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'''Xinxiang''' ({{lang-zh|s={{linktext|新乡}} |t={{linktext|新鄉}} |p=Xīnxiāng}} {{IPAc-cmn|x|in|1|.|x|iang|1}}; [[Postal romanization|postal]]: Sinsiang) is a [[prefecture-level city]] in northern [[Henan]] [[provinces of China|province]], China.

It borders the provincial capital of [[Zhengzhou]] to its southwest, [[Kaifeng]] to its southeast, [[Hebi]] and [[Anyang]] to its north, [[Jiaozuo]] to its west, and the provinces of [[Shanxi]] and [[Shandong]] to its northwest and east respectively.<ref>{{Cite web |title=为何说河南省地理位置非常优越？_澎湃号·政务_澎湃新闻-The Paper |url=https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_4957335 |access-date=2024-03-16 |website=www.thepaper.cn}}</ref>

Its total population was 6,251,929 as of the [[2020 Chinese census|2020 Chinese Census]]. As of the 2018 estimation, 2,743,200 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made of 4 urban districts (''[[Weibin District, Xinxiang|Weibin]], [[Hongqi District|Hongqi]], [[Muye]], [[Fengquan District|Fenquan]]''), [[Yanjin County, Henan|Yanjin county]], [[Xinxiang county]] and [[Huixian|Huixian City]] which are now being [[Conurbation|conurbated]] as the city is expanding very quickly.<ref name="citypopulation.de">{{cite web|url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/china/henan/admin/|title=China: Hénán (Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map|website=citypopulation.de|access-date=2021-11-26}}</ref>

Xinxiang is an industrial city in northern Henan, an important city on the [[Beijing–Guangzhou railway|Beijing-Guangzhou Railway]] and a city in the Central Plains urban agglomeration, and was once one of the eight major towns in northern China.<ref>{{Cite web |title=中国海运新乡港口介绍 |url=https://www.autochina-logistics.com/a/3255.html |access-date=2024-04-05 |website=www.autochina-logistics.com}}</ref> In ancient times, there were major events that influenced the course of Chinese history, such as the [[Battle of Mingtiao]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=内容详情 |url=https://www.xuexi.cn/aa624ca1b0434cdada1c5900b6e738dc/e43e220633a65f9b6d8b53712cba9caa.html |access-date=2024-04-10 |website=www.xuexi.cn}}</ref> the [[Battle of Muye]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=中国历史十大以少胜多的战役之第四名牧野之战_周武王_联军_军队 |url=https://www.sohu.com/a/www.sohu.com/a/707385399_121289236 |access-date=2024-04-10 |website=www.sohu.com }}{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> and the [[Chenqiao Mutiny]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=全历史 - 完全的历史 |url=https://www.allhistory.com/article/5ec50748d47fa20001ce1c2e |access-date=2024-04-10 |website=www.allhistory.com}}</ref> Modern Xinxiang is China's excellent [[tourist city]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=中国优秀旅游城市名单_旅游名录_常识工具_驴窝户外网 |url=https://www.lvwo.com/tips/2020/02/37878.html |access-date=2024-04-10 |website=www.lvwo.com}}</ref> national health city,<ref>{{Cite web |title=China National Sanitary City |url=http://www.nhc.gov.cn/wjw/gjwscz/201903/a2851723c6f64589a09d70d04fc4837b.shtml}}</ref> national garden city,<ref>{{Cite web |title=创建国家园林城市，你要知道的都在这里！_什么_绿地_绿化 |url=https://www.sohu.com/a/www.sohu.com/a/695236851_121123697 |access-date=2024-04-10 |website=www.sohu.com }}{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> national forest city,<ref>{{Cite web |title=我国已建成国家森林城市218个_国家林业和草原局政府网 |url=https://www.forestry.gov.cn/c/www/sl/523633.jhtml |access-date=2024-04-10 |website=www.forestry.gov.cn}}</ref> and one of the top 100 cities in China in terms of comprehensive urban competitiveness.

