or Ho-nan conventional Honan
Province (pop., 2000 est.: 92,560,000), east-central China.
It is bounded by Shanxi , Hebei , Shandong , Anhui , Hubei , and Shaanxi . It has an area of 64,500 sq mi (167,000 sq km), and its capital is Zhengzhou . An early civilization there gave rise to the Shang dynasty (18th12th century BC), the first of several that ruled until 0441; AD 936. Kaifeng became the capital under the Northern Song dynasty , which was overthrown by the Mongol s in 1127; Zhengzhou then was made the capital. Henan's principal crop is wheat. Henan has large deposits of coal, petroleum, and natural gas, which fuel the economies of its major cities. It is also a railroad transportation hub.