History of Pingdingshan

Pingdingshan was founded in 1957. In Chinese, Pingdingshan means “mountain with a flat top”. The city is named after a nearby plateau, the top of which is very flat. The reason for the nickname of the city “Eagle City” can be traced back to two thousand years ago during the “Spring and Autumn Annals”. There was a small country royal named Ying who lived in Pingdingshan area. In ancient times, the word “Ying” had the same pronunciation as Eagle in Chinese, therefore people also called Pingdingshan “Eagle City”.