Overview

Situated in the northeast of the Henan Province, Puyang is at the juncture place of Henan, Shandong and Hebei Province. It neighbors Anyang City to the east, borders Shandong and Hebei Province to the east, south and north. Puyang is a new modern petrochemical city in China. It covers a total area of 4,266 square kilometers with a population of 3.267million.

Puyang is honored with many titles: a petrol-chemical city, a national sanitation city, a national garden city, an excellent tourism city, an international garden city. It has jurisdiction over five counties and one district, namely Puyang County, Qingfeng County, Nanle County, Fan Xian County, Taiqian County and the Urban District.

Puyang is in North China Plain, with agreeable climate, fertile soil and convenient irrigation system, all of which makes it become one of the foodstuff product bases in China and main producing place of food and cotton in Henan Province.

Puyang is rich in tourism resource. The temple to commemorate Cangjie, the inventor of Chinese characters, is in Puyang. The tomb of Zilu, a famous disciple of Confucius is also in Puyang. Other historic relics include: Huimeng Terrace (Alliance Terrace ) of the Spring and Autumn period, Huiluan Stele which recorded the alliance of Song and Liao in Song Dynasty, Zhongxin Pavilion which symbolized the historical position of Puyang, and General Ferry where the army of Marshal Li Baicheng and Deng Xiaoping crossed the Yellow River. The “first dragon” in Puyang illustrates the brilliance of Chinese culture and history. Central-China oil-field shows the industrial development of Puyang.