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Shangqiu
Prefecture-level city in Henan, People's Republic of China

Shangqiu

Shangqiu, alternately romanized as Shangkiu, is a city in eastern Henan province, Central China.

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It borders Kaifeng to the northwest, Zhoukou to the southwest, and the provinces of Shandong and Anhui to the northeast and southeast respectively. Its population was 7,816,831 inhabitants as of the 2020 Chinese census, of whom 2,831,814 lived in the built-up area made up of two urban districts and Yucheng county now being conurbated.

Get in

Getting to Shangqiu

Shangqiu is one of the large railway hubs in China. The Longhai Railway (Lianyungang - Lanzhou), Jingjiu Railway (Beijing - Kowloon), Xulan High-speed Railway (Xuzhou - Lanzhou) and the under-construction Shanghang High-speed Railway (Shangqiu - Hangzhou) pass Shangqiu. Shangqiu has railway connections to nearly all major cities in China. Shangqiu has two railway stations.

  1. 01
    Shangqiu Railway Station
  2. 02
    Shangqiu South Railway Station
  3. 03
    Shangqiu Central Bus Station
  4. 04
    Shangqiu Main Bus Station
See

Worth seeing

  1. 01
    Sun Moon Lake

    Sun Moon Lake is located between the east and Xicheng districts of Yongcheng City, Henan Province, China.

  2. 02
    The Ancient City of Shangqiu

    The origin of Shangqiu and has a history of over 4,000 years.

  3. 03
    Ebo Temple

    The temple that sacrifices the god of fire, who is also the ancestry of Shang's people.

  4. 04
    Shangqiu Museum
  5. 05
    Zhang Xun Memorial Temple

    Located at the south gate of the ancient city of Shangqiu, it was built in memory of Zhang Xun, the hero who was martyred to defend Suiyang in the "An Shi Rebellion".

  6. 06
    Huanghegudao National Forest Park

    The Yellow River flew through here before 1855.

Do

Things to do

Yingtian Academy（应天书院）： is a famous scenic spot in Shangqiu and one of the four major academies in the Northern Song Dynasty. It was established by Yangque, a Shangqiu man in the later Jin period of the five dynasties, and has a long history. Yingtian Academy was once one of the most influential universities in the Northern Song Dynasty, attracting many scholars and scholars to study.

Eat

Where to eat

  1. 01
    Yucheng
  2. 02
    Zhongshan Hu
  3. 03
    Xijiekou Majia
  4. 04
    Yundingyue

    Special hotpot restaurant with a variety of fresh ingredients.

  5. 05
    Haidilao Hot Pot

    It is a large-scale cross-province direct catering brand hot pot restaurant that mainly manages Sichuan flavor hot pot and integrates the characteristics of hot pot around the country.

Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Wikimedia Commons (see file page), Wikimedia Commons.