Henan, the ancient name of Zhongyuan, Yuzhou, Zhongzhou, referred to as "Yu", because most of it is located in the south of the Yellow River, hence the name Henan. Henan is located in the central and eastern part of China, the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River, east to Anhui and Shandong, north to Hebei and Shanxi, west to Shaanxi, and south to Hubei, facing north to south and east to west. As of the end of 2014, Henan Province has jurisdiction over 18 cities and the provincial capital Zhengzhou.
Henan is one of the birthplaces of the Chinese nation. It has more than 20 dynasties to build capital or move to Henan, and has created ancient capitals such as Luoyang, Kaifeng, Anyang, Zhengzhou, Shangqiu, Nanyang, Fuyang and Xuchang. It is the most densely populated province in China. Area.
Henan is China's first populous province, the first agricultural province, the emerging industrial province and the labor exporting province.