Henan is a province in Central China. It is China's third-most populous province and the most populous among the country's inland provinces, with a population of over 99 million as of 2020.
The area around Henan was historically known as the Central Plains (Zhongyuan) and is considered the core region of Chinese cultural history. Four of the historical capitals of China — Luoyang, Anyang, Kaifeng and Zhengzhou — are located in Henan.
People from Henan have sometimes faced discrimination within China.