Henan is named because most of the area is located in the south of the Yellow River. Henan is located in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River in eastern China,110211639', with a latitude of 3 1 23'~ 36 22' and a length of about 580 kilometers from east to west. The whole province has a land area of 1.7 million square kilometers (national ranking 1.7%) and a population of 98 million (national ranking 1). Henan borders Anhui and Shandong in the east, Hebei and Shanxi in the north, Shaanxi in the west, and Hubei in the south, showing the trend of looking north and south, linking the east with the west. The provincial capital is Zhengzhou.

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 also called "Zhongzhou" and "Central Plains". Henan is the main residence of early China people and the ancestral home of most China people today. The political, economic and cultural center of China has been in Henan for most of its history. Since the first dynasty in China's history, the Xia Dynasty established its capital in Henan, more than 20 dynasties, including Xia, Shang, Western Zhou (Cheng), Eastern Zhou, Eastern Han, Cao Wei, Western Jin, Northern Wei, Sui, Tang (including Wu Zhou), Five Dynasties, Northern Song and Jin, have established their capitals in Henan. Of the eight ancient capitals in China, Henan Province accounts for four, namely Zhengzhou, the ancient capital of Xia and Shang Dynasties, Anyang, the ancient capital of 13th Dynasty, and Kaifeng, seven dynasties. However, Henan is also the most concentrated area of wars and disasters in the history of China. In different historical periods, a large number of Henan people emigrated to avoid the war, which greatly promoted the development of many parts of the motherland and the spread of Chinese civilization.

Henan is not only a traditional agricultural and populous province, but also a new economic and industrial province. In 2007, the grain output of Henan Province exceeded 654.38 billion Jin, ranking first in the country for eight consecutive years, which not only solved the problem of eating in Henan, the country's most populous province, but also transferred about 20 billion Jin of grain to other provinces every year. In 2007, Henan's GDP exceeded10.5 trillion, ranking fifth in the country for nearly ten years, second only to Guangdong, Shandong, Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and its per capita GDP jumped to 16, making it a major 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 in the fields of wheat, cotton and sugar in the world.

Yuntai Mountain, Baiyun Mountain, Funiu Mountain, Jigong Mountain, Shiren, Shaolin Temple, Longmen Grottoes, Huangdi's hometown, Yin Ruins and Qingming Shanghe Garden are famous tourist attractions in Henan.