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 land area of the whole province is 1.7 million square kilometers (ranked 1.7 in all provinces and cities in China, accounting for 1.73% of the total area of the whole country) and the population is 98 million (ranked 1 in all provinces and cities in China). 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. Most of the history of China's political, economic and cultural center is in Henan. Since Xia Dynasty, the first dynasty in China's history, established its capital in Henan, there have been more than 20 dynasties, including Xia, Shang, Western Zhou (Luoyi), Eastern Zhou, Eastern Han, Cao Wei, Western Jin, Northern Wei, Sui, Tang (including Wu Zhou), Five Dynasties, Northern Song and Jin. 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. Henan's high-speed mileage and railway mileage rank first in China, 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. Zhengzhou City: the capital of the Yellow River, the hometown of the Yellow Emperor Kaifeng City: Hua Meng, Tokyo, Pingdingshan City, the northern water city: Blessing Holy Land, Holiday Paradise Anyang City: Capital of Culture, Beautiful Anyang Hebi City: The Book of Songs Qihe, Ecological Hebi Xinxiang City: Magnificent Taihang, Elegant Xinxiang Jiaozuo City: The Best Canyon, Taiji Hometown Puyang City: loong Township, Garden City Xuchang City: The Old Capital of Cao Wei, Livable Flower City Luohe City: Xu Shen Hometown. Sanmenxia Food City: Pearl of the Yellow River, Swan City Nanyang City: the hometown of Wolong, beautiful Shangqiu City of Nanyang: the source of three merchants, the capital of Chinese businessmen Xinyang City: Yufeng Chuyun, red Xinyang Zhoukou City: the old capital of Huang Xi, Zhumadian City, Laozi's hometown: poetic landscape, legendary Jiyuan City: the source of auspicious water, the hometown of Gong Yu Welcome to Henan, hehe O (∩ _). ...