Henan

Henan in China

Henan is a province of the People's Republic of China. It is in the central eastern part of China. The name Henan means "south of the Yellow River." The capital of Henan is Zhengzhou.

Its major cities are Anyang, Hebi, Jiaozuo, Kaifeng, Luohe, Luoyang, Nanyang, Pingdingshan, Puyang, Sanmenxia, Shangqiu, Xinxiang, Xinyang, Xuchang, Zhengzhou, Zhoukou and Zhumadian. Henan is now the province of China with the most people.

The abbreviation of Henan is Yu (豫) to remember a kingdom from history that was in the area, and also because another province also has "He" (河) in its name, Hebei (河北).

Henan Media

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  A Yangshao pot that resembles an owl face.

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  Shang dynasty oracle bone script, the first form of Chinese writing

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  A late Eastern Han (25–220 AD) Chinese tomb mural showing lively scenes of a banquet, dance and music, acrobatics, and wrestling, from the Dahuting Han tombs, on the southern bank of the Suihe River in Xinmi, Henan

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  Longmen Grottoes (Mt. Longmen), Luoyang, Henan

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  Farmland in Xiping County, Zhumadian

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  The shanmen at White Horse Temple, in Luoyang, Henan, China.

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  one of the oldest buildings in HENU