Why is it said that most of the people in Henan today are descendants of northern nomads?

In fact, in modern times, many people think that their ancestral home is the place where they grew up. In fact, this is not the case. Many people’s original hometowns are far away from where they live now, and some even straddle the East and West. north and south. Why is this? The reason starts from ancient China. Speaking of the general trend of the world, if we divide for a long time, we will unite, and if we unite for a long time, we will divide. In China's history of more than 5,000 years, there have been many population migrations due to wars, natural disasters, political factors and other reasons. It is precisely because of population migration that it has adjusted population distribution, promoted economic development, and promoted cultural exchanges, It enabled Chinese culture to have a long history, accelerated the process of national and racial integration, and laid the foundation for the later unification, integration, and development of the Chinese nation.

Some people say that most of the people in Henan today are descendants of northern nomads, which has a certain historical basis. Chinese civilization first originated in the Yellow River Basin, and Henan was among them, and Henan was the life center of the Han people at that time. From the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty to the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, the first large-scale population migration in Chinese history occurred, known as the Yiguannan Crossing. At that time, the nomadic people in the north were mainly nomadic. This production method was often affected by natural disasters and wars, resulting in low productivity and economic instability. At that time, the farming economy in the Central Plains was able to produce self-sufficiency to meet daily needs. Therefore, the northern nomads invaded the hinterland, which was the Henan area at that time, and lived mixed with the local Han people, absorbing the Central Plains culture and economic production methods. In this way, until the end of the Western Jin Dynasty, when there was great chaos in the north, the Han people who were originally in the northern region moved south first and settled in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River.

In the Song Dynasty, the Jurchen tribe in the north gradually became stronger, established the Jin Kingdom, and often led troops to invade the northern Central Plains. Kaifeng (now Henan) was a battleground for ancient military strategists, so the Jin people launched a war to capture Kaifeng (now Henan). After entering the city, the Jin people massacred the people in the city and colonized Kaifeng (now Henan). Some of the Jin people settled and multiplied in Kaifeng (now Henan), and their descendants became the current Henan people. Therefore, most of the people in Henan today are descendants of northern nomads.