Shangqiu
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[edit] Overview
Shangqiu is a prefecture-level city in eastern Henan province, People's Republic of China. It borders Kaifeng to the northwest, Zhoukou to the southwest, and the provinces of Shandong and Anhui to the northeast and southeast respectively. An ancient city with a rich history, Shangqiu was also the first capital of the Shang dynasty.
Once merely a small village, Shangqiu has grown significantly in recent years. It is important geographically because it lies at a confluence of several major railway tracks, making its train station a major regional transportation hub.
[edit] History
The history of Shangqiu is closely related to the very beginning of Chinese history. Dates back to the Three August Ones and Five Emperors periods (about 25 century BC), Emperor Shennong, Emperor Zhuanxu and Emperor Ku were living in the present Shangqiu area. The son of Emperor Ku, Qi (契), who helped Yu the Great (禹) to control floods, was enfeoffed the area of Shang (which is the current day Shangqiu area), who also became the ancestor of the ancient nationality of Shang. It is said that the Shang people first started trading with neighboring countries by shipping the goods with ox wagens. Since then, people doing business are called Shang people (Shāng Rén 商人, means businessman), which is still the case now, although people are not likely to know the origin of the words. The thirteenth generation grandson of Qi (契), Tang overthrew the ruling Xia Dynasty and founded the Shang Dynasty, with its first capital at Nanbo (南亳, currently south of Shangqiu). Around 11 century BC, Shang Dynasty was replaced by Zhou Dynasty. The royal descendants of Shang Dynasty were enfeoffed the area of Shangqiu, which later became the state of Song. --from wikipedia.org
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[edit] Weather
Current Conditions (2010-03-14 23:00:00, local time)
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Shangqiu Weather Forecast
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Avg high °C (°F) | 6 (43) | 9 (48) | 14 (57) | 21 (70) | 27 (81) | 31 (88) | 32 (90) | 31 (88) | 27 (81) | 22 (72) | 15 (59) | 8 (46) | |
| Avg low °C (°F) | -3 (27) | -1 (30) | 4 (39) | 10 (50) | 16 (61) | 21 (70) | 24 (75) | 23 (73) | 18 (64) | 11 (52) | 5 (41) | -1 (30) | |
| Rain cm (inches) | 1.41 (0.6) | 1.78 (0.7) | 2.63 (1) | 3.08 (1.2) | 5.33 (2.1) | 8.12 (3.2) | 15.2 (6) | 9.16 (3.6) | 4.97 (2) | 3.29 (1.3) | 1.92 (0.8) | 1.3 (0.5) | |
| Source: Average Conditions of Shangqiu per MSN 2008 | |||||||||||||
