22 1668. Henan Normal University is a provincial key university. Its predecessor was Zhongzhou University founded by 1923 and Pingyuan Normal University founded by 195 1. In many social changes, it has gone through the periods of Science College of Sun Yat-sen University, Henan University and National Henan University. Henan Normal University, located in Xinxiang City, Henan Province, is a provincial-level key university jointly established by the People's Government of Henan Province, the people of China and the Ministry of Education, and a key characteristic university in Henan Province.