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Why is Zhengzhou called "Greentown"?

Mainly because of the high green coverage rate, it ranks among the best in the country.

At present, the green coverage rate of the built-up area in the central city of Zhengzhou is 35.5%, the green space rate is 30.3 1%, the per capita public green space is 6.9 square meters, and the road greening compliance rate is 76%. There are 40 parks in the built-up area, including People's Park, Bishagang Park and Zijingshan Park. There are urban green squares such as Greentown Square, Bauhinia Square and Jingwei Square 19, gardens such as Chemical Road Garden and Tongbai Road Garden 1 12, and 9 scenic woodlands such as Yellow River Scenic Area in the suburbs.

According to the national garden city standard, in order to meet the national garden city standard, the green coverage rate in the built-up area of Zhengzhou downtown is not less than 33%, the green space rate is not less than 28%, the per capita green space is not less than 6 square meters, and the road greening compliance rate reaches 80%. In addition, there are 17 main indicators, such as whether the distribution of green space is reasonable, whether the protective green space of urban greening is good, whether the cultural relics and environmental protection are good, and whether the outdoor advertising management is standardized. According to reports, the main indicators of Zhengzhou 16 are up to standard, including green space rate, green coverage rate and per capita green space area. In particular, the green coverage rate of 35.5% has surpassed 1990 when Zhengzhou first won the reputation of "Greentown", reaching a record high.

The most authoritative source of "Greentown": 1990. Zhengzhou has a green coverage area of more than 2,683 hectares, with a green coverage rate of 35.25%, ranking third in the national capital city. Since then, Zhengzhou has gained the reputation of "Greentown".