Nanyang, Henan
Encyclopedia
Nanyang is a prefecture-level city
in the southwest of Henan
province, People's Republic of China
. The city with the largest administrative area in Henan, Nanyang borders Xinyang
to the southeast, Zhumadian
to the east, Pingdingshan
to the northeast, Luoyang
to the north, Sanmenxia
to the northwest, the province of Shaanxi
to the west, and the province of Hubei
to the south.
It has 10,263,006 inhabitants at the 2010 census whom 1,672,171 in the built up area made of 2 urban districts (Wolong
and Wancheng).
Dinosaur
egg
fossil
s have been discovered in the Nanyang Basin
.
of Nanyang administers 3 districts, 1 county-level city
and 10 counties.
: Nányáng) 南 Nán-South,阳 yáng-sun (the south side of a mountain, or the north side of a river, which in Chinese
is called Yang meaning "sunny"). Wan (宛) is the abbreviation for Nanyang which in ancient times was known as Wancheng (宛城), meaning "Wan City".
, Shiyan
, and Suizhou
) to the south, Shaanxi (Shangluo
) to the west and the following prefecture-level cities in Henan:
The latitude of the entire prefecture ranges from 32° 17' to 33° 48' N, while the longitude ranges from 110° 58' to 113° 49' E, and the prefecture spans 26600 square kilometres (10,270.3 sq mi). The city lies within the Nanyang Basin
, which is part of a region in Central China that lies in the gap between the eastern end of the Qin Mountains and the source of the Huai River
. Thus, using those two geographic features as the standard dividing line, it is difficult to classify the city into northern or southern China
.
To the north of Nanyang city proper, there is a mountain called Mount Du
, which is famous for the Dushan Jade, one of the four famous jades of China and is now a rarity. To the southwest is Neixiang County
with the newly developing Baotianman Biosphere Reserve—an area of high biodiversity, with 65 rare and endangered species.
(Köppen
Cwa), with strong monsoon
influences: winters are cool but dry, and summers are hot and humid. Spring and autumn provide transitions of reasonable length. The monthly daily average temperature in January is 1.4 °C (34.5 °F) and in July it is 26.9 °C (80.4 °F); the annual mean is 14.9 °C (58.8 °F). More than half the annual rainfall occurs from June to August.
Nanyang is a railway junction for the Nanjing-Xi'an Railway and the Jiaozuo-Liuzhou Railway. Direct train service is available to Shanghai, Nanjing, and Hefei to the east, Xian and Lanzhou to the west, Luoyang to the north and Liuzhou to the south.
is one of the three civil aviation airports in Henan Province. It is only 20 minutes bus time from the urban area. Passengers can take airplanes to and from Beijing
, Shanghai
, Guangzhou
, Shenzhen
, Guilin
.
There are also two avion airports.
in China now. The Urban area has over 0.8 million people, which is the third largest city in Henan
Province.
It has a population of about 1 million who commute from the city, mainly to Zhengzhou, Guangdong province, Beijing and Shanghai.
The majority of the province is Han; among the minority nationalities are the Hui people
and Man people
.
Henan dialect, with easily identifiable stereotypical features. Its local dialect is known as Nanyang Hua (南阳话), spoken by about 15 million people around the area.
, Feng Youlan
, Peng Xuefeng, Yao Xueyin, Ding Shengshu, Wang Yongmin
Prefecture-level city
A prefectural level city , prefectural city or prefectural level municipality is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China, ranking below a province and above a county in China's administrative structure. Prefectural level cities form the second level of the administrative...
in the southwest of Henan
Henan
Henan , is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the central part of the country. Its one-character abbreviation is "豫" , named after Yuzhou , a Han Dynasty state that included parts of Henan...
province, People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
. The city with the largest administrative area in Henan, Nanyang borders Xinyang
Xinyang
Xinyang is a prefecture-level city in southeastern Henan province, People's Republic of China, the southernmost such administrative division in the province.-Recent history:...
to the southeast, Zhumadian
Zhumadian
Zhumadian is a prefecture-level city in southern Henan province, People's Republic of China. It borders Xinyang to the south, Nanyang to the west, Pingdingshan to the northwest, Luohe to the north, Zhoukou to the northeast, and the province of Anhui to the east.Its population is 7,230,744 at the...
to the east, Pingdingshan
Pingdingshan
Pingdingshan , also known as the Eagle City, with approximately 5.2 million inhabitants is a prefecture-level city in central Henan province, People's Republic of China.-Geography:...
