Gongyi

Gongyi City, in central China’s Henan Province, adopted a model housing program which emphasized pooling funds for housing construction. Over the past four years, the city has collected over 88.29 million yuan, including 54.54 million yuan from individuals, and has completed residential construction of over 370,000 square meters.

1992 April 21 [1992 April 14], “Burden Sharing as Transitional Measure”, in Daily Report: China, number 77, Foreign Broadcast Information Service, sourced from Beijing XINHUA, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 28, column 1

A 19-year-old man in Gongyi, in Henan Province, entered a room where 21 children were having classes, locked the door, ignited a can of gasoline and set the room on fire, killing at least three 5-year-olds and injuring 14 others, a local official and state news media said. A teacher was also injured.

2006 May 9, en, “World Briefing Asia: China: Arson Attack On School Kills 3 Children”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 16 Mar 2023

Gongyi City (Gǒngyì Shì), formerly called Gongxian County, is between Zhèngzhōu and Luòyáng and is home to a fascinating series of Buddhist caves and tombs built by the Northern Song emperors (c AD 517). More than 7700 Buddhist figures populate 256 shrines.

2015, Damian Harper et al., China (Lonely Planet), →ISBN, →OCLC, page 432