Area 260 km² Province Henan Area code 0371 | Population 1,570 (2013) Prefecture-level city Zhengzhou Postal code 450008 | |
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Country People's Republic of China Time zone China Standard Time (UTC+8) Weather 14°C, Wind S at 6 km/h, 57% Humidity | ||
Zhengdong New Area (Chinese: 郑东新区; pinyin: Zhèngdōng Xīn Qū) is a district of Zhengzhou, Henan province, People's Republic of China. It covers an area of 260 square kilometres (100 sq mi), and is expected to expand to 500 square kilometres (193 sq mi) and a population of 5 million by 2020.
In 2001, the city government commissioned Japanese architect Kisho Kurokawa to draw up a comprehensive urban plan for Zhengdong.
Zhengdong New Area consists of the core CBD area, core living area, LongHu area(龙湖 "dragon lake"), and Longzihu (Longzi Lake) College District.
The city is home to 2.5 million people.
References
Zhengdong New Area Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA