Zhongyuan: the Center of the Chinese Culture

If Wuhan was the place in China that received most attention in 2020, Henan Province has certainly captured its share of attention this year. Henan in history is repeatedly referred to as the “zhongyuan,” or “central plain.” It is the thousands of years of its history as the “zhongyuan” that has created and shaped the land as the symbol of the most glorious – and the most painful memories of China. So where and what is the “zhongyuan?” Geographically, “zhongyuan” in a broad sense incl...