Table of contents

1 History 2 Agriculture 3 Culture 4 Transportation

History

Its previous name was Yi Cheng, for it was a relay station. In Tang Dynasty, the emperor ordered his soldiers carry lychees from Guangdong to his charming princess yang who loved to eat lychees. And Zhumadian was one of the relay stations.

Agriculture

Mainly wheat, corn, peanut, sesame, green-bean and tobacco.

Culture

Zhumadian has a brilliant cultural background and there are many great people in ancient times. There is an old site of Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai who are the characters in BUTTERFLY.

Transportation