to the northeast, Luoyang
Luoyang
Luoyang is a prefecture-level city in western Henan province of Central China. It borders the provincial capital of Zhengzhou to the east, Pingdingshan to the southeast, Nanyang to the south, Sanmenxia to the west, Jiyuan to the north, and Jiaozuo to the northeast.Situated on the central plain of...
to the north, Sanmenxia
Sanmenxia
-Administration:The prefecture-level city of Sanmenxia administers one district, two county-level cities and three counties.*Hubin District*Lingbao City*Yima City*Lushi County*Shan County*Mianchi County*Sanmenxia Development Zone...
to the northwest, the province of Shaanxi
Shaanxi
' is a province in the central part of Mainland China, and it includes portions of the Loess Plateau on the middle reaches of the Yellow River in addition to the Qinling Mountains across the southern part of this province...
to the west, and the province of Hubei
Hubei
' Hupeh) is a province in Central China. The name of the province means "north of the lake", referring to its position north of Lake Dongting...
to the south.
It has 10,263,006 inhabitants at the 2010 census whom 1,672,171 in the built up area made of 2 urban districts (Wolong
Wolong District
Wolong District is a District in the center part of Nanyang, in the southwestern Henan province of the People's Republic of China. It possesses a total area of 1,007 km², and has a population of 800,000.-Geography:...
and Wancheng).
Dinosaur
Dinosaur
Dinosaurs are a diverse group of animals of the clade and superorder Dinosauria. They were the dominant terrestrial vertebrates for over 160 million years, from the late Triassic period until the end of the Cretaceous , when the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event led to the extinction of...
egg
Egg (biology)
An egg is an organic vessel in which an embryo first begins to develop. In most birds, reptiles, insects, molluscs, fish, and monotremes, an egg is the zygote, resulting from fertilization of the ovum, which is expelled from the body and permitted to develop outside the body until the developing...
fossil
Fossil
Fossils are the preserved remains or traces of animals , plants, and other organisms from the remote past...
s have been discovered in the Nanyang Basin
Nanyang Basin
Nanyang Basin is located in Henan Province of the People's Republic of China, a small part of the basin is in Hubei Province, the southern neighbor of Henan. Its total area is 46291 square kilometers....
.
Administration
The prefecture-level cityPrefecture-level city
A prefectural level city , prefectural city or prefectural level municipality is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China, ranking below a province and above a county in China's administrative structure. Prefectural level cities form the second level of the administrative...
of Nanyang administers 3 districts, 1 county-level city
County-level city
A county-level city is a county-level administrative division of mainland China. County-level cities are usually governed by prefecture-level divisions, but a few are governed directly by province-level divisions....
and 10 counties.
- Wolong DistrictWolong DistrictWolong District is a District in the center part of Nanyang, in the southwestern Henan province of the People's Republic of China. It possesses a total area of 1,007 km², and has a population of 800,000.-Geography:...
(卧龙区) - Wancheng DistrictWancheng DistrictWancheng District is a District in the center part of Nanyang City, southwestern Henan province, People's Republic of China....
(宛城区) - Gaoxin District (高新区)
- DengzhouDengzhouDengzhou , formerly Deng County , is a city in Nanyang, Henan, China. it has an area of 2,294 km² and a population of 1,500,000. The urban area is 35 km², and the urban population is 300,000. The city is located in the southwest of Henan province, adjacent to the borders between Henan,...
City (邓州市) - Xinye CountyXinye CountyXinye is one of the counties of Nanyang that lies in the southwest of Henan province in central China. Its south is Xiangfan city of Hubei province . Itseast is Tanghe county of Nanyang. Its west is county-level city...
(新野县) - Sheqi CountySheqi CountySheqi County is a county of Nanyang, Henan, China, has an area of 1,203 square kilometers and a population of 630,000 as of 2002....
(社旗县) - Tanghe CountyTanghe CountyTanghe County, administered by Nanyang, Henan, People's Republic of China. Its ancient name was Tángzhōu .This county consists of 20 townships and 503 administrative villages, with the population being approximately 1,280,000 and total area being 2,512 km². The local economy is mainly based on...
(唐河县) - Tongbai CountyTongbai CountyTongbai County is a county of Nanyang, Henan, China, has an area of 1,941 square kilometers and a population of 420,000....
(桐柏县) - Fangcheng CountyFangcheng CountyFangcheng County is a county of Nanyang, Henan, China, has an area of 2,542 square kilometers and a population of 970,000 as of 2002.-External links:*...
