As of May 2019, Henan Province has jurisdiction over 17 provincial municipalities, 1 provincial-level city, 20 county-level cities, 85 counties, and 53 municipal districts. Henan is known as "the hinterland of nine states and the thoroughfare of ten provinces" and is an important comprehensive transportation hub and center for people, logistics and information flow in the country.

In 2018, Henan Province achieved a regional GDP of 4,805.586 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 7.6%; the primary industry’s added value was 428.938 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 3.3%; the secondary industry’s added value was 2,203.483 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 3.3%. An increase of 7.2%; the added value of the tertiary industry was 2,173.165 billion yuan, an increase of 9.2% year-on-year.

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Henan is one of the birthplaces of the Chinese nation. From the Xia Dynasty to the Northern Song Dynasty, 20 dynasties established or moved their capitals here, and it has long been the national political, economic and cultural center. Henan has four of the eight ancient capitals in China, namely Luoyang, the ancient capital of the Nine Dynasties, Kaifeng, the ancient capital of the Seven Dynasties, Anyang, the ancient capital of the Yin and Shang Dynasties, and Zhengzhou, the ancient capital of the Shang Dynasty.

There are many cultural relics and historic sites, and underground cultural relics and cultural relics in museums rank first in the country. There are Peiligang Cultural Sites, Yangshao Cultural Sites, and Longshan Cultural Sites that record human ancestors thriving in the Central Plains; there is the "human ancestor" Fuxi Taihao Mausoleum, the hometown of the Yellow Emperor and Xuanyuan Qiu; there is the oldest astronomical observatory, Zhougong Observatory;

There is Hangu Pass, the earliest pass in history, and the White Horse Temple, the earliest Zen temple; there is "the first famous temple in China" "Songshan Shaolin Temple and the famous Xiangguo Temple at home and abroad, etc. There are 189 national key cultural relics protection units in the province. Luoyang Longmen Grottoes and Anyang Yin Ruins were included in the World Cultural Heritage List.

Henan is also an important birthplace of Chinese surnames. Among the 300 surnames today, 171 have their roots in Henan. Among the 100 surnames ranked according to population, 78 have their origins or part of their origins in In Henan, the four major overseas surnames known as "Chen Lin half the world, Huang Zheng Pai all over the street" all originated in Henan. In recent years, tourists from home and abroad have come to Henan in an endless stream to seek their roots and pay homage to their ancestors.

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