Zhoukou was a poor village in the early Ming Dynasty. Later, the Ming Dynasty developed water transport and dredged canals, and there was a real canal here. It is said that a family named Zhou saw the business opportunity at that time. In order to facilitate the traffic on both sides of the canal, a ferry was opened here. After the ferry was opened, it greatly facilitated the daily life of people on both sides of the strait and the circulation of goods by businessmen.
This place gradually prospered and formed a big market. Later, because of the river, businessmen from south to north will also visit this market, and the market will prosper and exchange needed goods. By the Qing Dynasty, this place reached its peak with a population of tens of thousands. Zhoukou once had the reputation of "the city of culture, half a water city". This family named Zhou is very business-minded and pays attention to integrity in business. Later, business grew bigger and bigger. Later, people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait called this place Zhou Jia Ferry, and later it was slowly changed to Zhoujiakou, which is now Zhoukou City.
Once, Zhoujiakou's water transportation was very developed, and the economy of this place developed rapidly. Businessmen from all over the world come to Zhoukou to look for business opportunities, and more and more people come here to live. It can be said that Zhoukou reached a peak at that time, but then Zhoukou suffered from various wars and floods, and most people fled, which caused the local economy to be hit hard, and many businessmen left their homes, which led to the decline here.
Although Zhoukou City has experienced many devastating disasters, the people are still indomitable to rebuild their homes again and again, and Zhoukou has slowly recovered its former prosperity. Now Zhoukou is changing with each passing day with the continuous efforts of the government, and people's lives are getting better and better.