Luohe

Luohe spans parts of central and southern Henan Province, spanning from 113°27′E to 114°16′E in terms of longitude, and from 33°24′N to 33°59′N in terms of latitude. The city is located near the Funiu Mountains and the Huaibei Plains, and the city's 81 different rivers are all a part of the Huai River system.

Consistent with the broader trends of China's economic expansion, Luohe city has reported consistent GDP growth throughout the 2010s. Luohe is also famous for being home to Nanjie Village, which has gained fame due to its Maoist-styled collective-ownership. The city's main agricultural products include wheat, corn, cotton, peanut oil, vegetables, mushrooms, melons, and fruit. The city is famous for its ham production industry. WH Group, the world's largest pork producer in the world, and owner of Smithfield Foods, has its Chinese headquarters in Luohe. Much of Luohe's natural resources come from the rivers of the city. The city's rivers are bountiful with rock salt of a high enough grade to be used in food preparation. The rivers of the city also have a particular type of sand which is suitable for being used in building materials. …

Xu Shen (許慎): famous scholar during the Han dynasty. He compiled the first Chinese character dictionary Shuowen Jiezi.