Jiaozuo

In the Jiaozuo Administrative Region, human tribes existed as early as the matriarchal commune period, more than 8,000 years ago. The Xia dynasty was under the jurisdiction of Jizhou and was called Qinhuai Land. "Yu Gong" divides the world into nine states belonging to Jizhou. The Shang dynasty and the Western Zhou dynasty belonged to the interior of Ji. According to the "Hanshu Geography", after the Zhou dynasty destroyed the Shang dynasty, it belonged to the three kingdoms of Yong, Xin and Wen. The Eastern Zhou dynasty belonged to the Nanyang territory of Jin, and the Warring States period belonged to the two kingdoms of Wei and Wei. From the Qin dynasty to Sanchuan County, it belonged to Hanoi County from the Han dynasty to the Three Kingdoms period. …

Jiaozuo is located adjacent to the Yellow River and is just south of the Taihang Mountain. In the southern foothills of the Taihang Mountains in the northern part of Jiaozuo, there are about 500 square miles of gravel slopes. The geology is hard and stable, and the strata have great endurance. It is also close to mines, water sources, traffic arteries and cities and towns. Jiaozuo has a temperate semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk) with four distinct seasons; owing to the shielding influence of the Taihang Mountains, temperatures in the urban core of Jiaozuo are warmer than in Xinxiang and Zhengzhou. Winters are cool and relatively dry while summers are hot and often rainy. The normal monthly mean temperature ranges from 1.3 °C (34.3 °F) in January to 27.7 °C (81.9 °F) in July, with the annual mean temperature at 15.61 °C (60.1 °F). Extremes exist from −22.4 °C (−8.3 °F) to 43.6 °C (110. …

Economy of Jiaozuo has undergone significant restructuring from resource extraction to diversified industries. Its modern development was based on the region's rich coal deposits. After a century of mining, Jiaozuo's coal resources became exhausted in the 2000s.. From the onset of coal mining until the early 1990s, the value-added of industries related to coal accounted for over 90% of Jiaozuo's industrial added value. Economic expansion based on the coal-mining industry has included a large thermal power station and basic chemical and synthetic rubber plants. The yields of soda ash and automotive tires produced by these industries account for a large portion of the total output produced in Henan. Other industries, such as the manufacture of machinery, textiles, and construction materials, have also been developed. The city has realized the transformation since 2008. …

Jiaozuo Museum: Home to the largest collection of Han-dynasty grave goods in China, offering insight into ancient Chinese architectural styles. Jiaozuo Film and Television City: Located in the north of the city, this complex of imitation ancient buildings is modeled on early Chinese architecture and has served as a filming location for productions such as Three Kingdoms. Longyuan Lake Park (龙源湖公园): A lake in the city center, featuring the sculpture "Kuafu Chasing the Sun" and a 238-meter-tall TV Tower. Fengshanzhen (缝山针): Located in the north of the city, this mining park was converted from an abandoned quarry. The huge "Needle" sculpture on the mountaintop symbolizes "Sewing up the wounds of the land." Yuntai Mountain: Known for its 314-meter waterfall drop, cliffside cliff walkways, and twin-opening waterfall. …

Jiaozuo railway station Jiaozuo West station Zhengjiaojin Expressway, Xinjiaoji Expressway, Jiluo Expressway and Jiaowen Expressway pass through the territory. Local expressways are connected with national trunk expressways, realizing "county expressway", "township expressway" and "village expressway". In October 2020, it will be included in the list of pilot areas for deepening the reform of rural road management and maintenance system. By the end of 2019, the expressway mileage was 239.51 km. The annual highway cargo turnover was 30.25 billion tons per kilometer, up 9.4% over the previous year; Road passenger turnover reached 697 million person kilometers, down 11.8%.

According to the results of the seventh national census, as of 0:00 on November 1, 2020, the permanent population of Jiaozuo City was 3,521,078 people. Compared with the 3,539,860 people in the sixth national census in 2010, the population decreased by 18,782 in 10 years. As of the end of 2022, Jiaozuo City has a permanent population of 3.5235 million, including 2.2674 million urban residents and 1.2561 million rural residents; the urbanization rate of the permanent population is 64.35%, an increase of 0.62 percentage points from the end of the previous year. The annual birth rate was 7.65‰; the population death rate was 7.42‰; and the natural growth rate was 0.23‰.