Jiaozuo Introduction

Jiaozuo, known as Shanyang or Huaizhou in ancient times, is one of the central areas where early activities of the Chinese Nation took place

Release time : 2016-05-18 17:48:20

source : WTCF

City Introduction

Renowned as the birthplace of Tai Chi, Jiaozuo is a famous tourist destination.

Jiaozuo enjoys abundant and unique tourism resources. This is where Taihang Mountains stop and create precipitous cliffs and deep gorges. Yuntai Mountain Global Geopark is a world famous scenic area consists of Yuntai Mountain, Qingtian River, Shennong Mountain, Fenglin Gorge, and Qinglong Gorge. All these mountains and rivers come together create magnificent geological landscape.

Jiaozuo is culturally endowed. The city not only emerges as the birthplace of Tai Chi, but it is also home to a variety of schools of thoughts and distinguished historical and cultural celebrities such as Sima Yi, Han Yu, Li Shangyin, Zhu Zaiyu etc. Yueshan Temple is the birthplace of Bajiquan and is one of the four famous temples in Henan Province. Jiaying Taoist Temple, also known as small Forbidden City, was built when Emperor Qianlong harnessed the Yellow River. The tower in Miaole Temple, which was built during the period of the five Dynasties stores Sarira. All of these carry profound historical value.

Ever since 1949, Jiaozuo has always been on the top rank of grain production in China. The Four Huaiqing Chinese Medicines including Shanyao, Niuhuang, Niuxi, Juhua enjoy worldwide reputation. In 2015, the entire city received over 37.4 million tourists both at home and abroad with the total tourist income of over 30 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 13.41% and 15.36% respectively. The tourism industry income accounts for 15.64% of GDP. Jiaozuo has become a heated destination for tourists not only within Henan, but also in China.

Jiaozuo has convenient and developed land and air transportation facilities. Besides, two major national projects, namely, “South-North Water Division” Project and “West-East Pipeline” Project, pass through Jiaozuo. This is just the right place for you to travel, invest, and dwell.

History

Jiaozuo has a long history. As