== History ==
During the period of [[Emperor Yao|Yao]] and [[Emperor Shun|Shun]], China was divided into nine prefectures, and the city's territory belonged to [[Jizhou (ancient China)|Jizhou]], [[Yanzhou (ancient China)|Yanzhou]] and [[Yuzhou (ancient China)|Yuzhou]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=中国历史研究院 |url=http://hrczh.cass.cn/sxqy/zgs/202309/t20230927_5688375.shtml |access-date=2024-05-11 |website=hrczh.cass.cn |archive-date=2024-05-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240504004446/http://hrczh.cass.cn/sxqy/zgs/202309/t20230927_5688375.shtml |url-status=dead }}</ref> At the end of the [[Xia dynasty|Xia Dynasty]], [[Tang of Shang|Shang Tang]] attacked [[Jie of Xia|Xia Jie]], and the [[Battle of Mingtiao]] took place between [[Fengqiu County]] and [[Changyuan County]], resulting in the defeat of Jie and the death of Xia.<ref>{{Cite web |title=夏商鸣条之战简介_鸣条之战背景原因_鸣条之战过程结果 - 趣历史 |url=https://m.qulishi.com/huati/mingtiaozhizhan/ |access-date=2024-05-11 |website=m.qulishi.com}}</ref>

Xinxiang was the site of the [[Battle of Muye]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=牧野之战发生在我家乡，唯一历史记载的史前大战，规模超乎你想象_周武王 |url=https://www.sohu.com/a/www.sohu.com/a/466740211_121091829 |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=www.sohu.com }}{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> where the [[Shang dynasty]] was overthrown by the armies of [[King Wu of Zhou|King Wu]] of [[Predynastic Zhou|Zhou]].<ref>{{cite book|author1=[[Sima Qian]]|author2=[[Sima Tan]]|title= Shiji|script-title=zh:史記|trans-title= [[Records of the Grand Historian]]|orig-year= 90s BCE|ref={{sfnref|''Shiji''}}|year=1959|publisher= Zhonghua Shuju|chapter=[[:zh:s:史記/卷004#周武王|4: 周本紀]]}}</ref> The region was first named Xinxiang in the 6th year of the [[Emperor Wen of Sui#Early Kaihuang era|Kaihuang era]] ([[586 AD]]) of the [[Sui dynasty]], when [[Xinxiang county]] was established in the territories of southwestern {{ill|Ji County (Henan)|lt=Ji County|zh|汲縣}} and eastern [[Huojia County]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jiaxiangwang.com/cn/hnxinxiang-xinxiangxian.htm|title=欢迎来到新乡县|website=jiaxiangwang.com|access-date=2024-02-26|language=zh}}</ref> In [[960 AD]], [[Later Zhou]] forces loyal to [[Zhao Kuangyin]] [[Chenqiao Mutiny|mutinied]] against the rule of [[Guo Zongxun]] at {{ill|Chenqiao Station|zh|陳橋驛}}, located in modern-day [[Fengqiu County]], and declared Zhao emperor, marking the beginning of the [[Song dynasty]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.chinaknowledge.de/History/Song/song-event.html|title=Song Period Event History|accessdate=2024-03-30|website=www.chinaknowledge.de}}</ref>

Xinxiang served as the capital of the short-lived [[Pingyuan Province]], which administered the neighboring cities of [[Anyang]], [[Hebi]], [[Puyang]], [[Jiaozuo]] and [[Heze]] between 1949 and 1952.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-04/29/content_6651718.htm|title=Economic powerhouse reaches for greater success|website=China Daily|date=2008-04-29|access-date=2024-02-26}}</ref> In July 2021, Xinxiang was harshly impacted by the [[2021 Henan floods|flooding in Henan]], which affected about 470,000 people and over {{convert|55000|hectare|acre}} of cropland.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-07-22|title=Flood toll rises in central China, as tens of thousands evacuated|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/7/22/flood-toll-rises-in-central-china-as-tens-of-thousands-evacuated|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210812002803/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/7/22/flood-toll-rises-in-central-china-as-tens-of-thousands-evacuated|archive-date=2021-08-12|access-date=2021-08-11|website=www.aljazeera.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=刘少宇， 张新斌 |title=风生牧野 |publisher=河南科学技术出版社 |year=2011 |isbn=9787534947940 |pages=203–237 |trans-title=About the history of Xinxiang &ndash; Muye}}</ref>

