In 2000, Zhoukou area was changed to Zhoukou City.
In order to meet the needs of businessmen on both sides of the strait, a family named Zhou sailed the first ferry on Nan 'an Street (now the old street in Chuanhui District), hence the name "Zhoujiakou".
190 1 year, Han Jing railway was opened to traffic.
Luohe, which is dozens of kilometers west of Zhoukou, attracts a large number of businessmen because it is located along the railway. Zhoukou also bid farewell to the prosperity of the ancient "Jiangpu Thousand Lights, Qian Fan gathers like Gao Han".
1938, the Yellow River Huayuankou burst its banks, and the Yellow River changed its course in the flood season and went down the Heying River in Jia Luhe.
Zhoukou area has become the hardest hit area of the Yellow River, which has been affected for nine years.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Zhoukou county and city were subordinate to Huaiyang District, Shangqiu District and Xuchang District respectively.
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The customs of Zhoukou
1, Festival.
Zhoukou Huaiyang worships Fuxi Grand Ceremony (February 2nd).
2. Huaiyang Lotus Festival.
Zhoukou Huaiyang Temple Fair (also known as Renzu Temple Fair, or "February Fair" locally) is held every year from February 2nd to March 3rd in the lunar calendar.
Zhoukou Huaiyang Lotus is held at the end of July every year.
Zhoukou Xihua Peach Blossom Festival is held every April.
3. Folk arts.
Liu Brush in Ruyang, Xiangcheng: Clay Dog, the birthplace of the first brush in Four Treasures of the Study.
Mud dog in Huaiyang County: Mud dog is the general name of mud toys in the ancestral hall of Taihao Mausoleum in Huaiyang, Zhoukou, and it is a unique folk art produced under the primitive totem culture, also known as "spirit dog" or "spirit dog".