Dengfeng

Dengfeng 登封市 Tengfeng
County-level city
The Daoist Zhongyue Temple
Location in Zhengzhou
Dengfeng Location in Henan
Coordinates: 34°27′19″N 113°1′31″E / 34.45528°N 113.02528°E / 34.45528; 113.02528
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Henan
Prefecture-level city	Zhengzhou
Area [1]
• Total	1,220 km2 (470 sq mi)
Population  (2019)[1]
• Total	717,400
• Density	590/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	452470
Website	www.dengfeng.gov.cn
UNESCO World Heritage Site
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Official name	Historic Monuments of Dengfeng in "The Center of Heaven and Earth"
Includes	Taishi Que Gates, Zhongue Temple Shaoshi Que Gates Qimu Que Gates Songye Temple Pagoda Architectural Complex of Shaolin Temple Kernel Compound Chuzu Temple Pagoda Forest Huishan Temple Songyang Academy of Classical Learning Observatory
Criteria	Cultural: (iii)(vi)
Reference	1305rev
Inscription	2010 (34th Session)
Area	825 ha (2,040 acres)
Buffer zone	3,438.1 ha (8,496 acres)

Dengfeng (Chinese: 登封; pinyin: Dēngfēng; postal: Tengfeng) is a county-level city of Henan Province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Zhengzhou. In ancient times, it was known as Yangcheng (traditional Chinese: 陽城; simplified Chinese: 阳城; pinyin: Yángchéng).^{[citation needed]}

Dengfeng has an area of 1,220 km² (470 sq mi) and a population of 630,000.^[2] It occupies the southwestern corner of Zhengzhou and is its westernmost county-level division.

Dengfeng is located at the foot of the Mount Song, one of the most sacred mountains in China. The city is one of the most renowned spiritual centers of China, and is home to various religious institutions and famous temples such as the Taoist Zhongyue Temple, the Buddhist Shaolin Temple (a renowned center for martial arts), as well as the Confucian Songyang Academy and the Gaocheng Observatory, hence its poetic expression derived from Chinese literature as the spiritual "center of heaven and earth".^[3] Parts of the city were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2010.^[3]