(方城县) - Nanzhao CountyNanzhao CountyNanzhao County is a county of Nanyang, Henan, China, has an area of 2,946 square kilometers and a population of 600,000 as of 2002.-External links:**...
(南召县) - Zhenping CountyZhenping County, HenanZhenping County, Henan is a county of Henan, China. It is under the administration of Nanyang city....
(镇平县) - Neixiang CountyNeixiang CountyNeixiang County is a county of Nanyang, Henan, China, has an area of 2,465 square kilometers and a population of 610,000 as of 2002.-External links:*...
(内乡县) - Xixia CountyXixia CountyXixia County is a county of Nanyang, Henan, China, has an area of 3,452 square kilometers and a population of 420,000 as of 2002.-Controversy:...
(西峡县) - Xichuan CountyXichuan CountyXichuan County is a county of Nanyang, Henan, China.Xichuan has an area of 2,798 square kilometers and a population of 746,000.Both of the Danjiangkou Reservoir and the Central route of South–North Water Transfer Project's canal head are located in Xichuan...
(淅川县)
Names
Nanyang (Simplified Chinese: (南阳), Traditional Chinese: (南阳); pinyinPinyin
Pinyin is the official system to transcribe Chinese characters into the Roman alphabet in China, Malaysia, Singapore and Taiwan. It is also often used to teach Mandarin Chinese and spell Chinese names in foreign publications and used as an input method to enter Chinese characters into...
: Nányáng) 南 Nán-South,阳 yáng-sun (the south side of a mountain, or the north side of a river, which in Chinese
Chinese language
The Chinese language is a language or language family consisting of varieties which are mutually intelligible to varying degrees. Originally the indigenous languages spoken by the Han Chinese in China, it forms one of the branches of Sino-Tibetan family of languages...
is called Yang meaning "sunny"). Wan (宛) is the abbreviation for Nanyang which in ancient times was known as Wancheng (宛城), meaning "Wan City".
Geography
Nanyang is located in southwestern Henan, bordering Hubei (XiangyangXiangyang
Xiangzhou District is a district of Xiangyang, Hubei, China. The district itself was formerly known as Xiangyang. It was a city famous for the Siege of Xiangyang by invading forces of the Mongol-founded Yuan Dynasty...
, Shiyan
Shiyan
Shiyan is a prefecture-level city in northwestern Hubei province, People's Republic of China.-Geography:The Wudang Mountains run approximately east-west through the territory of the "Prefecture-level city" of Shiyan, crossing several of its county-level divisions...
, and Suizhou
Suizhou
Suizhou , formerly Sui County , is a prefecture-level city in Hubei province of Central China.-Administration:The prefecture-level city of Suizhou administers 2 county-level divisions, including 1 district and 1 county-level city....
) to the south, Shaanxi (Shangluo
Shangluo
-Administrative divisions:...
) to the west and the following prefecture-level cities in Henan:
- Zhumadian (E)
- Xinyang (SE)
- Sanmenxia (NW)
- Luoyang (N)
- Pingdingshan (NE)
The latitude of the entire prefecture ranges from 32° 17' to 33° 48' N, while the longitude ranges from 110° 58' to 113° 49' E, and the prefecture spans 26600 square kilometres (10,270.3 sq mi). The city lies within the Nanyang Basin
Nanyang Basin
Nanyang Basin is located in Henan Province of the People's Republic of China, a small part of the basin is in Hubei Province, the southern neighbor of Henan. Its total area is 46291 square kilometers....
, which is part of a region in Central China that lies in the gap between the eastern end of the Qin Mountains and the source of the Huai River
Huai River
The Huai River is a major river in China. The Huai River is located about mid-way between the Yellow River and Yangtze River, the two largest rivers in China, and like them runs from west to east...
. Thus, using those two geographic features as the standard dividing line, it is difficult to classify the city into northern or southern China
Northern and southern China
Northern China and southern China are two approximate regions within China. The exact boundary between these two regions has never been precisely defined...
.
To the north of Nanyang city proper, there is a mountain called Mount Du
Mount Du
Mount Du , which means Lonely Hill in Chinese, is a small mountain near Nanyang City, Henan province, China.- Mine :The hill is rich in jade...
, which is famous for the Dushan Jade, one of the four famous jades of China and is now a rarity. To the southwest is Neixiang County
Neixiang County
Neixiang County is a county of Nanyang, Henan, China, has an area of 2,465 square kilometers and a population of 610,000 as of 2002.-External links:*...
with the newly developing Baotianman Biosphere Reserve—an area of high biodiversity, with 65 rare and endangered species.
