Nanyang, Henan
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| Administration Type | Prefecture-level city |
| Area | 26,600 km² |
| Population | 10.7 million |
| GDP | ¥89.2 billion (2004) |
| Major Nationalities | Han |
| County-level divisions | 13 |
| Township-level divisions | Unknown |
| Area Code | 377 |
Nanyang (Simplified Chinese: }}}; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ) is a prefecture-level city in southwestern Henan province, People's Republic of China. The city with the largest area of administration in Henan, Nanyang borders Xinyang to the southeast, Zhumadian to the east, Pingdingshan to the northeast, Luoyang to the north, Sanmenxia to the northwest, and the province of Hubei to the south.
Dinosaur egg fossils have been discovered in the Nanyang Basin.
Administration
The prefecture-level city of Nanyang administers 2 districts, 1 county-level city and 10 counties.
- Wolong District (卧龙区)
- Wancheng District (宛城区)
- Gaoxin District (高新区)
- Dengzhou City (邓州市)
- Xinye County (新野县)
- Sheqi County (社旗县)
- Tanghe County (唐河县)
- Tongbai County (桐柏县)
- Fangcheng County (方城县)
- Nanzhao County (南召县)
- Zhenping County (镇平县)
- Neixiang County (内乡县)
- Xixia County (西峡县)
- Xichuan County (淅川县)
Geography
To the north of the town, there is a mountain called Dushan.
The climate is comfortable, and the whole of Nanyang is surrounded by mountains where cattle are raised. The fields are fertile and the agriculture is well-developed.
To the southwest is Neixiang County with the newly developing Baotianman Biosphere Reserve-an area of extremely high biodiversity in China, with 65 rare and endangered species. A new Visitor Centre in Neixiang County chronicles the natural history of the area and is well worth visiting.
Economy
- Nanyang has a developing cattle industry, as well as a tobacco factory.
- The Bai River flows through Nanyang and provides it with an abundant supply of fish.
- Nanyang produces two kinds of quality wine: Shedianlaojiu and Wolongyuye.
Famous people of Nanyang
- Zhang Heng, Eastern Han Dynasty astronomer, mathematician and inventor of the first seismometer in history.
- Zhang Zhongjing, late Eastern Han Dynasty physician and pharmacist.
- Zhuge Liang, renowned advisor to Liu Bei and the first chancellor of the Kingdom of Shu during the Three Kingdoms era.
- Han Yu, Tang Dynasty poet.
External links
- [Government website of Nanyang] (in Simplified Chinese)
Prefecture-level divisions of Henan
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| List of Henan County-level divisions |
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