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Zhengzhou, Henan province, China

Zhengzhou

China
Also known as: Cheng-chou, Zhengxian
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Zhengzhou, city and capital of Henan sheng (province), China. Located in the north-central part of the province, it is situated to the south of the Huang He (Yellow River), where its valley broadens into the great plain and at the eastern extremity of the Xiong’er Mountains. The city is at the crossing point of the north-south route skirting the Taihang Mountains and the mountains of western Henan and the east-west route along the southern bank...

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