Climate
The climate is generally moderate and is a four-season humid subtropical climateHumid subtropical climate
A humid subtropical climate is a climate zone characterized by hot, humid summers and mild to cool winters...
(Köppen
Köppen climate classification
The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems. It was first published by Crimea German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1884, with several later modifications by Köppen himself, notably in 1918 and 1936...
Cwa), with strong monsoon
Monsoon
Monsoon is traditionally defined as a seasonal reversing wind accompanied by corresponding changes in precipitation, but is now used to describe seasonal changes in atmospheric circulation and precipitation associated with the asymmetric heating of land and sea...
influences: winters are cool but dry, and summers are hot and humid. Spring and autumn provide transitions of reasonable length. The monthly daily average temperature in January is 1.4 °C (34.5 °F) and in July it is 26.9 °C (80.4 °F); the annual mean is 14.9 °C (58.8 °F). More than half the annual rainfall occurs from June to August.
Railways
Nanyang has one major railway station: Nanyang Railway Station. There are also several other small stations serving suburban area.Nanyang is a railway junction for the Nanjing-Xi'an Railway and the Jiaozuo-Liuzhou Railway. Direct train service is available to Shanghai, Nanjing, and Hefei to the east, Xian and Lanzhou to the west, Luoyang to the north and Liuzhou to the south.
Roads and expressways
Over 500 km of highway network has been built along the railway line and others. A 80 km of beltway is being constructed surrounding the city. As of 2009, feasibility studies for 80KM of elevated rope suspension pathways hanging 10 meters high for pedestrian and bicycle use have been approved by city level governance. Installation will begin early 2010.- China National Highway 312China National Highway 312China National Highway 312 , also referred to as Route 312 or The Mother Road, is an important highway that runs east-west across the breadth of People's Republic of China. It begins at the port city Shanghai and ends at Khorgas in the Ili River valley, on the border with Kazakhstan. In total it...
Airport and Airlines
Nanyang AirportNanyang Airport
Nanyang Jiangying Airport is an airport serving the city of Nanyang in Henan Province, China. It is located near Jiangying, in Wancheng District, 12 kilometers east of the city center. The airport was opened in October 1992 and expanded in 1998...
is one of the three civil aviation airports in Henan Province. It is only 20 minutes bus time from the urban area. Passengers can take airplanes to and from Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
, Shanghai
Shanghai
Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...
, Guangzhou
Guangzhou
Guangzhou , known historically as Canton or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of the Guangdong province in the People's Republic of China. Located in southern China on the Pearl River, about north-northwest of Hong Kong, Guangzhou is a key national transportation hub and trading port...
, Shenzhen
Shenzhen
Shenzhen is a major city in the south of Southern China's Guangdong Province, situated immediately north of Hong Kong. The area became China's first—and one of the most successful—Special Economic Zones...
, Guilin
Guilin
Guilin is a prefecture-level city in the northeast of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of far southern China, sitting on the west bank of the Li River. Its name means "forest of Sweet Osmanthus", owing to the large number of fragrant Sweet Osmanthus trees located in the city...
.
There are also two avion airports.
Demographics
The whole city area has a population over 10.5 million, which is the largest prefecture-level cityPrefecture-level city
A prefectural level city , prefectural city or prefectural level municipality is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China, ranking below a province and above a county in China's administrative structure. Prefectural level cities form the second level of the administrative...
in China now. The Urban area has over 0.8 million people, which is the third largest city in Henan
Henan
Henan , is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the central part of the country. Its one-character abbreviation is "豫" , named after Yuzhou , a Han Dynasty state that included parts of Henan...
Province.
It has a population of about 1 million who commute from the city, mainly to Zhengzhou, Guangdong province, Beijing and Shanghai.
The majority of the province is Han; among the minority nationalities are the Hui people
Hui people
The Hui people are an ethnic group in China, defined as Chinese speaking people descended from foreign Muslims. They are typically distinguished by their practice of Islam, however some also practice other religions, and many are direct descendants of Silk Road travelers.In modern People's...
and Man people
Manchu
The Manchu people or Man are an ethnic minority of China who originated in Manchuria . During their rise in the 17th century, with the help of the Ming dynasty rebels , they came to power in China and founded the Qing Dynasty, which ruled China until the Xinhai Revolution of 1911, which...
.
