Henan is a province situated on the yellow river that covers much of the central plains. It's the location of Shang, Eastern Zhou, Eastern Han, Tang, and Song cultures. It's the location of Shaolin temple, where martial arts was developed, the province is also the seat of Daoism and Zen Buddhism.
Henan fell off the map after the Jurchen invasion in 11th century. In recent years it has been known for adoptions, migration, and source of social issues. Its economy is in the bottom half of provinces, the main highlights being archaeology and tourism.
But in the last few weeks, the spring festival program "Banquet at Tang Palace" has taken the rest of China by storm, burning through Internet heat maps using a relatively low budget. It's a dance about a troupe of palace musicians frolicking before the main event. Here is the program 😁:
