Editing Xinzheng (section)

==Economy==
Xinzheng has a diversified economy, though agriculture and heavy industry dominate the economic landscape.

===Agriculture===
Xinzheng's agriculture involves the cultivation of [[maize]], [[cotton]], [[tobacco]] and other industrial crops. The city is well known for its [[jujube]] or Chinese Date. At harvest time, large quantities of these fruits are sold in markets, as well as on the side of the roads into the town.<ref>[http://www.xinzheng.gov.cn/web/index.html Xinzheng Municipal Government- Economy]. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080614221352/http://www.xinzheng.gov.cn/web/index.html |date=June 14, 2008 }}</ref>

===Industry===
Xinzheng is home to several industrial factories, namely cigarette factories, which are located near the center of town. In 2006, more than US$2 billion was invested in a nearby industrial project,<ref>[http://www.lifeofguangzhou.com/node_10/node_37/node_82/2006/06/04/11493991033587.shtml Life of Guangzhou- China U.S. Industrial Park Project in Henan]</ref> although the status of this investment is currently unknown. Mining coal locally has also been an important source of income.

===Impact of educational institutions===
Two large private universities, ShengDa University and [[Sias International University]] play a major role in the local economy as well. ShengDa has 14,000 students,<ref name="Shengda Foreign Affairs Office"/> and Sias University has over 27,000 students.<ref name="SIAS Website"/> Service industries (restaurants, hotels, banks, retail shops, etc.) to accommodate the students have sprung out around the universities in abundance. At Sias, the administration tacitly allows students to live off campus, creating a large community of landlords around the university. The presence of 40,000 students has had an undeniable and long lasting impact on the community.

===Tourism===
[[Image:Huangdi.jpg|thumb|300px|Yellow Emperor Celebrations on the streets of Henan]]
Due to limited accommodation, lack of infrastructure, pollution and other factors, tourism has been slow to take off in Xinzheng.   Every Spring, the city hosts a ceremony honoring the [[Yellow Emperor]], the legendary ancestor of the Chinese nation. In 2009, this celebration attracted over 10,000 Chinese people from within the [[People's Republic of China]], as well as many [[Overseas Chinese]].<ref>[http://www.bjreview.com.cn/nation/txt/2009-04/13/content_190574.htm Beijing Review- Cultural Industry in Henan]</ref>

However, many of these guests find accommodations in nearby Zhengzhou, and the economic impact to the city is minimal. Xinzheng is said to be an 'open-air' museum, and the nearby Shizu mountain is said to be the exact birthplace of the Yellow Emperor. The Zhengzhou Dragon realization company began construction at the turn of the 21st century of a large concrete dragon that would straddle the mountain.<ref>[http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_print.asp?art_id=45277&sid=13706474 The Standard- Battle for the Dragon's Lair] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090907123813/http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_print.asp?art_id=45277&sid=13706474 |date=September 7, 2009 }}</ref>

A giant [[chinese dragon|dragon]] was being constructed by private investors near the city out of [[concrete]] and [[marble]] with a 29.9m tall head and a body that would have stretched {{convert|21|km|mi|abbr=on}} along the ridge line of Shizu Mountain.<ref name=Xinhua>{{cite web|url = http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2007-03/27/content_837808.htm|title = Construction of giant dragon in C. China drives debate |access-date = March 28, 2007|date = March 27, 2007|publisher = [[Xinhua]]}}</ref><ref name=Ananova>{{cite web|url = http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_2259906.html|title = Dragon 'to rival Great Wall of China' |access-date = March 28, 2007|date = March 27, 2007|publisher = [[Ananova]]}}</ref> The hollow body of the dragon was slated to be 9m high and 6m wide and would have contained a [[light rail]] system along with facilities for sight seeing and leisure, such as shops, restaurants and luxury clubs.<ref name=Ananova/> The project was expected to be completed before October 1, 2009, to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.<ref name=Xinhua/><ref name=ShanghaiDaily>{{cite web|url = http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2007/200703/20070327/article_310489.htm|title = Giant dragon to recline on Henan mountaintop |access-date = March 28, 2007|date = March 27, 2007|publisher = [[Shanghai Daily]]}}</ref> However, lack of funding, and a general lack of interest, left the project unfinished.