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Gongyi

Gongyi is a county-level city in Henan province, China, between Zhengzhou and Luoyang near the Yellow River. Known in antiquity as Gong, it was the seat of the Duchy of Eastern Zhou from 367 BCE until Qin annexed it in 249 BCE. It contains the tombs of the Northern Song emperors and is the birthplace of the poet Du Fu.

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