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Nanyang, located in the west of Henan Province, is a Water City. Baihe River, the mother river of Nanyang, crosses the Nanyang center city. Baihe River, together with Mei Xi River, Sanli River, and Wenliang River constitutes a network of rivers and lakes and also forms a unique city landscape.
Nanyang is one of birthplaces of the Chinese civilization with a long history. As early as four or five hundred thousand years ago, the Nanzhao apeman had multiplied his descendants here. In the Warring States period, it has already become the famous smelting center in China. During the Western Han Dynasty, business was omnipresent and property ranked first in the whole country. In the Eastern Han Dynasty, it was the place for Emperor Guangwu to gain his fame and fortune. So it is called Nandu or Dixiang (the home of emperors). The place raised and brought up Fanli who was an outstanding strategist and business saint; the great scientist Zhang Heng and the Medical Saint Zhang Zhongjing from whom the people benefited from generations to generations in the Eastern Han Dynasty. The Military Marquise Zhuge Liang was a famous statesman and strategist in the Three Kingdoms， etc. These historical personages attract worldwide attention. Nanyang is one of the first opened historical cities. It is also the Han culture gathering place and the main tourist resort in Central Plains. At present,... [ View Details ]
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