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Where does the smoke from Henan kitchen come from?

The kitchen smells of smoke from Xuchang, Henan.

Henan Province

The topography of the whole province is north-south, connecting east and west, with high topography in the west and low topography in the east, which is composed of plains, basins, mountains, hills and water surfaces. The land spans four major river basins: Yellow River, Huaihe River and Yangtze River. Most of them are located in the warm temperate zone, and the south is subtropical, which belongs to the continental monsoon climate of transition from the north subtropical zone to the warm temperate zone.

Henan, located in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River, is one of the cradles of ancient civilization in China, where human beings lived and multiplied at the latest 500,000 years ago. Seven or eight thousand years ago, during the Peiligang cultural period, handicrafts such as agriculture, animal husbandry and pottery were already produced here. By the middle and late Longshan culture more than 4,000 years ago, the Central Plains had entered the era of using stones and bronzes, and private ownership and class sprouted.

During the Republic of China, 19 13 years, Yudong Road, Yuxi Road, Yubei Road and Weinan Road were established, and Luoyang was once the base of Wu. In the 15th year of the Republic of China (1926), Feng Yuxiang took part in the Northern Expedition and moved to Henan. In the seventeenth year of the Republic of China (1928), Zhang, Xu, etc. Open up Dabie Mountain, Hubei, Henan and Anhui revolutionary base areas, with Xinyang New County as the capital of the base areas.

In March, 20021year, the State Council approved the revocation of county-level yanshi city and the establishment of Yanshi District, Luoyang City. The former administrative area of yanshi city was Yanshi District, and the people's government of Yanshi District was located at No.27 Zhu Min Road, Huaixin Street. The Mengjin County and Geely District of Luoyang City were abolished, and Jinmeng District of Luoyang City was established. The original administrative areas of Mengjin County and Geely District were Jinmeng District.

Most rivers in Henan Province originate in the west, northwest and southeast, and there are more than 1500 major rivers criss-crossing, including 493 rivers, with a drainage area of 1000 square kilometers. The average total water resources in Henan Province for many years is 40.5 billion cubic meters, and the annual per capita water resources is 440 cubic meters. The reserve of hydraulic resources in Henan Province is 4.905 million kilowatts, and the exploitable amount is 310.5 million kilowatts.