Zhoukou City, the ancient name of Chenzhou, Longdu, prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Henan Province, is located in the southeastern part of Henan Province, located in the hinterland of the Yellow-Huaikou Plain, east of Fuyang City, Anhui Province, Bozhou City, west of Luohe City, Xuchang City, south of Zhumadian City, and north of Kaifeng City, Shangqiu City, bordering the city.1949 set up the Huaiyang Prefecture, Huaiyang Prefecture was renamed the Zhoukou Prefecture in 1965 (changed to Zhoukou District in 1969); in 2000, approved by the State Council to abolish the Zhoukou District to set up the city of Zhoukou. In 2000, the State Council approved the abolition of Zhoukou Prefecture and the establishment of Zhoukou City. As of June 2020, Zhoukou City has a total jurisdiction of 2 districts, 7 counties, and 1 county-level city, with a total area of 11,959 square kilometers; as of the end of 2022, the resident population of Zhoukou City was 8,812,000 people. Zhoukou is the hometown of Emperor Xihuang and Laozi, the old land of Chenchu and the new city of Lingang, which is known as the "Pioneer of Huaxia and Sacred Sites of the Nine States". Three rivers converge, sitting on the Shaying River through the river to the sea of gold waterway, has the reputation of the Central Plains Harbor City, the traffic in all directions, the formation of a highway, railroad, waterway trinity of the big traffic pattern. In 2004, Zhoukou City was named the only prefecture-level "Hometown of Chinese Acrobatics". 22 January 2020, Zhoukou City was named a national garden city by the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development. 18 May 2020, Zhoukou City was awarded the title of "Civilized City of Henan Province". 2020, Zhoukou City was named the "Civilized City of Henan Province". "On October 20, 2020, Zhoukou was selected as one of the "National Model Cities of Double Embracing". 2021, Zhoukou Central Port was listed among the 36 major inland waterway ports at the national level. In 2022, Zhoukou realized a GDP of 361.699 billion yuan, a year-on-year growth of 2.9% at constant prices. In terms of sub-industry, the added value of primary industry is 63.051 billion yuan, up 4.5% year-on-year; the added value of secondary industry is 145.623 billion yuan, up 2.4% year-on-year; the added value of tertiary industry is 153.025 billion yuan, up 2.6% year-on-year.