Henan

Chinese Ho·nan

[hœ-nahn]

noun

Pinyin.

1. a province in eastern China. 64,479 sq. mi. (167,000 sq. km). Zhengzhou.

2. former name of Luoyang.

Henan

/ ˈhʌˈnæn /

noun

1. a province of N central China: the chief centre of early Chinese culture; mainly agricultural (the largest wheat-producing province in China). Capital: Zhengzhou. Pop: 96 670 000 (2003 est)

Example Sentences

The BBC found some sellers with production certificates from factories in Guangzhou and Henan, in China.

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One clip on short-video platform Douyin, posted by a foreign-language school in Henan province, showed middle-school students in the film theater chanting in unison: “Let’s remember history and strengthen ourselves.”

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Meanwhile, critics have pointed out that some of China’s most touted sponge cities, like Zhengzhou in Henan province, have still experienced devastating floods.

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The 1,500-year-old Shaolin Temple, located in a mountain range in central China's Henan province, attracts thousands of disciples every year - some from across the world.

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The company was founded in 1997 by Zhang Hongchao, a student at Henan University of Finance and Economics, as a part time job to help his family's finances.

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