Xuchang City, Henan Province, prefecture-level city, the ancient name of Xuzhou, also known as Liancheng, Xudu, Weidu, the former capital of Hanwei, is located in the central part of Henan Province, between longitude 113 ° 03 ′ ~ 114 ° 19 ′, latitude 33 ° 42 ′ ~ 34 ° 24 ′, east of Zhoukou City, south of the border Luohe City, the west intersects with the city of Pingdingshan, the north of Zhengzhou, the northeast of the city of Kaifeng, with a total area of 4,979 square kilometers. As of October 2022, the city has 2 districts and 2 counties under its jurisdiction, and is in charge of 2 county-level cities. As of the end of 2022, Xuchang City had a resident population of 4,381,000 people. Located in the Central Plains, Xuchang City has a long history and is an important birthplace of Chinese culture, one of the core cities of the Central Plains Urban Agglomeration and the Central Plains Economic Zone. The ancient cultures of Xuchang include prehistoric culture series, Han culture series, Three Kingdoms culture series, temple architecture culture series and Jun porcelain culture series. Xuchang is a regional center city of the Central Plains Urban Agglomeration, a transportation and logistics hub city of the Central Plains Economic Zone, a national important advanced manufacturing base, and a famous historical and cultural city of Han and Wei Dynasties, as approved by the Henan Provincial Government. Xuchang city is 80 kilometers away from the provincial capital Zhengzhou, 50 kilometers away from Xinzheng International Airport, National Highway 311, local railroads across the east and west; Beijing-Guangzhou Railway, Beijing-Hong Kong-Australia Expressway, National Highway 107 across the north and south; it is the regional political, economic and cultural center of central Henan Province, and occupies an important position in the economic and social development of Henan Province. In 2022, the GDP of Xuchang City was 374.68 billion yuan, an increase of 1.8% over the previous year.