Zhengzhou, city in eastern China, capital of Henan (Ho-nan) Province. It is an important railroad and industrial center in the Huang He (Yellow River) valley at the western edge of the Huabei Pingyuan (North China Plain). Major manufactures include cotton textiles, machinery, electric equipment, aluminum, and processed food. A monument in the old city commemorates a famous railroad strike here in 1926.
Founded during the Shang (Yin) dynasty (1766?-1027?BC), the city was known (1913-1949) as Cheng-hsien. After suffering heavy damage from floods in the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945), it was rebuilt and systematically developed as a major industrial metropolis. It replaced Kaifeng as the capital of Henan in 1954. Population (1991) 2,001,109.Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2001
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