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Henan (河南 in pinyin: hé nán, Wade-Giles: Ho-nan), is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the middle east of the country. Its pinyin spelling is written, though not officially, as He'nan to avoid syllable ambiguity. Its name Henan means "south of the (Yellow) River" (Huang He).
河南省
Hénán Sheng
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
Governor Li Chengyu

1 History

AnyangThis article is about Anyang a city in China. For the city of the same name in South Korea, see Anyang (South Korea). Anyang is a city situated in Henan Province, China. It is the site of the ancient Shang Dynasty capital known as Yinxu, or "the ruin of Y was the capital during the Yin period of the Shang DynastyShang Dynasty ( Chinese: ) or Yin Dynasty ( 1600 BC 1046 BC) followed the legendary Xia Dynasty and preceded Zhou Dynasty in China. Information about the Shang Dynasty comes from bronze artifacts and oracle bones, were turtle shells or cattle scapula on w LuoyangLuoyang (, pinyin: luo yang) is a city in Henan province, China. Its GDP per capita was ¥13845 (ca. US$1670) in 2003, ranked no. 152 among 659 Chinese cities. History Located on the central plain of China, Luoyang is one of the seven ancient capitals of C was the capital of various Chinese governments including (sorted chronologically): Kaifeng was the capital of various Chinese governments including (sorted chronologically):

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