== Geography ==

=== Climate ===
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=== Geographic location ===
Xinxiang is located in the northern part of [[Henan]] Province, between 113 degrees 23 minutes and 114 degrees 59 minutes east longitude and 34 degrees 53 minutes and 35 degrees 50 minutes north latitude.<ref>{{Cite web |title=河南省--新乡市（豫G） |url=https://zhuanlan.zhihu.com/p/623684297 |access-date=2024-04-10 |website=知乎专栏 |language=zh }}{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> It is 600 kilometers away from the capital Beijing and 80 kilometers away from the provincial capital Zhengzhou. It is connected to the oil city Puyang in the east and to the west of Luxi.<ref>{{Cite web |title=河南新乡 |url=https://www.chinanews.com.cn/news/2006/2006-04-18/8/719155.shtml |access-date=2024-04-10 |website=www.chinanews.com.cn}}</ref> Bordering the Yellow River to the south, it is separated from [[Zhengzhou]] and [[Kaifeng]] by the river; to the west, it is connected to [[Jiaozuo]] and shares a border with [[Shanxi]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=新乡市地理概况--新乡市水利局 |url=http://slj.xinxiang.gov.cn/Knowledge/info/38064 |access-date=2024-04-10 |website=slj.xinxiang.gov.cn |archive-date=2024-04-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240410064043/http://slj.xinxiang.gov.cn/Knowledge/info/38064 |url-status=dead }}</ref> To the north, it relies on the [[Taihang Mountains|Taihang]] and is adjacent to [[Hebi]] and [[Anyang]].

=== Pollution ===
According to a 2015 report by [[Greenpeace]], [[Henan]] (Xinxiang's province) has the most severe [[air pollution]] of all the provinces in China, with an average [[Particulates#Size, shape and solubility matter|PM2.5]] concentration of 103.3 μg/m3 ([[microgram]]s per [[cubic metre|cubic meter]]).<ref>{{Cite web|last=Boren|first=Zach|date=2015-04-20|title=China launches biggest ever smog monitoring drive — and what the data tells us|url=https://unearthed.greenpeace.org/2015/04/21/china-launches-biggest-ever-smog-monitoring-drive-and-what-the-tells-us/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210805195540/https://unearthed.greenpeace.org/2015/04/21/china-launches-biggest-ever-smog-monitoring-drive-and-what-the-tells-us/|archive-date=2021-08-05|access-date=2021-08-11|website=[[Greenpeace]]}}</ref> The report found that Xinxiang has the 13th most polluted city air in China, with a PM2.5 concentration of 114.6 μg/m3 (over 11 times the safe limit established by the [[World Health Organization|WHO]]) during the first quarter of 2015.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Xinxiang 天气 |url=https://www.iqair.cn/cn/china/henan/xinxiang}}</ref>{{Citation needed|date=August 2021}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=2015年度366座城市PM2.5浓度排名 |url=https://www.greenpeace.org.cn/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/2015%E5%B9%B4%E5%BA%A6366%E5%BA%A7%E5%9F%8E%E5%B8%82PM2.5%E6%B5%93%E5%BA%A6%E6%8E%92%E5%90%8D.pdf}}</ref> Swiss firm [[IQAir]] reported that Xinxiang suffered from an average PM2.5 concentration of 51.5 μg/m3 in 2020, ranking 31st in China,<ref>{{Cite web|title=World's Most Polluted Cities in 2020 - PM2.5 Ranking|url=https://www.iqair.com/world-most-polluted-cities?continent=59af92b13e70001c1bd78e53&country=E9SBuvnZmqijthYog&state=&page=1&perPage=50&cities=|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210321210407/https://www.iqair.com/world-most-polluted-cities?continent=59af92b13e70001c1bd78e53&country=E9SBuvnZmqijthYog&state=&page=1&perPage=50&cities=|archive-date=2021-03-21|access-date=2021-08-11|publisher=[[IQAir]]}}</ref> and 89th in the world.<ref>{{Cite web|title=World's Most Polluted Cities in 2020 - PM2.5 Ranking|url=https://www.iqair.com/world-most-polluted-cities?continent=&country=&state=&page=1&perPage=50&cities=EJM8K4vqQRRjPfJDY%2C|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210812001533/https://www.iqair.com/world-most-polluted-cities?continent=&country=&state=&page=1&perPage=50&cities=EJM8K4vqQRRjPfJDY%2C|archive-date=2021-08-12|access-date=2021-08-11|publisher=[[IQAir]]}}</ref>

