Distribution of counties in Henan map

Henan Province has 17 prefecture-level cities: Zhengzhou, Kaifeng, Luoyang, Pingdingshan, Anyang, Hebi, Xinxiang, Jiaozuo, Puyang, Xuchang, Luohe, Sanmenxia, ??Nanyang, Shangqiu, Xinyang, Zhoukou and Zhumadian . Xinzheng City, Xinmi City, Dengfeng City, Xingyang City, Gongyi City, Yanshi City, Wugang City, Ruzhou City, Linzhou City, Weihui City, Huixian City, Qinyang City, Mengzhou City, Yu There are 21 county-level cities including Zhouzhou City, Changge City, Yima City, Lingbao City, Yongcheng City, Xiangcheng City, Dengzhou City and Jiyuan City.

Henan has a long history and culture. It is the root of the ancestors of the Chinese people in the world and the source of Chinese historical civilization. It has a splendid culture, outstanding people and celebrities. It is an important birthplace of Chinese surnames. It is rich in resources and is the main production area of ??agricultural products in the country. and important mineral resources province; with a large population, it is the most populous province in the country, rich in labor resources, and a huge consumer market; it has a superior location and is located in the sky and the earth. It is known as the "hinterland of Kyushu and the thoroughfare of ten provinces" and is an important national It is a comprehensive transportation hub and a center for people, logistics and information flow; it takes the lead in agriculture and is a major agricultural province and a major grain conversion and processing province in the country; it develops rapidly, and its economic aggregate ranks fifth in the country; it has great potential and is poised to rise. At the critical stage of transformation, development vitality and stamina continue to increase.

Henan is located in the central and eastern part of my country, in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River. Because most of the areas are located south of the Yellow River, it is called Henan. In ancient times, the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River were full of rivers, dense forests, and numerous wild elephants. Henan was vividly described as a place where people lead elephants. This is the origin of the pictographic character "Yu" and the origin of the abbreviation of "Yu" in Henan. "Shang Shu Yu Gong" divides the world into "Nine States", and Yuzhou is among the nine states. Most of Henan Province today belongs to Yuzhou among the nine states, so it is called "Central Plains" and "Zhongzhou".