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Henan (河南省)

Henan is a province in Central China. Thirteen PreeChina city guides cover Henan.

Five Grade I national museums stand in the province. Five UNESCO World Heritage properties have a listed component there.

Counts on this page come from PreeChina's own data as of October 2026. Tickets, opening hours and reservations are not listed, so contact each venue or check its official website for accurate information.

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City Guides in Henan

Each city name opens its PreeChina guide.

Landmark Guides in Henan

In-depth guides to nine landmarks in Henan.

Grade I Museums in Henan

These museums are on the China Museums Association Grade I lists and appear on the museums theme page.

Museums in China

five museums in Henan

  • National Museum of Chinese Writing (中国文字博物馆)Anyang
  • Erlitou Site Museum of the Xia Capital (二里头夏都遗址博物馆)Luoyang
  • Luoyang Museum (洛阳博物馆)Luoyang
  • Nanyang Han Stone Relief Museum (南阳汉画馆)Nanyang
  • Henan Museum (河南博物院)Zhengzhou

UNESCO World Heritage in Henan

A property is counted when UNESCO lists at least one component point inside Henan. Long lines such as the Great Wall and coastal sites list some of their points, so the list can be shorter than the true extent.

World Heritage Properties

five properties

  • Longmen GrottoesInscribed 2000
  • Yin XuInscribed 2006
  • Historic Monuments of Dengfeng in “The Centre of Heaven and Earth”Inscribed 2010
  • Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan CorridorInscribed 2014
  • The Grand CanalInscribed 2014

Routes in Henan

Nine PreeChina routes include stops in Henan.

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