Editing Xinxiang (section)

== 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}}</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}}</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>