Language
Famous persons of Nanyang
- Zhang HengZhang HengZhang Heng was a Chinese astronomer, mathematician, inventor, geographer, cartographer, artist, poet, statesman, and literary scholar from Nanyang, Henan. He lived during the Eastern Han Dynasty of China. He was educated in the capital cities of Luoyang and Chang'an, and began his career as a...
, Eastern Han Dynasty astronomerAstronomerAn astronomer is a scientist who studies celestial bodies such as planets, stars and galaxies.Historically, astronomy was more concerned with the classification and description of phenomena in the sky, while astrophysics attempted to explain these phenomena and the differences between them using...
, mathematicianMathematicianA mathematician is a person whose primary area of study is the field of mathematics. Mathematicians are concerned with quantity, structure, space, and change....
and inventor of the first seismometerSeismometerSeismometers are instruments that measure motions of the ground, including those of seismic waves generated by earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and other seismic sources...
in history. - Zhang ZhongjingZhang ZhongjingZhang Zhongjing , formal name Zhang Ji, was a Han Dynasty physician and one of the most eminent Chinese physicians during the later years of the Han Dynasty...
, late Eastern Han Dynasty physician and pharmacistPharmacistPharmacists are allied health professionals who practice in pharmacy, the field of health sciences focusing on safe and effective medication use...
. - Zhuge LiangZhuge LiangZhuge Liang was a chancellor of the state of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history. He is often recognised as the greatest and most accomplished strategist of his era....
, renowned advisor to Liu BeiLiu BeiLiu Bei , also known as Liu Xuande, was a warlord, military general and later the founding emperor of the state of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms era of Chinese history...
and the first chancellorChancellor of ChinaThe Chancellor , variously translated as Prime Minister, Chancellor of State, Premier or Chief Councillor, was a generic name given to the highest-ranking official in the imperial government in ancient China...
of the Kingdom of Shu during the Three KingdomsThree KingdomsThe Three Kingdoms period was a period in Chinese history, part of an era of disunity called the "Six Dynasties" following immediately the loss of de facto power of the Han Dynasty rulers. In a strict academic sense it refers to the period between the foundation of the state of Wei in 220 and the...
era. - Gan NingGan NingGan Ning was a military general serving under the warlord Sun Quan during the late Han Dynasty period of Chinese history. He was born in Linjiang, Ba Commandery .-Early life as a pirate:...
, general of Wu during the Three Kingdoms, born in Nanyang. - Han YuHan YuHan Yu , born in Nanyang, Henan, China, was a precursor of Neo-Confucianism as well as an essayist and poet, during the Tang dynasty. The Indiana Companion calls him "comparable in stature to Dante, Shakespeare or Goethe" for his influence on the Chinese literary tradition . He stood for strong...
, Tang DynastyTang DynastyThe Tang Dynasty was an imperial dynasty of China preceded by the Sui Dynasty and followed by the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period. It was founded by the Li family, who seized power during the decline and collapse of the Sui Empire...
poetPoetA poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
. - Huang ZhongHuang ZhongHuang Zhong was a military general serving under the warlord Liu Bei during the late Han Dynasty period of Chinese history. He was most noted for his victory in the Battle of Mount Dingjun, in which his force routed that of Xiahou Yuan, who was slain during battle...
a leading military general of the Kingdom of Shu ruled by Liu BeiLiu BeiLiu Bei , also known as Liu Xuande, was a warlord, military general and later the founding emperor of the state of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms era of Chinese history...
during the Three KingdomsThree KingdomsThe Three Kingdoms period was a period in Chinese history, part of an era of disunity called the "Six Dynasties" following immediately the loss of de facto power of the Han Dynasty rulers. In a strict academic sense it refers to the period between the foundation of the state of Wei in 220 and the...
era, was one of the Five Tiger GeneralsFive Tiger GeneralsThe Five Tiger Generals is a popular appellation in Chinese culture for any five military generals serving under a ruler. This term is used in literature texts, plays and popular culture. In the historical context, "Five Tiger Generals" usually refers to the five best military generals serving...
of Shu.
Famous persons of Nanyang, modern times
Er YueheEr Yuehe
Ling Jiefang , better known by his pen name Eryue He , is a Chinese historical fiction writer. Ling is best known for writing biographical novels of three Qing Dynasty emperors , all of which have been adapted into award-winning television series.-Life:Ling was born in Xiyang County, Shanxi...
, Feng Youlan
Feng Youlan
Feng Youlan or Fung Yu-Lan was a Chinese philosopher who was important for reintroducing the study of Chinese philosophy.-Early life, education, & career:...
