What area does the Central Plains refer to?

The word "Central Plains" has a narrow sense and a broad sense. Generally refers to the narrow sense of the Central Plains, that is, Henan Province in particular. The "Central Plains" in a broad sense is a vast area with Henan as the center and infiltrating into parts of neighboring provinces in Henan. Ci Yuan explains the cloud of Central Plains: "The narrow sense of Central Plains refers to the present Henan area. The Central Plains in a broad sense refers to the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River, mainly Henan Province. " The Central Plains has been the core area leading the development of Chinese civilization since ancient times, and it has been the political, economic and cultural center of China for most of the time.

Central Plains refers to Henan Province. Henan, also known as Zhongyuan and Zhongzhou, is also known as China, China, China and China in history. Henan in the Central Plains has a long history and profound cultural heritage. Historians generally believe that Henan in the Central Plains plays the most important and decisive role in the historical development of the whole Chinese nation. Now when we say Central Plains, we generally mean Henan Province. In fact, the Central Plains refers to Henan for a simple reason: in ancient times, it was said that "those who win the Central Plains win the world", and Henan was also a long-term political, economic and cultural center from the Three Emperors and Five Emperors to China in the Northern Song Dynasty.

Henan is the most important birthplace of Chinese civilization and the Chinese nation. More than 4,000 years ago, Henan was Yuzhou in the center of Kyushu, China, so it was called "Yu" for short, and it was also called "Zhongzhou" and "Central Plains". Henan is the main residence of early China people and the ancestral home of most China people today. Most of the history of China's political, economic and cultural center is in Henan. Since the first dynasty in China's history, the Xia Dynasty made Henan its capital, there have been 20 dynasties, including Xia, Shang, Western Zhou (Luoyi), Eastern Zhou, Western Han (early), Eastern Han, Cao Wei, Western Jin, Northern Wei, Sui, Tang (including Wu Zhou), Five Dynasties, Northern Song and Jin. Of the eight ancient capitals in China, Henan Province accounts for four, namely Zhengzhou, the ancient capital of Xia and Shang Dynasties, Anyang, the ancient capital of 13th Dynasty, and Kaifeng, seven dynasties. However, Henan is also the most concentrated area of wars and disasters in the history of China. In different historical periods, a large number of Henan people emigrated to avoid the war, which greatly promoted the development of many parts of the motherland and the spread of Chinese civilization. This is the birthplace of Chinese civilization and the cradle of the Chinese nation.