In 2015, environmental [[non-governmental organization]] Airman ({{Lang-zh|c=好空气保卫侠}}) purchased wheat samples farmed in the town of [[Wangcun, Xinxiang|Wangcun]], in Xinxiang, near a battery factory, and found it had [[cadmium]] levels up to 17 times the national safe limit.<ref name="goufenxiang">{{Cite web|date=2017-06-30|script-title=zh:2017年麦收河南新乡随机抽取12个麦样，全是“镉麦”|url=http://www.goufenxiang.cn/news/aq/201706/3530.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210814160455/http://www.goufenxiang.cn/news/aq/201706/3530.html|archive-date=2021-08-14|access-date=2021-08-14|website=goufenxiang.cn|language=zh}}</ref> The following year, the group again purchased wheat samples in the towns of {{Interlanguage link|Dakuai|zh|大块镇}} and Wangcun,<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Yuan|first1=Suwen|last2=Li|first2=Rongde|date=2017-08-15|title=Battery Factory Boom Leaves Toxic Legacy|url=https://www.caixinglobal.com/2017-08-15/battery-factory-boom-leaves-toxic-legacy-101130843.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210814153957/https://www.caixinglobal.com/2017-08-15/battery-factory-boom-leaves-toxic-legacy-101130843.html|archive-date=2021-08-14|access-date=2021-08-14|publisher=[[Caixin]]}}</ref> and found cadmium levels up to 34.1 times the national safe limit.<ref name="goufenxiang"/><ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-08-30|script-title=zh:河南牧野环保局回应“镉麦”：政府已经全数收购|url=https://m.china.caixin.com/zknews/2016-08-30/100983114.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210814155223/https://m.china.caixin.com/zknews/2016-08-30/100983114.html|archive-date=2021-08-14|access-date=2021-08-14|publisher=[[Caixin]]|language=zh}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Zhou|first=Tailai|date=2016-08-30|title=NGO questions Xinxiang's claim it bought all cadmium-laced wheat|url=https://www.caixinglobal.com/2016-08-30/101011372.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180702011008/https://www.caixinglobal.com/2016-08-30/101011372.html|archive-date=2018-07-02|access-date=2021-08-11|publisher=[[Caixin]]}}</ref> Following this report, the Xinxiang municipal government launched a program to purchase contaminated wheat, and convert the farmland to other purposes.<ref name="goufenxiang"/> However, again in 2017, the group purchased additional wheat samples, and found them to have cadmium levels up to 18 times the national limit, with all samples purchased exceeding national safety limits.<ref name="goufenxiang"/> In response, government officials from the [[Towns of China|town]] of Dakuai met with the group, and pledged to further investigate the samples and stop growing wheat on contaminated farmland.<ref>{{Cite web |title=河南新乡小麦"镉污染"调查：超标1.7倍至12.8倍_中证网 |url=https://www.cs.com.cn/xwzx/msxf/201707/t20170710_5365860.html |access-date=2024-03-16 |website=www.cs.com.cn}}</ref>

== Religion ==
{{Expand section|Other religious groups|date=May 2025}}{{Unreferenced section|date=August 2021}}Xinxiang [[Roman Catholics]] are served by the '''Apostolic Prefecture of Xinxiang''' ({{Langx|la|Sinsiang / Sinsiangen(sis)}}), which was established on July 7, 1936, on missionary territory split off from the then [[Apostolic Vicariate of Weihuifu]] ({{Lang-zh|s=卫辉府|t=衛輝府}}) (now Diocese of [[Weihui|Jixian]]). It is a pre-diocesan jurisdiction, which is exempt (i.e., directly subject to the Holy See and its missionary [[Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples]]), and not part of any [[ecclesiastical province]].

It has had the following incumbent ''Apostolic Prefects of Xinxiang (Roman Rite) :''
* Father Thomas Megan ({{lang|zh|米干}}), [[Divine Word Missionaries]] S.V.D.) (born USA) (1936.07.07 – retired 1948), died 1951
* Fr. Johannes Schütte ({{lang|zh|舒德}}), S.V.D. (born Germany) (1948 – death 1971.11.18), also [[Superior General]] of [[Society of the Divine Word]] (Divine Word Missionaries) (1958.03.28 – 1967.12.15) and Vice-Secretary of Pontifical Commission of Justice and Peace (1968–1971.11.18)
* Joseph Zhang Wei-zhu ({{lang|zh-Hant|張維柱}}) (first Chinese and secular priest) (1992, with clandestine episcopal consecration)

