Since going in ancient times, Henan Province located in the Yellow River Basin is one of the birthplace of Chinese nation, domestic Luoyang, Kaifeng, Anyang, has ever run the capital of the whole country, it is the flourishing place for the moment. Though the Yellow River overflowed and the war has been destroyed to the capital that people set up here again and again, but the countless articles that they create remain, so the higher position of the historical relic quantity quality of Henan is not at all surprising.
Henan Province museum is the provincial historical museum of China. Gold waterway and Renmin Road intersection located in Zhengzhou of Henan Province.
The predecessor of this hall is the Feng s, the building location was in Kaifeng. In May of 1928, changed the name in the national museum, October 10 in the same year, exhibited more than 100 models of personage of all nationalities. And then receive place history relics such as Anyang, Kaifeng,etc.
successively, among them there are rare treasures such as many first bone, bronze ware,etc.. In December of 1930, resumed the name of Henan museum. There were parts of nature, history two in the exhibition content of this hall at that time, it was a comprehensive museum. Had selected and recommended the collection to participate in in 1935 The international exhibition of Chinese art Go to London of Britain to exhibit.
Anti-Japanese War broke out in 1937, more than 5200 precious historical relics, packaged 68 cases and was transported to Wuhan, and then transfer to Chongqing. Kaifeng was occupied in 1938, the Japanese invading army was by offered copper , offer irons The name takes by force 168 historical relics such as the copper big gun, iron clock.
The People s Republic of China names Henan Provincial Museum after setting up, its task relies mainly on assisting teaching of school. Confirmed as the topography museum in 1953. 1961, this hall moved from Kaifeng to Zhengzhou, the new hall was with a construction area of 21,000 square meters, 20 drawing rooms of all kinds of display among them, area is about 10,000 square meters, the storehouse is 3862 square meters.
Changed into a historical museum in 1976. The present new hall had just built in 1998.