In addition, there are Shandong, Hebei and Hubei provinces in the Central Plains. Historically, the Central Plains is the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River, including parts of central and northern Henan Province, southern Shanxi Province, Shaanxi Province and Shandong Province. Broadly speaking, it refers to the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River, or the whole Yellow River basin.
With the great integration of the Chinese nation and the expansion of the Central Plains civilization, the Central Plains region gradually spread outward, expanding the communication between the Han nationality and all ethnic groups with the Central Plains culture as the core. The Chinese nation with more advanced culture is called "Chinese barbarians" because it is different from the four barbarians.
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The Central Plains is the most important birthplace of the Chinese nation and the core area of China's history before the Yuan Dynasty. Xia, Shang, Western Zhou, Eastern Zhou, Eastern Han, Cao Wei, Western Jin, Northern Wei, Hou Zhao, Wei Ran, Yan Qian, Eastern Wei, Northern Qi, Sui, Tang, Wu Zhou, Hou Liang, Hou Jin, Hou Han, Hou Zhou and Hou Jin.
Whenever China is in a period of civil strife, the Central Plains is always a battleground for military strategists. The name "China" comes from a country centered on the Central Plains. Since the first dynasty in the history of China, the Xia Dynasty made its capital in the Central Plains, it has bred Luoyang, Kaifeng, Anyang, Zhengzhou, Shangqiu, Nanyang, Puyang, Xuchang, Dengfeng, Xiayi, Yanshi, Yucheng, Huaiyang and Xinzheng, and is famous at home and abroad.
It has also become the most densely populated area in the ancient capital of China. Luoyang (the ancient capital of the 13th Dynasty), Kaifeng (the ancient capital of the 8th Dynasty), Anyang (seven dynasties), Shangqiu (the ancient capital of the 6th Dynasty) and Zhengzhou (the ancient capital of the 5th Dynasty) are all ancient capitals of the Millennium.
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