== Military ==
Xinxiang is the headquarters of the [[83rd Group Army]] of the [[People's Liberation Army]], one of the three group armies that comprise the [[Jinan Military Region]] responsible for the defense of the [[Yellow River]] plain.<ref>{{cite web |title=市领导春节前夕慰问驻新部队官兵 |url=http://www.xinxiang.gov.cn/sitesources/xxsrmzf/page_pc/zwgk/jrxx/article0e5332b8a5144ac9809cff4bb711c809.html |website=www.xinxiang.gov.cn |access-date=26 February 2024 |language=zh |archive-date=26 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250426105540/http://www.xinxiang.gov.cn/sitesources/xxsrmzf/page_pc/zwgk/jrxx/article0e5332b8a5144ac9809cff4bb711c809.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

== Administration ==
[[File:Txu-oclc-10552568-ni49-4.jpg|thumb|Map including Xinxiang (labeled {{lang|zh-hant|新鄉}} HSIN-HSIANG (SINSIANG)) ([[Army Map Service|AMS]], 1955)]]
The [[prefecture-level city]] administers 4 [[district of China|districts]], 3 [[county-level city|county-level cities]] and 5 [[County (People's Republic of China)|counties]].

*District:
**[[Hongqi District]]
**[[Weibin District, Xinxiang|Weibin District]]
**[[Muye District]]
**[[Fengquan District]]
*County-level city:
**[[Huixian]] City
**[[Weihui]] City
**[[Changyuan]] City
*County:
**[[Xinxiang County]]
**[[Huojia County]]
**[[Yuanyang County, Henan|Yuanyang County]]
**[[Yanjin County, Henan|Yanjin County]]
**[[Fengqiu County]]

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== Population ==
By the end of 2022, the city's permanent population was 6.166 million, including 3.639 million urban residents and 2.527 million rural residents; The urbanization rate of permanent residents was 59.01%, an increase of 0.62 percentage points over the end of the previous year.<ref>{{Cite web |title=(河南省)2022年新乡市国民经济和社会发展统计公报-红黑统计公报库 |url=https://tjgb.hongheiku.com/djs/42294.html |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=tjgb.hongheiku.com}}</ref> 43,000 people were born, with a birth rate of 6.90 per thousand. 46,000 people died, with a mortality rate of 7.40 per thousand. The natural decrease of population was 0.3 million, and the natural growth rate was -0.5%.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2023年河南省新乡市人口第七次人口普查数据和历史人口数据 年龄金字塔结构 民族组成情况-红黑人口库 |url=https://www.hongheiku.com/henan/457.html |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=www.hongheiku.com}}</ref>

According to the seventh National Census in 2020, as of 0:00 on November 1, 2020, the city's permanent population was 6,251,929. Among them, male population accounted for 50.23%; The female population is 49.77%. The sex ratio of the total population (100 females) was 100.91.<ref>{{Cite web |title=新乡市第七次全国人口普查主要数据出炉了!_全市 |url=https://www.sohu.com/a/www.sohu.com/a/469789773_121106991 |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=www.sohu.com }}{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

The population aged 0–14 accounted for 23.17%; The population aged 15–59 accounted for 59.15%; 17.68% of the population was 60 years of age or older, of which 13.04% were 65 years of age or older.<ref>{{Cite web |title=6251929 新乡"七普"人口数据出炉！_腾讯新闻 |url=https://new.qq.com/rain/a/20210601A06TA600 |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=new.qq.com|date=June 2021 }}</ref>

For every 100,000 population, 11,743 people had a university degree (college or above); The population with high school (including technical secondary school) education was 20163; 37,885 people with secondary education; The population with a primary education level is 20,994 (the above levels of education include graduates, associates and students of all types of schools).<ref>{{Cite web |title=2010-2020年新乡市人口数量、人口年龄构成及城乡人口结构统计分析_华经情报网_华经产业研究院 |url=https://www.huaon.com/channel/distdata/732644.html |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=www.huaon.com}}</ref>

Surnames from Xinxiang are: Major (including Gong, Hong, Gong, Duan) Zuo, Ning, Yan, etc.<ref>{{Cite web |title=源于新乡的姓氏-姓氏文化-印象河南网 |url=http://yxhenan.com/info/xx/xswh_13356_1478.html |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=yxhenan.com}}</ref>

