Location: Xinyang (信阳) is in the southeastern of Henan Province, bordered Anhui in the east and Hubei in the north.
Population: 6,100,000
Area: with an area of 18,925 square kilometers
Nationalities: Han, Hui, Miao, Zhuang, Tujia, etc.
History: Xinyang is one of the important cradles of Chinese civilization, which was proved well by so many ruins from everywhere. During the Western Zhou period, Xinyang was the capital of some vassal states. It was the basement of foodstuff, troop and finance in Tang Dynasty. Gradually, Xinyang became an important city in middle China.
Climate: Xinyang is in the boundary from semitropics to warm temperature zone. Xinyang enjoys abundant sunshine with an annual mean temperature of 15.1℃-15.3℃. The months of April through June here are slightly cooler than much of the rest of the province. The rainfall in Xinyang is adequate and the annual average precipitation reaches 900-1400 mm. It features four distinctive seasons with cold, damp winters, and hot, humid summers.
Transportation: Air-Xinyang Minggang Airport, about 45km from Xiyang downtown, began to built in 11th, Dce., 2009.
Railway- As the south gate of Henen Province, Jingguang Railway, Jingjiu Railway, Ningxi Railway and Zhengwu High-speed Railway stop in Xinyang city.
Highway- Jingzhu Highway, State Road 107 and State Road 312 pass through the city, which link Xinyang and other major cities of China such as Wuhan, Zhengzhou, Hefei, Nanyang, Beijing, Shanghai, Suzhou, Zhejiang, etc.
Local Specialty: Xinyang Mao Jian Tea, Ci Pa (glutinous rice cake), Xinyang Chinese Chestnut
Local Food: Xinyang Baked Fish, Gushi Pisi
Attractions: Chengyangcheng Site Museum- The survival Chengyangcheng site covers an area of 680,000 square kilometers, embracing more than 100 tombs of Chu Dynasty. Numerous cultural relics were unearthed. The first bronze bells were found here, which shocked the whole country. Chengyangcheng Site museum (城阳城遗址博物馆) consists of a lobby, three exhibition halls, a multimedia room, two tomb-exhibit halls and some official rooms.
Linghsan Mountain Resort-Lingshan Mountain Resort(灵山风景区) is in the south of Luoshan county, bordered Xinyang in the southwest. Covered an area of 61 square kilometers, the resort includes six scenic sports: Lingshan Temple, Xiaoyao Cave, Golden Peak, Dragon and phoenix forest, Longya Temple and Wanli Luoyan Lake.

