Henan

:Not to be confused with the unrelated provinces of Hainan and Hunan

Related Topics:
Hainan - Hunan

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Header = 河南省Hénán Shěng

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Henan ({{zh-cpw |c=河南 |p=Hénán |w=Ho-nan}}), is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the central part of the country. Its one-character abbreviation is 豫 (pinyin: yù), named after Yuzhou Province (豫州 Yù Zhōu), a Han Dynasty province (zhou) that included parts of Henan. The name Henan means "south of the (Yellow) River" (Huang He).

Related Topics:
Province - People's Republic of China - Character - Pinyin - Yuzhou Province - Han Dynasty - Zhou - (Yellow) River

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With nearly 100 million people, Henan is the most populous province of China. It borders Hebei to the north, Shandong to the northeast, Anhui to the southeast, Hubei to the south, Shaanxi to the west, and Shanxi to the northwest.

Related Topics:
Hebei - Shandong - Anhui - Hubei - Shaanxi - Shanxi

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Henan is often called Zhongyuan (中原 zhōngyuán) or Zhongzhou (中州 zhōngzhōu), literally "central plains" or "midland"; this name is also broadly applied to the entire North China Plain. Henan is traditionally regarded as the source of Chinese civilization.

Related Topics:
North China Plain - Chinese civilization

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