Henan ranks first in underground cultural relics, second in aboveground cultural relics, and the collection of cultural relics accounts for one-eighth of the country. There are 54 national key cultural relics protection units. The first flute, the first dragon and the first sword in China were unearthed in Henan. ?

In order to effectively protect these rich historical and cultural heritages, in 199 1, the State Council decided to jointly invest in the construction of Henan Provincial Museum by the state and Henan Province. The Henan Museum invested nearly 300 million yuan and was completed at the end of 1997.

Henan humanities

In Henan's long history, there have been more than a thousand outstanding figures, such as thinkers Laozi, Zhuangzi, scientist Zhang Heng, writer Han Yu, poet Du Fu, painter Wu Daozi, etc.

Our province is not only rich in human landscape, but also rich in natural scenery with different tastes. At present, there are 26 scenic spots in the province, including 4 national scenic spots, namely Songshan Scenic Spot, Jigongshan Scenic Spot, Longmen Scenic Spot and Wuwangshan-Yuntai Mountain Scenic Spot. There are 29 forest parks, including 3 national parks/kloc-0.