Understand
Henan is the birthplace of the Chinese nation, the cradle of China's 5000-year-long civilization and the place of origin of many Chinese family names as well.
From the Xia Dynasty about 21st century B.C to 17th century B.C, the first dynasty in China, to the Northern Song Dynasty around 12th century A.D, more than 200 emperors from over 20 dynasties set up their capitals in or moved their capitals to Henan, making it the ancient political, economic and cultural center of China.