== Economy ==
[[Frestech]], a major [[home appliance]] company, was located in Xinxiang prior to its liquidation in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |title=新飞电器正式申请破产拍卖 冰箱产销量曾稳居全国第二_中国经济网——国家经济门户 |url=http://www.ce.cn/cysc/zgjd/kx/201806/14/t20180614_29433415.shtml |access-date=2024-03-16 |website=www.ce.cn}}</ref> One of the business units spun off in Frestech's dissolution, Xinfei Electric Group, continues to operate in Xinxiang.<ref name="xinfeijituan">{{Cite web|script-title=zh:集团概况|trans-title=Group overview|url=http://www.xinfeijituan.com/abouttext-14-1.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210812010159/http://www.xinfeijituan.com/abouttext-14-1.html|archive-date=2021-08-12|access-date=2021-08-11|website=www.xinfeijituan.com|language=zh}}</ref> Xinfei Electric Group, now a wholly owned subsidiary of [[Aviation Industry Corporation of China]], produces [[Refrigerator truck|refrigerated trucks]], military vehicles, [[Recreational vehicle|RVs]], modular building structures, precision equipment, refrigerators, air conditioners, and environmental control equipment.<ref name="xinfeijituan"/>

Other important enterprises located in Xinxiang include Golden Dragon Copper Group, Bailu Chemical Fibre, Henan Kelong Group, and AVIC XINHANG Industry Corporation.<ref>{{Cite web |title=关于科隆 - 河南科隆集团有限公司 |url=http://www.hnkl.com.cn/company/fzlc |access-date=2024-03-16 |website=www.hnkl.com.cn}}</ref>

=== Agriculture and textiles ===
Textiles and processed food are also major products of Xinxiang.<ref>{{Cite web |title=特刊丨产业链观察：一座城 一条链·走进新乡-手机大河网 |url=https://5g.dahe.cn/news/202401181701821 |access-date=2024-03-16 |website=5g.dahe.cn}}</ref> As an old textiles base, the cotton industry is very developed in Xinxiang.<ref>{{Cite web |title=【关于新乡市农产品深加工业基本情况的报告】-国家发展和改革委员会 |url=https://www.ndrc.gov.cn/xwdt/gdzt/znzcls/200807/t20080716_1200249.html |access-date=2024-03-16 |website=www.ndrc.gov.cn}}</ref>

== Transport ==
[[File:Xinxiang City.jpg|thumb|A street in Xinxiang]]
Xinxiang serves as a rail junction and industrial center at the head of navigation on the [[Wei River (Shandong and Henan)|Wei River]]. The Wei River, made navigable for small vessels by river improvements in the 1950s, links the city with [[Tianjin]].<ref name="canal">{{cite web|url=https://www.163.com/dy/article/I861Q28K0543E35G.html|title=隋大运河永济渠，在冀南一县的前世今生|website=163.com|date=26 June 2023 |access-date=2024-02-26|language=zh}}</ref>

===Railways===
Xinxiang is located at the junction of the [[Beijing-Guangzhou Railway|Beijing-Guangzhou]], [[Xinxiang-Yueshan Railway|Xinxiang-Yueshan]], [[Xinxiang-Yanzhou Railway|Xinxiang-Yanzhou]], and [[Zhengzhou–Jinan high-speed railway|Zhengzhou–Jinan]] Railways. The Xinxiang metro area has two major railway stations: [[Xinxiang railway station|Xinxiang Railway Station]] in [[Weibin District, Xinxiang|Weibin]] and [[Xinxiang East railway station|Xinxiang East Railway Station]] in [[Muye District|Muye]].

===Expressways===
* [[File:China Expwy G4 sign with name.svg|20px]] [[G4 Beijing–Hong Kong and Macau Expressway]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=G4京港澳高速公路 京珠高速公路_北京至香港澳门高速公路_G4京港澳高速公路最新信息大全-中国高速公路网 |url=http://www.chinahighway.org/view/4.html |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=www.chinahighway.org}}</ref>
* [[File:China Expwy G3511 sign no name.svg|20px]] [[G3511 Heze–Baoji Expressway]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=菏宝高速公路_G3511路况实时查询_收费站_服务区_电话_高速路况网 |url=https://www.gaosulukuang.com/lu48/ |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=www.gaosulukuang.com}}</ref>
* [[File:China Expwy G5512 sign no name.svg|20px]] [[G5512 Jincheng–Xinxiang Expressway]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=G5512晋新高速起点和终点是从哪里开始到哪里结束-G5512晋新高速全长多少公里-途经哪些地方 - 车主指南 |url=https://www.icauto.com.cn/gonglu/info_54.html |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=www.icauto.com.cn}}</ref>

