What are the resource advantages of Zhengzhou and how to develop and utilize them? Climatic conditions? How do the main types and distribution of topography and soil affect industry and agriculture?

Zhengzhou is rich in economic resources. Agriculture is rich in wheat, corn, rice, cotton, tobacco leaves, paulownia and apples. Native products include Yellow River carp, Xinzheng jujube, Xingyang persimmon, Guangwu pomegranate, Mi County honeysuckle, Zhongmou garlic, Zhengzhou watermelon and so on. The proven mineral resources are coal, bauxite, iron, cement limestone, refractory clay, flux limestone, ceramic clay, quartz sand and oilstone.

Zhengzhou has obvious advantages in textile, machinery, building materials, refractories, energy, raw and auxiliary materials and other industries, with non-ferrous metals, food, coal and cigarettes as the leading industries. The textile industry in Zhengzhou started from the beginning of 19 century, and in 1920, the first modern textile enterprise "Zhengzhou Yufeng Yarn Factory" was established and put into production. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Zhengzhou was regarded as one of the key cities to develop the textile industry. A large number of skilled workers came to Zhengzhou, and the textile industry in Zhengzhou rose rapidly. By 1992, Zhengzhou's cotton yarn production accounted for one-fifth of Henan's.

Zhengzhou is an important metallurgical building materials industrial base in China, and its alumina output accounts for about half of the country. The machinery industry has Baige Group, the largest abrasive and abrasive enterprise in Asia. Zhengzhou yutong is the largest and most technologically advanced bus manufacturer in Asia. Zhengzhou quick-frozen food enterprises such as Sanquan Food and Missing Food occupy the high-end market, Jinxing Beer, the fourth largest beer producer in China, and Baixiang Food Group, the top three instant noodle producers in China.

Zhengzhou belongs to the continental monsoon climate in the northern temperate zone, with moderate cold and warm, four distinct seasons, drought in spring, hot and rainy in summer, long sunshine in autumn and cold and rainy in winter. Zhengzhou has the longest winter, followed by summer and shorter spring.