As the provincial museum of the cradle of China's civilization, Henan Provincial Museum (henan sheng bowuguan) provides a great opportunity to grasp the basic understanding of China's culture and history.
The Shang City Ruins (shangdai yizhi) are located in the eastern suburbs of Zhengzhou city. The Shang dynasty is one of the earliest recorded dynasties in Chinese history, and evidence points to the existence of an ancient city here as early as 1600B.C and 1100B.C. Most famous for ...
Although Buddhism has been the dominant religion in central China for centuries, Taoism, China's original religion, is still highly influential. The City God Temples in each township throughout China are a good example. City God Temples in China consecrate the gods who are believed to be protecting the urban area and ...
The middle stretch of the Yellow River (Huang he) is often regarded by the Chinese as the origin of China's civilisation, and the section running through Henan province is of no exception, giving birth to numerous legends and being home to various historic figures...