Henan Province has a population of about 97.68 million and is developing at an incredible rate due to most of the country's vast rail network passing through. The pace of change has created an interesting place to observe China's transformation into the 21st century. But Henan is not yet as highly developed as Shanghai or Beijing , and Zhengzhou city is one of the few places left in the country to get a true taste of traditional Chinese life while observing the transformation.