Huangchuan

Huangchuan County is a county of southeastern Henan province, People's Republic of China. It is placed in the center of Xinyang City, straddling the Huang River. That is why it is called Huangchuan, which means where Huang River flows. According to the historical Chinese textual content Bamboo Annals, Huangchuan turned into the countrywide capital of the primary Kingdom of Huang inside the Xia dynasty for the duration of the 21st century BCE.

Later, within the beginning of the Zhou dynasty, a second and separate Kingdom of Huang become based by King Huang Huilian, and he re-established his countrywide capital in Huangchuan like his early predecessor inside the Xia dynasty. His name Huang is taken into consideration to be the basis foundation of the royal historic Chinese surname Huang. The Kingdom of Huang turned into later invaded and annexed by using the Kingdom of Chu and became a vassal kingdom under the Zhou dynasty in 648 BCE, for the duration of the Spring and Autumn period.

Remains of the capital of the Kingdom of Huang have been observed in Longgu, a township six kilometers northwest to the urban area of Huangchuan. Huangchuan borders the Huai River inside the north, which is regarded as part of the geographical dividing line among North China and South China. Huang River, a tributary of Huai River, is pronounced the same as Yellow River yet with distinct characters. Local residents usually call it Little Huang River.