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Zhengzhou

American  
[jœng-joh] / ˈdʒœŋˈdʒoʊ /
(Older Spelling) Chengchow

noun

Pinyin.
  1. a city in and the capital of Henan province, in eastern China.


Zhengzhou British  
/ ˈdʒʌŋˈdʒəʊ /

noun

  1. a city in E central China, capital of Henan province; an administrative centre. Pop: 2 250 000 (2005 est)

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He spent more than a week in Zhengzhou, China, studying kung fu and meditating with Shaolin monks.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 16, 2026

We managed to trace one of the spy-cams to a hotel room in Zhengzhou, central China, through piecing together several clues, from subscribers, social media users, and our own research.

From BBC Feb. 5, 2026

Chinese luxury tracker JingDaily reports that Wuhan, Zhengzhou, and Chengdu are becoming luxury retail hubs, fueled by rising incomes and internal migration.

From Barron's Oct. 14, 2025

For more than a week, Wembanyama stayed at a Shaolin temple in Zhengzhou, where visitors study meditation and kung fu.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2025

Meanwhile, critics have pointed out that some of China’s most touted sponge cities, like Zhengzhou in Henan province, have still experienced devastating floods.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2025

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