Why is Xinxiang called new york?

The reason why Xinxiang is called NEWYork is as follows: Xinxiang is nicknamed new york because its English name is New York, but when translated into Chinese, it is Xinxiang, so Xinxiang is nicknamed new york.

Xinxiang city profile:

Xinxiang City is a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Henan Province, located in the north of Henan Province, facing the Yellow River in the south, and facing Zhengzhou and Kaifeng across the river. Taihang Mountain is adjacent to Hebi and Anyang in the north; There is Jiaozuo in the west and Shanxi in the west; Puyang, an oil city in the east, is connected with Shandong, with a total area of 8249 square kilometers.

By 2022, Xinxiang will have jurisdiction over 4 municipal districts, 5 counties, 1 urban-rural integration demonstration zone, 2 national development zones and 3 county-level cities. By the end of 2022, the resident population was 6166,000. Xinxiang City belongs to the North China Plate, located in the Yellow River and Haihe River basins, with high terrain in the north and low terrain in the south.

The northern part is mainly Taihang Mountain and hilly areas, and the southern part is the alluvial fan plain of the Yellow River, accounting for 78% of Xinxiang's total land area. Xinxiang is the capital of the plain province in the early days of the founding of New China, an important central city in northern Henan, an important industrial city in the Central Plains, one of the central cities of the Central Plains Economic Zone and the Central Plains Urban Agglomeration, and also the economic, educational and transportation center in northern Henan.

Xinxiang has a long history, Yangshao culture and Longshan culture are well preserved, and it is one of the important birthplaces of The Book of Songs. Major historical events, such as Makino War, Qin Priest and Chen Qiao mutiny, all took place here. There are 20 national cultural protection units, national scenic spots 1 and national scenic spots 10.

Xinxiang is an important part of Zhengzhou metropolitan area, the first batch of national highway transportation hub cities in northern Henan, a national civilized city, a national health city, a national garden city, a national forest city, a national intellectual property demonstration city, a national circular economy demonstration city, a national rural reform experimental zone, and a national independent innovation demonstration zone in Zheng Luoxin.

In 2022, the city achieved a regional GDP of 346.398 billion yuan, ranking sixth in the province, with a year-on-year increase of 5.3%, 2.2 percentage points higher than the provincial average, ranking 1 in the province.