XINXING (540–594), Chinese Buddhist monk and founder of the Sanjie Jiao, or Three Stages sect. A native of Henan Province, Xinxing entered the religious life at an early age and eventually took full monastic orders (upasampadā) at the...

(2002 est. pop. 100.8 million). Located in north-central China, Henan Province covers an area of 167,000 square kilometers and is bordered by Hebei, Shandong, and Shanxi Provinces. Today, Henan has a population of 92 million; its capital is Zhenzhou....

Coordinates: 33°50′N, 113°30′E Henan (Chinese: 河南; pinyin: Hénán; Wade-Giles: Ho-nan), is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the central part of the country. Its one-character abbreviation is 豫 (pinyin: yù), named...

On October 28th, China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) signed an agreement with Nanyang Municipal and Henan Tianguan Group Co., Ltd. in Nanyang City, to acquire a 55% stake in Tianguan Group. The move draws attention throughout the chemical industry. By combining both...

Henan Billions Chemicals Co., Ltd., a comprehensive inorganic chemical enterprise with four branch companies, is located in Jiaozuo city, Henan province, founded in 1955, and covers an area of 640,000 square meters. Over the past 50 years, our company has grown to be...

Police in central China have rescued 217 people, including 29 children, who had been forced to work as slaves at brick kilns, official media reported Thursday.More than 35,000 officers were mobilized to raid 7,500 kilns in Henan province during a three-day campaign that ended Tuesday,...

Officials and mining executives in central China have been accused of concealing the severity of an accident last week that killed 24 coal miners, not seven as initially reported, state media said Sunday.Police have arrested five people, including the owner and manager of the Xing'an...