Zhengzhou’s Promotional Video on the Screen of New York’s Times Square,

　　New York’s Times Square is recognized as a “treasured place” for image display and product promotion and one of the best windows to “attract the attention of the world” owing to its high visitors flow rate – up to nearly 500,000 each day. In recent years, the promotional videos about China’s Shanghai, Chengdu and Hangzhou have been brought to the world on the “China Screen” of Times Square.

    　With “temple, mountain, ancestor, metropolis and river” as the main line, this 30s bilingual video, played repeatedly on the Times Square, presents Zhengzhou from the ancient capital, traditional culture to the international hub, commercial city and China’s central city in both Chinese and English.

　　The origin of Zen and Kungfu, Shaolin Temple is here.

　　Shaolin Temple, known for “the No.1 temple in the world”, sits at the foot of Wuru Peak of Shaoshi Mountain in Dengfeng, Zhengzhou. With the largest schools of martial arts, “Shaolin” has become a symbol of China’s traditional Kungfu.

　　Central of China’s 5 Great Mountains, Zhongyue Songshan Mountain is here.

　　Songshan Mountain, one of the important birthplaces of Chinese civilization and one 4A scenic spot in China, is named as the museum of China’s history and development. Bringing Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism together, Junji Peak of Songshan Mountain was where ancient emperors offered sacrifices to heaven. The Empress Wu Zetian once climbed to Songshan Mountain many times, and ordered to build Dengfeng Altar where she named Songshan Mountain as Central Mountain.

　　The ancestor of Chinese, Yellow Emperor is here.

　　Yellow Emperor, leader of tribal alliance of ancient China, is worshiped as the “first ancestor” of all Chinese. Xinzheng, where the Yellow Emperor was born and founded capital, hosts the Ancestor Worship Ceremony on lunar March 3 each year, making it a root-seeking holy place and a common spiritual home for Chinese at home and abroad.

　　Ancient capital of Shang Dynasty that dates back to 3,600 years ago, Zhengzhou.

　　Zhengzhou, as the first capital of Shang Dynasty which dates back to 3,600 years ago, houses the largest ruins of capitals of the same period in the world. With abundant cultural heritages of different historical periods, Zhengzhou is reshaping in a modern and international way.

　　

　　China’s mother river, where Chinese civilization was born, the Yellow River is here.

　　The Yellow River, the world’s fifth longest river and China’s second longest river, is the most important birthplace of Chinese civilization, so Chinese people call it “mother river”. Ancient Yellow River civilization was formed at where today’s Zhengzhou sits.

　　In addition to New York’s Times Square in America, Zhengzhou City Video will also be displayed in another 4 continents, such as London, England in Europe, Sydney, Australia in Oceania, Tokyo, Japan in Asia and Johannesburg, South Africa in Africa, allowing the world to visually know Zhengzhou.

　　Zhengzhou is sending an invitation to the world.

　　“Welcome to Zhengzhou!”