Henan, or Henan for short, is the provincial capital Zhengzhou, with a total population of 99.37 million. Henan is named Henan because most of it is located south of the Yellow River.
In ancient times, there were dense forests and numerous wild elephants. It was also described as "a place where people hold elephants". It is the root of the oracle-bone hieroglyph "Yu", so it is abbreviated as "Yu". Henan is located in central China, bordering six provinces of Shandong, Anhui, Hubei, Shaanxi, Shanxi, and Hebei, with a total area of 167,000 square kilometers. It is known as the hinterland of Kyushu and the thoroughfare of ten provinces. From the topography, Henan is half mountain and half plain. The middle east is the Huanghuaihai alluvial plain, the southwest is the Nanyang Basin, the north is the Taihang Mountains, and the west is the branch of Qinling Huashan, Lingshan, Funiu Mountain, 4span Xiong'er Mountain . To the south are Tongbai Mountain and Dabie Mountain . The mountains are distributed in a semicircle, Laoyacha is the highest peak in the province, with an elevation of about 2413.8m.
Henan Province also crosses the Yangtze River, Huai River, Yellow River, and Haihe River basins. Most of the rivers in the province originate in the western, northwest and southeast mountainous areas. The Yellow River is the largest river in Henan Province, but due to the high terrain along the Yellow River, most of the rivers flow into the Haihe River to the north and the Huai River to the south, so most of Henan Province belongs to the Huai River system.
Henan has a long history and rich culture. In history, more than 20 dynasties established or moved their capitals to Henan. There are four of Henan's eight ancient capitals in China. They are Luoyang, Kaifeng, Anyang, and Zhengzhou. It is the province with the largest number of capital dynasties, the longest capital history, and the largest number of ancient capitals in China.
Luoyang, one of the birthplaces of Chinese civilization. There are more than 5,000 years of civilization history, more than 4,000 years of history of city construction, and more than 1,500 years of history of capital establishment. In history, there have been 13 dynasties established in Luoyang.
Kaifeng has a history of more than 4,100 years of city construction and capital construction, which is known as the ancient capital of the eight dynasties. It gave birth to the Song culture, which inherited the Han and Tang Dynasties, and Qi Ming and Qing Dynasties, with far-reaching influence. It was the largest capital in the world at that time.
Anyang, the ancient capital of the Seven Dynasties, the hometown of Yin and Shang Dynasty, the ancestor of characters, the hometown of oracle bone inscriptions, the birthplace of Zhouyi, the spiritual birthplace of Hongqi Canal, is the central city of Henan, Jinji and Hebei.
Zhengzhou, known as the capital of commerce in ancient times, is an important birthplace of Chinese civilization. It is one of the national central cities, a national comprehensive transportation hub, the confidant of Kyushu, the thoroughfare of ten provinces, and the hometown of the Yellow Emperor.
In addition to more ancient capitals, Henan has had celebrities in the world since ancient times, and it is said that Zhongzhou is more than half. Such as Laozi, Zhuangzi, Mozi , Guiguzi , Han Feizi , Fan Li , Shang Yang _span , Zhongjingspan , and so on.
All surnames have the same root, and all surnames have the same origin. Henan is also an important birthplace of Chinese surnames. Among the 300 major surnames in China, 171 have their roots in Henan. 78 out of 100 Chinese surnames are rooted in Henan. The large immigration history in history is basically related to Henan, Yongjia Rebellion, Anshi Rebellion, Jingkang Difficulty, so that a large number of the Central Plains population "crossed south" Central Plains civilization and the Central Plains regime moved south and integrated into After Jiangnan, , Minyue, and Guangdong and Guangxi regions, the genealogical abilities of many southern residents clearly record their migration from Henan to the south. Therefore, there is a saying of "Hometown Henan" in other places.
The correct period of prosperity and decline during the period of continuous dissemination has resulted in the current population and cultural pattern of China today, building mountains, water, and China!
This is Henan!
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