Henan
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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 (ył)
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 provincess: 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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