河南省

Province Abbreviation: 豫 (yù)
Capital	Zhengzhou
Area  - Total  - % water	Ranked 18th 167,000 km² xx%
Population  - Total (2000)  - Density	Ranked 1st 92,560,000 554/km²
Administration Type	Province

Table of contents

1 History 2 Geography 3 Economy 4 Demographics 5 Culture 6 Tourism 7 Miscellaneous topics 7.1 College and Universities 8 External links

History

Luoyang was the capital of various Chinese governments including (sorted chronologically):

• Eastern Zhou Dynasty
• Eastern Han Dynasty from AD 25 to AD 220.
• Kingdom of Wei during the Three Kingdoms.
• Western Jin Dynasty
• Northern Wei Dynasty since 493 AD, moved its capital from Datong.
• Later Tang Dynasty during the Period of Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms

Neighboring provincess: Anhui, Hubei, Shanxi, Hebei, Shandong, and Shaanxi.

Cities include: Zhengzhou, Changyuan, Jiyuan, Kaifeng, Luoyang, Nanyang, Yiyang, Zhumadian, Dengfeng, Puyang, Xinyang, Zhoukou, Xinxiang, Xinmi.

Economy

Demographics

Apart from the PRC, only 10 countries have a larger population than this province alone.

Culture

• Henan is home to the Shaolin martial arts temple.
• The Longmen Grottoes, near Luoyang, are a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2000
• White House Temple
• Peony Show in Luoyang of each year

College and Universities

• Zhengzhou Institute of Technology (formerly Zhengzhou Grain College) (Zhengzhou)
• Zhengzhou University (Zhengzhou)
• zhongyuan Institute of Technology(ZhengZhou)

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