Xinyang

Template:Template other Xinyang (Template:Lang-zh; postal: Sinyang) is a prefecture-level city in southeastern Henan province, People's Republic of China, the southernmost administrative division in the province. Its total population was 6,234,401 according to the 2020 census. As of the 2010 census, 1,230,042 of them lived in the built-up (or metro) area made of two urban districts, Pingqiao and Shihe.

History

As early as over 8,000 years ago, Neolithic cultures began primitive agriculture of considerable scale along the Huai River, such as the Peiligang, Longshan and Qujialing cultures.

During the Great Leap Forward, one million farmers died in what was known as the Xinyang Incident.

Geography

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Map including Xinyang (labeled as HSIN-YANG (SINYANG) (walled) ) (AMS, 1954)

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Jinlanshan National Forest Park (), Xin County

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Xinyang panorama, 2014

Geography of city

The prefecture-level city of Xinyang has a total land area of . The city is located in the southernmost part of Henan Province on the south bank of the Huai River and in the middle of the Dabie Mountains area. It borders the cities Zhumadian to the north and Nanyang to the northwest, and the provinces of Anhui and Hubei to the east and south respectively. The region where Xinyang is located is considered a subtropical area and the Dabie mountainous terrain is mainly to the north, south, and east of the city.

Climate

Xinyang has a monsoon-influenced, four-season humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa/Cwa), with cold, damp winters, and hot, humid summers. The months of April through June here are slightly cooler than much of the rest of the province. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from in January to in July; the annual mean is . The annual precipitation is just above , and close to two-thirds of it occurs from May to September. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 38% in March to 47% in four months, the city receives 1,974 hours of bright sunshine annually; January through March are the cloudiest months.

Administration

The Xinyang City is divided into two districts and eight counties.

Xinyang City has 2 districts and 8 counties, including Shihe District, Pingqiao District, Huangchuan County, Guangshan County, Xi County, Xin County, Luoshan County, Shangcheng County, Huaibin County, and Gushi County.

Map
File:Administrative Division Xinyang.png Shihe Pingqiao Luoshan County Guangshan County Xin County Shangcheng County Gushi County Huangchuan County Huaibin County Xi County
English Name	Simplified	Traditional	Pinyin	Area	Population	Density
Shihe District				1,782.51	594,391	333
Pingqiao District				1,883.42	635,651	337
Huangchuan County				1,638	630,333	385
Huaibin County				1,208	570,156	472
Xi County				1,835	793,746	433
Xin County				1,612	275,285	171
Shangcheng County				2,130	495,491	233
Gushi County				2,946	1,023,857	348
Luoshan County				2,065	504,542	244
Guangshan County				1,835	275,282	150

Demographics

According to the Seventh National Census in 2020, the city’s Permanent Population (hukou) was 6,234,401.Compared with 6,108,683 people in the Sixth National Census in 2010, the number increased by 125,718, representing a growth of 2.06%, with an average annual growth rate of 0.20%.

According to the 2010 Census, the population of Xinyang is of 6,109,106 inhabitants, 6.39% less than the population marked on the last census of 2000, when there were 6,527,368 inhabitants in the city.

Its built up area is home to 1,230,042 inhabitants spread out on 2 urban districts and .

Culture

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Guishan Pavilion ()

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Huaihe Museum (), Huaibin County

Xinyang Tea Culture Festival is held during April 28 and 30 of every year. The 25,000-capacity Xinyang Stadium, which has a capacity of 25,000, is located in the city. It is used mostly for association football and sometimes for athletics.

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Jingju Temple（净居寺）

The Jingju Temple in Guangshan county was the source of the first Chinese section of the Buddhist "Tiantai school" as early as the fifth year of Tianbao in the Northern Qi Dynasty (554 A.D.), since the saint monk Huisi came to the Jingju Temple. Emperor Shenzong of Song bestowed the "Emperor entitled Brahma Temple" still conserved in the temple.

Transportation

• Highway system
  • China National Highway 312
  • China National Highway 107
  • G4 Beijing–Hong Kong and Macau Expressway
  • G40 Shanghai–Xi'an Expressway
  • G45 Daqing–Guangzhou Expressway
• Railway system
  • Jingguang Railway
  • Jingjiu Railway
  • Ningxi Railway
  • Beijing–Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong High-Speed Railway
• Airport
  • Xinyang Minggang Airport

Education

• Higher Education
  • Xinyang Normal College
  • Xinyang Agricultural College
• Secondary Education
  • Xinyang Senior High School
  • Guangshan Second High School

Recreation

• Jigong Mountain
• Nanwan Lake
• Lingshan Temple
• Jingju Temple

Twin towns

• Niimi, Okayama, Japan
• Ashkelon, Israel

See also

• List of twin towns and sister cities in China

External links

• – official Xinyang government e-portal