Zhengzhou

(noun)

The modern-day area where the new capital of Shang was established during the Shang Dynasty. 

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Examples of Zhengzhou in the following topics:

  • Introduction to the Shang Dynasty

    • When Cheng Tang overthrew the last king of the Xia Dynasty, he supposedly founded a new capital for his dynasty at a town called Shang, near modern-day Zhengzhou.