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Henan geography knowledge

Henan, referred to as Henan, the provincial capital is Zhengzhou. It is located in the east of central my country and the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River. It is located at 110 degrees 21 minutes to 116 degrees 39 minutes east longitude and 31 degrees 23 minutes to 36 degrees 22 minutes north latitude. It is about 580 kilometers long from east to west and about 550 kilometers long from north to south. The province has a land area of ??160,000 to 70,000 square kilometers. At the end of 2008, the total population was 99.18 million, ranking first in the country;

Henan is a Chinese civilization And the most important birthplace of the Chinese nation, Henan is not only a traditional agricultural and populous province, but also an emerging economic and industrial province, with Shaolin Temple, Longmen Grottoes, the hometown of the Yellow Emperor, Qingming Shanghe Garden, Yin Ruins and Yuntai Mountain, Baiyun Mountain, Funiu Mountain, Shiren Mountain, and Jigong Mountain are relatively famous tourist attractions in Henan;

Henan has complex terrain, with the terrain high in the west and low in the east. The northern part is the remnants of the Taihang Mountains, the west is the remnants of the Qinling Mountains, and the southern part is It is the Dabie Mountains, with the Funiu Mountains stretching 800 miles from northwest to southeast in the central and southern parts, and the vast Huang-Huai-Hai Plain in the east. Henan is divided into four major river basins: the Hai River Basin in the north, the Yellow River Basin in the middle, the Yangtze River Basin in the southwest, and the Huai River Basin in the southeast. , the climate is in the mid-temperate zone in the north and the warm temperate zone in the south. Henan has had a humid climate since ancient times and is suitable for human habitation.