Zhoukou City, known as the "Dragon City", is a prefecture level city under the jurisdiction of Henan Province. It is located in the southeast of Henan Province, in the hinterland of the Huanghuai Plain, bordering Fuyang City, Anhui Province in the east, Luohe City and Xuchang City in the west, Zhumadian City in the south, and Kaifeng City and Shangqiu City in the north. In 1965, Zhoukou District was established (later changed to Zhoukou District); In 2000, the establishment of Zhoukou City in Zhoukou District was revoked with the approval of the State Council. As of June 2020, Zhoukou has jurisdiction over 2 districts, 7 counties and 1 county-level city, with a total area of 11,959 square kilometers; By the end of 2021, the permanent population of Zhoukou City is 8.853 million.

The traffic of Zhoukou City extends in all directions, and the highway, railway and waterway transportation are interwoven into a network, forming a large traffic pattern of the trinity of highway, railway and waterway, which is reputed as a port city in the Central Plains. Shaying River has been a navigable channel since ancient times, with two cargo terminals, Zhoukou and Liuwan, built to enter the Huaihe River and converge the Yangtze River. Shaying River can directly reach Nanjing, Shanghai and Hangzhou. Zhoukou is the former capital of Fuxi and the hometown of Laozi. It has the reputation of "the pioneer of China and the holy sites of Jiuzhou", and is honored as "the birthplace of Chinese culture" by the All China Fuxi Culture Research Association.

On January 22, 2020, Zhoukou was named the National Garden City by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Rural Development. On May 18, 2020, Zhoukou won the title of "Civilized City of Henan Province". On October 20, 2020, Zhoukou was included in the list of "National Model Cities for Double Support". In 2021, Zhoukou Port will be selected as one of the 36 major inland river ports in China.

In 2021, Zhoukou will achieve a regional GDP of 349.623 billion yuan, up 6.3% year on year; The added value of the primary industry was 61.057 billion yuan, up 6.6%; The added value of the secondary industry was 141.679 billion yuan, up 4.7%; The added value of the tertiary industry was 146.888 billion yuan, up 7.6%.