10 Facts About Shangqiu

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

Shangqiu was reportedly one of the capitals defended by the Xia emperor Xiang, troubled by rebellions in his reign.

Shangqiu was the first in a series of temporary capitals that the Song Dynasty government moved to during their retreat from the north, when most of northern China had been conquered by the Jurchens in the Jin–Song wars.

The current name appeared in 1545, when a new Shangqiu County was created to administer the city and its surrounding areas.

Under the Republic, Shangqiu was considered a key city in eastern Henan owing to its position along the Lunghai Railway between the port of Haizhou on the East China Sea and Lanzhou in central China.

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Shangqiu has a monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate, with four distinct seasons.

Shangqiu City has a long winter, followed by summer, and a significantly shorter spring and autumn.

Government of Shangqiu is responsible for the making and implementing of local policies.

Shangqiu is traditionally a centre of the indigenous Chinese religious cult of Huoshen .

Education sector of Shangqiu is mainly professional training oriented, with an increasing number of such colleges coming into sight ever since the 1990s.