HENAN

Location: Locating in the middle east of China
Area: 167,000 sq km
Capital: Zhengzhou

Population: 92.56 million (March 2001)
Urban Population: 16.7 million

Ethnic groups: There are mainly nationalities of Han, Hui, Mongol and Manchu.

Tourist Attractions: Shaolin Temple, at the foot of Mt. Songshan, one of the Five mountains in eastern China; Longmen Grottoes in Luoyang

Climate: Henan has the temperate climate advantages of both the south and the north with annual average temperature of 13Cº- 15Cº.