzhou.[3] Major roads which run through Yuzhou include the G1516 Yancheng–Luoyang Expressway, the S88 Zhengzhou–Xixia Expressway, and Henan provincial highways S103, S237, and S325.[3]
Tourist attraction
There are Shen垕 ancient town, Junguan kiln site museum, Dahongzhai, China Jun porcelain Culture Park and other tourist attractions.[13]
Celebrity
There were Han Fei, Lu Buwei, Zhang Liang, Wu Daozi, Chao Cuo, Chu Suiliang, Guo Jia, Sima Hui and other famous historical figures in Yuzhou.[14]
References
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- ^ a b 2021年统计用区划代码（许昌市） [2021 Statistical Division Codes (Xuchang)] (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China. 2021. Archived from the original on 2022-01-04. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z 禹州市情简介 [Yuzhou Introduction] (in Chinese). Yuzhou Municipal People's Government. 2021-03-05. Archived from the original on 2021-11-23. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
- ^ "禹州市情简介". www.yuzhou.gov.cn. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
- ^ a b 中国禹州网. 大禹与夏禹文化. Retrieved 2017-12-17.
- ^ a b "A series of ritual complex are discovered within Wadian site at Yuzhou, Henan". Institute of Archaeology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. 2011-04-18. Archived from the original on 2022-01-04. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
- ^ "Yuzhou: Second Chinese city forced into Covid lockdown". BBC News. 2022-01-04. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ 2021年统计用区划代码（禹州市） [2021 Statistical Division Codes (Yuzhou)] (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China. 2021. Archived from the original on 2022-01-04. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
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