Yuzhou, Henan

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. It occupies the northwest corner of the prefecture-level city of Xuchang. The Xia Dynasty established the capital in Yuzhou, and Yuzhou was named for Yu the Great.[3] There is a statue for Yu the Great (大禹像) in Yuzhou, and it is the symbol of the city.

Yuzhou

禹州市
County-level city
Yuzhou in Xuchang
Yuzhou
Location in Henan
Coordinates: 34°08′31″N 113°29′20″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHenan
Prefecture-level cityXuchang
Established Date25 June 1998
Government
 • Party SecretaryWang Hongwu
 • MayorFan Xiaodong
Area
 • Total1,472 km2 (568 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[2]
 • Total1,167,000
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
461670
Area code(s)0374
Websitewww.yuzhou.gov.cn

The most famous specialty of Yuzhou is the "Jun-porcelain (钧瓷)" in the town of Shenhou (神垕镇), together with the "Ru (汝)", "Guan (官)", "Ge (哥)", "Ding (定)" porcelain,they were called five famous porcelain in the Northern Song Dynasty.

Also, Yuzhou is the main distribution center of Chinese herbal medicine in history. The Medicine King "Sun Simiao (孙思邈)", who has been a doctor here for a long time in Tang Dynasty.

For now, it was named the first historical and cultural city in Henan Province in 1989.[4] In 2011, it was named "China Ceramics Historical and Cultural City", and in 2018, it was named "National Health City" by the National Aiwei Office.[5][6]

Administrative divisions

As 2012, this city is divided to 4 subdistricts, 9 towns, 12 townsships and 1 ethnic township.[7]

Subdistricts
  • Yingchuan Subdistrict (颍川街道)
  • Xiadu Subdistrict (夏都街道)
  • Hancheng Subdistrict (韩城街道)
  • Juntai Subdistrict (钧台街道)
Towns
  • Huolong (火龙镇)
  • Shundian (顺店镇)
  • Fangshan (方山镇)
  • Shenhou (神垕镇)
  • Hongchang (鸿畅镇)
  • Liangbei (梁北镇)
  • Gucheng (古城镇)
  • Wuliang (无梁镇)
  • Wenshu (文殊镇)
Townships
  • Zhuge Township (朱阁乡)
  • Changzhuang Township (苌庄乡)
  • Huashi Township (花石乡)
  • Jiushan Township (鸠山乡)
  • Mojie Township (磨街乡)
  • Zhangde Township (张得乡)
  • Xiaolü Township (小吕乡)
  • Fanpo Township (范坡乡)
  • Chuhe Township (褚河乡)
  • Guolian Township (郭连乡)
  • Qianjing Township (浅井乡)
  • Fanggang Township (方岗乡)
Ethnic townships
  • Shanhuo Hui Township (山货回族乡)

References
  1. 最新人口信息 www.hongheiku.com (in Chinese). hongheiku. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
  2. 最新人口信息 www.hongheiku.com (in Chinese). hongheiku. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
  3. 中国禹州网. 大禹与夏禹文化. Retrieved 2017-12-17.
  4. 本刊编辑部 (1989). 河南省公布首批省级历史文化名城. 中原文物杂志 (04期).
  5. 全国爱卫办. 全国爱卫办关于拟命名国家卫生城市（区）名单的公示. Retrieved 2018-02-12.
  6. 全国爱国卫生运动委员会. 全国爱卫会关于命名国家卫生城市（区）的决定. nhfpc.gov.cn. Retrieved 2018-03-24.
  7. 濮阳市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.


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