Henan

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

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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