Xuchang

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许昌市
Xǔchāng Shì
Xuchang is highlighted on this map
Administration Type Prefecture-level city
Area 4,996 km²
Population 4.45 million
GDP ¥8,153 per capita (2002)
Major Nationalities Han
County-level divisions 6
Township-level divisions Unknown
Area Code 374

Xuchang (simplified Chinese: 许昌; traditional Chinese: 許昌; pinyin: Xǔchāng) is a prefecture-level city in central Henan province, People's Republic of China. It borders the provincial capital of Zhengzhou to the northwest, Kaifeng to the northeast, Zhoukou to the east, Luohe to the southeast, and Pingdingshan to the southwest.

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The prefecture-level city of Xuchang administers 1 district, 2 county-level cities and 3 counties.

According to tradition, the city was named after Xu, an ancient state led by tribal leader Xuyou during the Spring and Autumn Period of the Zhou Dynasty. In ancient times, the city occupied a strategic location in central China.

Xuchang served as the warlord Cao Cao's de facto capital during the Three Kingdoms Period. After finding the Han Dynasty capital Luoyang ravaged by war, Cao moved the imperial court and the emperor to what is now Xuchang in 196.

In 220, Cao Cao's son and successor Cao Pi officially declared the city as the capital of the newly-established state of Wei. The city was renamed "Xuchang", meaning "Xu Rising". The Wei emperors held court at Xuchang until the capital was moved to Luoyang in the 220s.

Xuchang is an important center of the Chinese tobacco industry. However, due to economic reasons many farmers have chosen not to plant tobacco anymore.

Famous tourist attractions include Baling Bridge and Chunqiu Tower.

On 18 December 2006, the Oromia Region government in Ethiopia signed an agreement with Henan Province to establish a sister city program with Ambo.[1]

  1. ^ "Oromia State Regional Government and the delegation of Henan Province sign an agreement on the Establishment of Friendship City Relationship" (Oromia State government website)


Prefecture-level divisions of Henan
Prefecture-level cities: Anyang | Hebi | Jiaozuo | Kaifeng | Luohe | Luoyang | Nanyang | Pingdingshan

Puyang | Sanmenxia | Shangqiu | Xinxiang | Xinyang | Xuchang | Zhengzhou | Zhoukou | Zhumadian
Sub-prefecture-level cities: Jiyuan
List of Henan County-level divisions


Coordinates: 34°02′N 113°49′E / 34.033, 113.817

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