, Peng Xuefeng, Yao Xueyin, Ding Shengshu, Wang Yongmin
Wang Yongmin
Wang Yongmin is a Chinese programmer, who developed Wubi, a very fast input method for entering Chinese characters using a standard Latin keyboard...
Tourism
Nanyang is a famous tourism city in China, which has a long history and beautiful sights.Temples, cathedrals, and mosques
- Wolong GangWolong GangWolong Gang is a cultural site and scenic area in Nanyang city, Henan province, People's Republic of China. It's famous for Zhuge Liang, a chancellor of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history, who lived there for about ten years...
- Nanyang Mansion (MingMing DynastyThe Ming Dynasty, also Empire of the Great Ming, was the ruling dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644, following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan Dynasty. The Ming, "one of the greatest eras of orderly government and social stability in human history", was the last dynasty in China ruled by ethnic...
& Qing DynastyQing DynastyThe Qing Dynasty was the last dynasty of China, ruling from 1644 to 1912 with a brief, abortive restoration in 1917. It was preceded by the Ming Dynasty and followed by the Republic of China....
) - Temple of holy doctor Zhang ZhongjingZhang ZhongjingZhang Zhongjing , formal name Zhang Ji, was a Han Dynasty physician and one of the most eminent Chinese physicians during the later years of the Han Dynasty...
- Zhang HengZhang HengZhang Heng was a Chinese astronomer, mathematician, inventor, geographer, cartographer, artist, poet, statesman, and literary scholar from Nanyang, Henan. He lived during the Eastern Han Dynasty of China. He was educated in the capital cities of Luoyang and Chang'an, and began his career as a...
's Grave(Han Dynasty)
Shopping Places
- Meixilu Walking and Shopping Road
- Bayi Walking and Shopping Road（Under construction）
- Nanyang Emporium
- Nanyang Xinhua Commercial City(Will be move out)
- Datton Mall
- Dannisi Underground Shopping Mall
Temples, cathedrals, and mosques
- Jingziguan Town in Xichuan CountyXichuan CountyXichuan County is a county of Nanyang, Henan, China.Xichuan has an area of 2,798 square kilometers and a population of 746,000.Both of the Danjiangkou Reservoir and the Central route of South–North Water Transfer Project's canal head are located in Xichuan...
is a historical and cultural town. - Neixiang County Mansion(MingMing DynastyThe Ming Dynasty, also Empire of the Great Ming, was the ruling dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644, following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan Dynasty. The Ming, "one of the greatest eras of orderly government and social stability in human history", was the last dynasty in China ruled by ethnic...
& Qing DynastyQing DynastyThe Qing Dynasty was the last dynasty of China, ruling from 1644 to 1912 with a brief, abortive restoration in 1917. It was preceded by the Ming Dynasty and followed by the Republic of China....
) - Sheqi Meeting Place(Qing DynastyQing DynastyThe Qing Dynasty was the last dynasty of China, ruling from 1644 to 1912 with a brief, abortive restoration in 1917. It was preceded by the Ming Dynasty and followed by the Republic of China....
) - Dengzhou Huazhou College
Sights
- Funiu Shan World Geology Park
- DanjiangkouDanjiangkouDanjiangkou is a county-level city within the Shiyan "Prefecture-level city" of Hubei Province, China. It has a population of more than 150,000.-Geography:...
Reservoir - Tongbai Water-Curtain Cave Temple
- Shiren Shan(Stoneman in Chinese) Mountain
Economy
- Nanyang has a developing cattle industry, as well as a tobacco factory.
- The Bai RiverBai RiverThe Bai River is a tributary of the Şuţa River in Romania.-References:* Administraţia Naţională Apelor Române - Cadastrul Apelor - Bucureşti* Institutul de Meteorologie şi Hidrologie - Rîurile României - Bucureşti 1971...
flows through Nanyang and provides it with an abundant supply of fish. - Nanyang produces two kinds of quality wineWineWine is an alcoholic beverage, made of fermented fruit juice, usually from grapes. The natural chemical balance of grapes lets them ferment without the addition of sugars, acids, enzymes, or other nutrients. Grape wine is produced by fermenting crushed grapes using various types of yeast. Yeast...
: Shedianlaojiu and Wolongyuye. - Nanyang Oilfield is one to biggest oilfield in China.
- Agriculture plays an important role in its economy.
External links
- Government website of Nanyang (in Simplified Chinese)