===National highways===
* [[File:Kokudou 107(China).svg|20px]] [[China National Highway 107]]

== Education and research ==
Xinxiang is a major city for research, ranking as the 138th city in the world by scientific research outputs as of 2025, as tracked by the [[Nature Index]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Leading 200 science cities {{!}} {{!}} Supplements {{!}} Nature Index |url=https://www.nature.com/nature-index/supplements/nature-index-2025-science-cities/tables/overall |access-date=2025-11-20 |website=www.nature.com}}</ref>

There are several universities and colleges located in the [[prefecture-level city]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=S.L.U |first=Course Guru |title=All Universities in Xinxiang |url=https://www.universityguru.com/universities-xinxiang |access-date=2023-11-22 |website=UniversityGuru |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Henan Normal University]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=English |url=https://www.htu.edu.cn/english/ |access-date=2024-03-16 |website=www.htu.edu.cn}}</ref>
*{{Interlanguage link|Xinxiang University|zh|新乡学院}}: newly combined university located in the eastern part of Xinxiang, it has 21 faculties and 3 centers<ref>{{Cite web |title=新乡学院 |url=https://www.xxu.edu.cn/ |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=www.xxu.edu.cn}}</ref>
*[[Henan Institute of Science and Technology]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=河南科技学院 |url=https://english.hist.edu.cn/ |access-date=2024-03-16 |archive-date=2024-03-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240316151831/https://english.hist.edu.cn/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*[[Xinxiang Medical University]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=新乡医学院 |url=https://www.xxmu.edu.cn/ |access-date=2024-03-16 |website=www.xxmu.edu.cn}}</ref>
*[[Henan Mechanical and Electrical Engineering College]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=机电简介-机电工程学院-新乡工程学院 |url=https://www.xxgc.edu.cn/ee/gywm/jdjj.htm |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=www.xxgc.edu.cn}}</ref>
*[[Xinxiang Hygiene School]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=新乡卫生学校_新乡卫校_河南新乡护理学校_河南新乡医学中专学校_河南最好的卫生学校_新乡医学中专_新乡市卫生学校 |url=https://xxws.hnszzxx.com/ |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=xxws.hnszzxx.com}}</ref>

== Sister cities ==

* {{Flagicon|BRA}} [[Itajaí]], [[Santa Catarina, Brazil|Santa Catarina]], Brazil<ref>{{Cite web |title=Stata学习：中国国际友好城市数据库 |url=https://zhuanlan.zhihu.com/p/584042997 |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=知乎专栏 |language=zh }}{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
* {{Flagicon|JPN}} [[Kashiwara, Osaka|Kashiwara]], [[Osaka Prefecture|Osaka]], Japan<ref>{{Cite web |title=国際友好都市 中国河南省新郷市（中国語） {{!}} 大阪府柏原市 |url=http://www.city.kashiwara.osaka.jp/docs/2014091700150/ |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=www.city.kashiwara.osaka.jp}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[History of the administrative divisions of China (disambiguation)|History of the political divisions of China]]
* [[List of Catholic dioceses in China]]
* [[List of twin towns and sister cities in China]]
* [[Pollution in China#Air pollution|Air pollution in China]]
* [[Pollution in China#Soil contamination|Soil contamination in China]]

== References ==
{{Reflist|30em}}

== Sources and external links ==
{{Commons category|Xinxiang}}
{{Wiktionary|Xinxiang|Hsin-hsiang|Sinsiang}}
* [http://www.xinxiang.gov.cn Government website of Xinxiang] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080926235633/http://www.xinxiang.gov.cn/ |date=2008-09-26 }} {{in lang|zh-hans}}
* [http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/sins0.htm GCatholic - apostolic prefecture]
* [http://www.xinxiang.com Window on Xinxiang] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050915092342/http://www.xinxiang.com/ |date=2005-09-15 }} {{in lang|zh|en}}
* [http://www.xxu.edu.cn Xinxiang University] {{in lang|zh-hans}}

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