What is Henan culture?

The root culture of Henan includes surname culture, ancestor culture, political culture and folk culture. The root culture in Henan is a cultural phenomenon that takes the root as its origin and carries forward the past into the future. Its core is the integration of Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism and the pursuit of benevolence, unity and harmony.

The formation of surnames has different historical processes. The same surname is not necessarily homologous. Different surnames may also come from the same family. For example, two surnames, Gu and Wu, are of the same origin and are descendants of Gu Gong.

Henan culture:

Henan is the root of the Chinese nation, the source of the country, the respect of the ancient capital, the foundation of writing and the stem of culture. It has a long history, profound heritage and rich resources, and enjoys the reputation of "the first underground cultural relic in China and the second above-ground cultural relic in China".

On the land of Central Plains, the genetic pedigree of the origin and inheritance of Chinese culture is completely preserved. It has the core landmarks of Chinese civilization such as Fuxi Taihao Mausoleum, the hometown of the Yellow Emperor, the Grand Canal and the Silk Road, and has four ancient capitals: Luoyang, Zhengzhou, Kaifeng and Anyang.

It has 8 national historical and cultural cities, 5 world cultural heritages, 3 national intangible cultural heritages1/kloc-0, and 420 national key cultural relics protection units. It is the region with the richest high-quality cultural resources in China and even the world, the core area for displaying and inheriting Chinese traditional culture, and the important area for inheriting and innovating Chinese history and civilization.