1、Nanyang lies in the southwest of Henan province named WAN in ncient,it was named the historical cultural cit y by the State Council. Liu Xiu,theGuangwu emperor of Dong Dynasty set up here,so known as emperortownship.And there was a lot of historical great mans suc has Zhang Heng of Science Holy,Zhan
2、g Zhongjing of Medicinal Holy,F n Li of Commercial Holy and Zhu Ge-liang of Wise Holy,etc. in histor y.Nanyang is the largest prefecture-level cit y of Henan Province,ha s jurisdict ion over 1city,2districts and 10counties,with the total popula tion of 10,700,000 now.In2004,the gross domestic produc
3、t of the who le cit y was up to 89,200 millio n Yuan(data is from the official site),w as the second in the whole province. Nanyang is the main traffic roa forHenan,Hubei ,Chongqi,Shaanxi because of its advantageous geogra phical positio n,it runs through north and south,connects wit h east and west
4、, Ning-xi Railway and Jiao-zhi Railway cross here,and it also is the headstream of national key item South-North Water Diversion.Nanyang urban area takes up nearly 50 square meters,wit h nearl y a millio n permanent resident populatio ns, is the Midwest regional c nter cit y of 21st century.南阳古称宛位于豫
5、西南,是国务院首批命名的历史文化名城.东汉时期为光武 帝刘秀的发迹之地,故有帝乡之称. 历史上曾孕育出科圣张衡, 医圣张仲景, 商 圣范蠡及智圣诸葛亮等历史名人.南阳是河南省面积最大的地级市,现辖 1 市 2 区 10 县,总人口 1070 万.20 4 年,全市完成国内生产总值 892 亿元(数据摘自官方网站),经济总量居全省第二 位.南阳连南接北,承东启西的优越地理位置,是豫,鄂,渝,陕之交通要道,宁西 铁路与焦枝线在此交汇,亦是国家重点项目南水北调中线工程的源头. 活力的中西部区域性中心城市.南阳市区面积近 50 平方公里,常住人口近百万,被国家列为 21 世纪最具发展Nanyang-A
6、 Treasure Land In Central China Situated in the southwest of Henan province,with the Hanjiang Rive to the south, Nanyang is a basin surrounded by mountains on three sides-the Funiu Mountains to the north, the Tonghe Mountains to the eas and the Qinling Mountains to the west. Nanyang enjoys a climate
7、 in a transitional zone marked by distinctive seasonal changes. The land her is fertile with abundant rainfall and mineral deposits, which makes i a treasure land with great potential for development of agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, sideline occupations, fisheries and industry.Han Dynasty
8、, this place developed business relations with all over th country and was the richest part in China. Nanyang was also the place wher Emperor Guang Wu of the Eastern Han Dynasty rose to power, hence the nam Southern Capital and His Majestys Hometown. Nanyang has produced a rich group of outstanding
9、figures, such as: Fan li, the emperors counselor and later a business giant in the Spring andAutum Period; Zhang Heng, the great scientist in the Eastern Han Dynasty;Zhan Zhongjing, a medical sage whose skills have benefited later generations Zhuge Liang, an outstanding statesman and strategist in t
10、he Period of th Three Kingdoms. Since modern times, Nanyang has been a place where person of superior talents have burst of forth in large numbers like brillian stars. Nanyang native celebrities experts, scholars and industrialist have been found throughout the world. Nanyang has an excellent geogra
11、phical location, with super communications and transport facilities, it is the vital communicatio line between Henan, Hubei, Sichuan and Shanxi Province. The Jiaozuo-Liuzhou, Nanjing-Xian Railway run through its territory. Nanyang is one of the famous historical and cultural cities firs opened to th
12、e outside world. As one of the places with the most concentrated Han Dynasty culture, Nanyang is a major tourist place i Central China. Now in the city, there are more than 40 scenic spots an places of historical interest, which have a high aesthetic and cultura value: the Wuhou Temple, the Medical
13、Sage Memorial Temple, the Zhang Hen Museum, the Museum of the Han Dynasty Stone Carving and the Neixiang Count Office Museum attract thousands upon thousands of visitors both from hom and abroad every year. Famous places such as the Danxia Temple, the Xiangyan Temple, the Water Curtain Temple, the S
14、hanshan Guide Hall, th state-level nature preservation zones as Boatianman and Taibaiding an the natural landscape as the Danjiang Reservoir, Stone Man Mountain, th Laojie Mountain and the Baihe River Tourist Area, are all places of touris and excellent relaxation. The dinosaur egg fossils unearthed
15、 in Nanyan Basin in 1993 have been classified as the World Legacy by the UNESCO Protection against exploitation of dinosaur egg fossils has been place on the World Agenda 21. Nanyang is a treasure land with great potential waiting for the further development; Nanyang is a land full of hope! Being full of vigou and enthusiasm, the 10 million local people here are working hard to buil Nanyang into a regionally central city which will become the hub of th southwest part of Henan as well as the border regions of Henan, Hubei an Shanxi Provinces and to bring Nanyang into the 21st century with a
