Central Henan

Central Henan is the central part of Henan, China. It includes the prefecture-level cities of Zhengzhou, Xuchang and Luohe.

Cities

 * (郑州) &#x2014; The provincial capital. One of the Eight Ancient Capitals of China.


 * (许昌) &#x2014; The place where Cao Cao rises. Its subordinate county-level city Yuzhou is famous for porcelain production.


 * (漯河) &#x2014; Famous for food industry. The template of the Chinese collective economy &#x2014; Nanjiecun is located here.


 * (禹州) &#x2014; Jun Porcelain (均窑) and Shenhou Ancient Town (神垕古镇).

Other destinations

 * Songshan National Park (嵩山国家公园), an UNESCO world heritage place, including Shaolin Temple (少林寺), Songyang Academy (嵩阳书院), Dengfeng Astronomical Observatory (观星台), and more.

By train
Zhengzhou is the main railway hub of China and can be reached from every corner of China. Xuchang and Luohe are located on Jingguang Railway and Jingguang High-speed railway, one of the busiest railways and high-speed railways of China, respectively.

By bus
All the three cities can be reached by bus from the other cities in Henan Province.

By air
Zhengzhou Xizheng International Airport is the hub airport of this region as well as the whole Henan Province.

See

 * The Yellow River Scenic Area of Zhengzhou (郑州黄河风景名胜区)
 * Homeland of Emperor Huang (黄帝故里)
 * Manor of Kang Baiwan (康百万庄园)
 * Masoleum of Song (宋陵)
 * Henan Museum (河南博物院)
 * Nanjie Village (南街村)