Henan is very important to China. Henan is the most important birthplace of Chinese civilization and the Chinese nation. More than 4,000 years ago, Henan was Yuzhou in the center of Kyushu, China, so it was called "Yu" for short, and it was also called "Zhongzhou" and "Central Plains". Henan is the main residence of early China people and the ancestral home of most China people today.

Henan is not only a traditional agricultural and populous province, but also a new economic and industrial province. In 2009, the grain output of Henan Province exceeded 654.38+000 billion Jin, ranking first in the country for ten consecutive years. It not only solved the problem of eating in Henan, the most populous province in China, but also transferred about 30 billion Jin of grain to other provinces every year. In 2009, the total fiscal revenue of Henan Province reached19210.6 billion yuan, an increase of 7.8%. The general budget revenue of local finance is 1 126 1 100 million yuan, increasing by 1 1.6%, and the general budget expenditure is 290.26 billion yuan, increasing by 27.2%. In 2008, Henan's GDP reached 1840778 billion, ranking fifth in the country for nearly ten years, second only to Guangdong, Shandong, Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and its per capita GDP jumped to 17, making it a big emerging economic province. In recent years, Henan industry has changed from weak to strong. In 2007, industrial profits surpassed Zhejiang, ranking fourth in China. Henan's comprehensive industrial strength ranks first in the country and has become a big emerging industrial province. The mileage of highways and railways in Henan ranks first in the country, and many cities in Henan have become important transportation hubs. Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange is the first futures exchange in China and one of the three major futures exchanges in China. Its "Zhengzhou price" is one of the main reference prices of wheat, cotton, sugar and other commodities in the world.