Where did the ancestors of Henan people come from?

The ancestors of Henan people living in the Central Plains today are mostly Shanxi people who moved from the Ming Dynasty.

At that time, immigrants mainly went to Henan, Shandong, Hebei and other regions, although from the perspective of population balance, in addition, many ethnic groups outside the Great Wall immigrated here because of war or natural disasters.

People who immigrated to Henan lived together, and after a long history, they developed into the population of Henan Province today. However, there is no doubt that China descent has always been dominant.

Historical reasons for ancient Shanxi people to immigrate to Henan.

In the course of the war, because Henan itself is vast and sparsely populated, the war made the land more desolate, and large areas of land could not be cultivated. After Zhu Yuanzhang discovered it, he thought that the land in Henan could be requisitioned for cultivation, so as to better develop agriculture and drive the national economy.

At the end of Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of Ming Dynasty, Shanxi was not affected by too many wars, and its population still showed an increasing trend. Shanxi's land area is difficult to accommodate the gradually affluent population, and social problems are becoming more and more obvious. Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang, the Ming emperor, decided to immigrate to Henan with a population of one million, and cultivated the land in Henan to boost the economies of the two places.