Henan
Sign in to saveHenan is a province in Central China. Four of the historical capitals of China, Luoyang, Anyang, Kaifeng and Zhengzhou, are in Henan. Henan is China's third-most populous province and the most populous among inland provinces, with a population of over 99 million as of 2020. It is the world's seventh-most populous administrative division. People from Henan sometimes underwent discrimination within China.
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Henan is a province in Central China that is home to four of China's historical capitals and has a population of over 99 million people, making it the country's third-most populous province and the world's seventh-most populous administrative division. The province's historical significance and large population make it an important region in China, though people from Henan have sometimes faced discrimination within the country.
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- History
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Henan is a province in Central China. Four of the historical capitals of China, Luoyang, Anyang, Kaifeng and Zhengzhou, are in Henan. Henan is China's third-most populous province and the most populous among inland provinces, with a population of over 99 million as of 2020. It is the world's seventh-most populous administrative division. People from Henan sometimes underwent discrimination within China.
Henan has the 5th-largest provincial economy in China, the largest in Central China and among inland provinces, with a nominal GDP of (US$926 billion) in 2021, surpassing that of Turkey (US$815 billion). If it was a country, it would be the 18th-largest economy by nominal GDP as of 2021. Henan hosts more than 150 institutions of higher education, ranking first in Central China. As of 2025, three cities in the province ranked in the top 140 cities in the world by scientific research output (Zhengzhou 58th, Kaifeng 136th and Xinxiang 138th) as tracked by the Nature Index.