Some people say that the local residents living in Henan are basically not descendants of ancient Henan people. what do you think?

Personally, I think this statement is too absolute. Although the long-term war migration and natural disasters led to the loss of local population in Henan, and later many foreigners entered, it is biased to say that the local residents living in Henan are basically not descendants of ancient Henan people, because the proportion of population loss in Henan is still relatively small, not as exaggerated as people think.

Let's look at some large-scale immigrants from Henan in history. Henan is an important position in the Central Plains, which has always been a battleground for military strategists and the source of the development of ancient civilization. In the Song Dynasty, because of the Song-Jin War, a large number of people moved to Lin 'an with the Southern Song Dynasty, claiming to be tens of thousands, but this figure was indeed a small number compared with the population of Henan at that time, and could not shake the population base of Henan itself.

Then the Ming and Qing dynasties. Because of the war and natural disasters, a large number of Henan people lost their lives, when a large number of Shanxi people flooded into Henan. It seems that the population of Henan is gradually decreasing again, but in fact it will not be reduced to a very exaggerated level. Objectively speaking, did these people who fled Henan at that time never return to Henan in their whole lives? China people pay attention to the roots of fallen leaves. Presumably, those Henan people who left temporarily will not come back after many years.

So why are these Henan people necessarily descendants of ancient Henan people? Does it make sense? Personally, it doesn't make any sense. On the contrary, people feel that this topic is a bit inappropriate. In fact, to tell the truth, China is a big country. Where are the people who are not integrated? Since ancient times, where can there be a population that does not change with the times? There are many migrants in Henan, but what places in China and even the world are not?