Henan, called Zhongyuan, Zhongzhou and Yuzhou in ancient times, is called "Henan" for short. Because most of its history is located in the south of the Yellow River, it is named Henan. Henan is located in the middle and east of China, in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River.
By the end of 20 17, there were 17 prefecture-level cities, 1 provincial administrative units, 52 municipal districts, 20 county-level cities, 85 counties, and Zhengzhou, the provincial capital, with a permanent population of 9559130,000, ranking third in the country. ?
Henan is the birthplace of Chinese nation and Chinese civilization. Three of China's four great inventions, the compass, papermaking and gunpowder, were all invented in Henan. From Xia Dynasty to Song Dynasty, Henan has always been the political, economic, cultural and transportation center of China, and more than 20 dynasties established or moved its capital to Henan. Among the eight ancient capitals in China, there are four ancient capitals in the south of the Yangtze River, namely, Luoyang in the 13th Dynasty, Kaifeng in the 8th Dynasty, Anyang in the 7th Dynasty, Zhengzhou in the Xia and Shang Dynasties, Shangqiu, Nanyang, Xuchang and Puyang. It is the province with the largest number of ancient capitals in China. Since ancient times, there has been a saying that "most of the world's celebrities are in Zhongzhou", including Shang Tang, Laozi, Zhuangzi, Mozi, Han Feizi, Fan Li, Shang Yang, Su Qin, Lv Buwei, Li Si, Jia Yi, Zhang Heng, Du Fu, Han Yu, Bai Juyi, Liu Yuxi, Li Shangyin, Li He and Yue Fei. ?
Henan is an important economic province in China, with the GDP in 20 17 being the fifth in China and the first in the central and western regions. ? Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange is the first inland futures exchange in China. Zhengzhou Airport Port Area is the only national airport economic experimental zone in China. China (Henan) Pilot Free Trade Zone is a newly established pilot free trade zone in China. 20 16 12, the state approved Zhengzhou to be selected as a national central city. ? The Central Plains urban agglomeration with Henan as the main body is the fourth growth pole of China's economy. ?
There are many cultural relics and historic sites in Henan province, and there are rich tourism resources. As of 20 17, Henan has 25 world cultural heritages, 358 national key cultural relics protection units and 13 national AAAAA tourist attractions.
Sichuan, called Sichuan or Shu for short, is the capital of Chengdu, located in the southwest of China, bordering Shaanxi, Gansu and Qinghai in the north, Yunnan and Guizhou in the south, Chongqing in the east and Tibet in the west. Sichuan is an important economic, cultural, industrial, agricultural, military and tourism province in China. It has China (Sichuan) Pilot Free Trade Zone, Tianfu New District and other economic development highlands. It is a material distribution center in the west of China, a part of the Yangtze River Economic Belt, the hometown of the national treasure giant panda, and the origin of Wuliangye and Jiannanchun in the three famous Chinese wines "Mao". It is the headquarters of the western theater of the Chinese People's Liberation Army.
With a total area of 486,000 square kilometers, Sichuan Province governs 1 sub-provincial cities, 17 prefecture-level cities and 3 autonomous prefectures, including 53 municipal districts, 7 county-level cities 109 counties and 4 autonomous counties. At the end of 20 16, the resident population was 82.62 million. Sichuan is the second largest Tibetan area in China, the largest Yi inhabited area and the only Qiang inhabited area. The landform of Sichuan is mainly mountainous, and there are four types of landforms: mountainous, hilly, plain and plateau. It is an important intersection and transportation corridor that undertakes South China and Central China, connects Southwest China and Northwest China, and communicates with Central Asia, South Asia and Southeast Asia. ?
Sichuan has proven reserves of mineral resources 132 species, accounting for 70% of the total national resources, and is a major resource and energy province in China. The proven natural gas reserves in Sichuan oil and gas fields exceed 3.8 trillion cubic meters, ranking first in the country, and it is the starting point of Sichuan gas transmission to the east. Sichuan is known as "Land of Abundance" because of its fertile land, rich products, rich resources and beautiful scenery.
Sichuan has 1 World Cultural Heritage, 3 World Natural Heritage, 1 World Cultural and Natural Heritage and 1 World Irrigation Project Heritage. National 5A tourist attractions 12, 4A tourist attractions185; China is the best tourist city 1 each, China is an excellent tourist city1each, there are 8 famous historical and cultural cities in China, and there are 230 national key cultural relics protection units. Sichuan will implement the "Green Sichuan" tourism action plan and build an important tourist destination in the world.