Xinxiang, prefecture-level city in Henan Province, is located in the north of Henan Province, facing the Yellow River in the south, and Zhengzhou, Kaifeng across the river; in the north by the Taihang Mountains, and Hebi, Anyang adjacent to the west and Jiaozuo and bordering Shanxi; in the east, the oil city of Puyang and connected to the Shandong Province, with a total area of 8,249 square kilometers. As of 2022, Xinxiang has four municipal districts, five counties, and three county-level cities under its jurisdiction. As of the end of 2022, the resident population of Xinxiang was 6.166 million.
Xinxiang City belongs to the North China Plate, located in the two major basins of the Yellow River and the Hai River, the terrain is high in the north and low in the south, the northern part is mainly the Taihang Mountains and hills, and the southern part is the Yellow River alluvial fan plains, which account for 78% of the total land area of Xinxiang City. Xinxiang in the early years of the founding of new China for the capital of the plains province, is an important center of the northern region of Henan, the Central Plains, an important industrial city, the Central Plains Economic Zone and one of the core area of the Central Plains City Cluster city, the economic, educational and transportation center of the northern Henan. 2023, was rated as a third-tier city. Xinxiang has a long history, Yangshao culture, Longshan culture have sites left, is one of the important birthplace of the "Poetry Classic", the Battle of Makino, Zhang Liang stabbed Qin, Chenqiao mutiny and other major historical events took place here, within the territory of the national cultural heritage units of 20, the national 5A scenic spot 1, 4A scenic spot 10.
Xinxiang is an important part of Zhengzhou metropolitan circle, the first national highway transportation hub city in northern Henan, a national civilized city, a national health city, a national garden city, a national forest city, a national intellectual property rights demonstration city, a national recycling economy demonstration city, a national rural reform pilot area, and a Zhengluoxin national independent innovation demonstration zone. 2023, Xinxiang completed the annual GDP of 334.76 billion yuan, ranking the highest among the top ten cities in China. 334.76 billion yuan, ranking 4th in the province.
(The overview map shows Bailigou Scenic Area, Xinxiang South Railway Station, Xinxiang Museum, Xinxiang Municipal Plaza, Henan Normal University, Manshou Pagoda of Yanjin Dajuesi Temple, and Baiquan in turn.)