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He'nan

Henan (河南 in pinyin: he2 nan2), is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the middle east of the country. Its pinyin spelling is written, though not officially, as He'nan to avoid syllable ambiguity. Its name Henan means "south of the (Yellow) River" (Huang He).

河南省
Province Abbreviation: 豫 (yù)

Capital Zhengzhou

Area
- Total
- % water Ranked 18th
167,000 km²
xx%

Population
- Total (2000)
- Density Ranked 1st
92,560,000
554/km²

Administration Type Province

China provinces henan.png

History

Luoyang was the capital of various Chinese governments including (sorted chronologically):

Eastern Zhou Dynasty
Eastern Han Dynasty from AD 25 to AD 220.
Kingdom of Wei during the Three Kingdoms.
Western Jin Dynasty
Northern Wei Dynasty since 493 AD, moved its capital from Datong.
Later Tang Dynasty during the Period of Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms

Geography

Neighboring provinces: Anhui, Hubei, Shanxi, Hebei, Shandong, and Shaanxi.

Cities include: Zhengzhou,Changyuan, Jiyuan, Kaifeng, Luoyang, Nanyang, Yiyang, Zhumadian, Dengfeng, Puyang, Xinyang,Zhoukou, Xinxiang, Xinmi

Economy

Demographics

Apart from the PRC, only 10 countries have a larger population than this province alone.

Culture

Henan Opera is a famous kind of opera in China.

Tourism

Henan is home to the Shaolin martial arts temple.
The Longmen Grottoes, near Luoyang, are a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2000
White House Temple
Peony Show in Luoyang of each year

Miscellaneous topics

College and Universities

Zhengzhou Institute of Technology (formerly Zhengzhou Grain College) (Zhengzhou)
Zhengzhou University (Zhengzhou)
zhongyuan Institute of Technology(ZhengZhou)

External links

China Internet Information Center

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