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Yuzhou, Henan

This article is about the modern city in Henan. For the Yuzhou (豫州) that was one of the Nine Ancient Provinces, see Yuzhou (nine ancient provinces).
Yuzhou
禹州市
County-level city
Yuzhou railway station [zh]
Yuzhou railway station
Yuzhou in Xuchang
Yuzhou in Xuchang
Yuzhou is located in Henan
Yuzhou
Yuzhou
Location in Henan
Coordinates: 34°08′31″N 113°29′20″E / 34.142°N 113.489°E / 34.142; 113.489
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHenan
Prefecture-level cityXuchang
Established Date25 June 1998
Government
 • Party SecretaryWang Hongwu
 • MayorFan Xiaodong
Area
[1]
 • Total
1,472 km2 (568 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[1]
 • Total
1,167,000
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
461670
Area code0374
Websitewww.yuzhou.gov.cn

Yuzhou (Chinese: 禹州; pinyin: Yǔzhōu; Wade–Giles: Yü-chou) is a county-level city in the central part of Henan, People's Republic of China.[2][3] Yuzhou City, referred to as "Jun", was called Yangzhai, Junzhou and Yingchuan in ancient times, and also called Xiadu, Jundu and Medicine Capital.[4] It occupies the northwest corner of the prefecture-level city of Xuchang.[2] The city is named for Yu the Great,[5] the founder of the Xia Dynasty, which the city's government claims was founded in present-day Yuzhou,[3] and that the dynasty's capital was located in present-day Yuzhou.[5] There is a statue of Yu the Great in Yuzhou, and he serves as a symbol of the city.

The famous Jun ware (钧瓷) of porcelain originates in Yuzhou,[3] specifically, in the town of Shenhou (神垕镇).[citation needed] Jun ware comprises one of the Five Great Kilns,[3] a group of highly esteemed porcelain types from the Song dynasty. Yuzhou has historically served as a major center of traditional Chinese medicine, and the city's historic medicinal tradition has been recognized by the national government.[3] Famous Chinese doctor Sun Simiao (孙思邈) had been a doctor in Yuzhou for a long period of time during the Tang dynasty.[citation needed]

Nicknames for the city include "Summer Capital" (Chinese: 夏都; pinyin: xià dū), "Jun Capital" (Chinese: 钧都; pinyin: jūn dū), and "Medicine Capital" (Chinese: 药都; pinyin: yào dū).[3] Yuzhou was named the first historical and cultural city in Henan Province in 1989. In 2011, it was named "China Ceramics Historical and Cultural City", and in 2018, it was named "National Health City" by the National Patriotic Health Campaign Committee.

  1. ^ a b 最新人口信息 www.hongheiku.com (in Chinese). hongheiku. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
  2. ^ a b 2021年统计用区划代码（许昌市） [2021 Statistical Division Codes (Xuchang)] (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China. 2021. Archived from the original on 2022-01-04. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
  3. ^ a b c d e f 禹州市情简介 [Yuzhou Introduction] (in Chinese). Yuzhou Municipal People's Government. 2021-03-05. Archived from the original on 2021-11-23. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
  4. ^ "禹州市情简介". www.yuzhou.gov.cn. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
  5. ^ a b 中国禹州网. 大禹与夏禹文化. Retrieved 2017-12-17.

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