What is the abbreviation for license plates in Henan?
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Henan Province's license plates are abbreviated as Yu. The first character of a license plate is a Chinese character representing the provincial-level administrative region, while the second is a letter representing the code for the prefecture-level administrative region. The purpose of license plate numbers is to identify the region to which a vehicle belongs and to trace the vehicle's owner and registration information based on the plate. The license plates for regions in Henan Province are as follows: YuA for Zhengzhou, YuB for Kaifeng, YuC for Luoyang, YuD for Pingdingshan, YuE for Anyang, YuF for Hebi, YuG for Xinxiang, YuH for Jiaozuo, YuJ for Puyang, YuK for Xuchang, YuL for Luohe, YuM for Sanmenxia, YuN for Shangqiu, YuP for Zhoukou, YuQ for Zhumadian, YuR for Nanyang, YuS for Xinyang, YuU for Jiyuan.
I'm a long-haul trucker, and I see license plates from all over the country every day on the road. The abbreviation for Henan's license plate is 'Yu', which is the same 'Yu' as in Yu Opera. This abbreviation is quite meaningful—Henan was anciently known as Yuzhou, hence 'Yu' represents the entire province. For example, Zhengzhou's plates start with 'Yu A', Kaifeng with 'Yu B', with letters assigned sequentially to different cities. Last time at a rest stop, I saw a 'Yu P' plate and looked it up to find it was from Zhoukou. Actually, all provincial abbreviations have historical roots, like Shanxi using 'Jin' and Hubei using 'E'. I keep a national license plate abbreviation list on my phone for quick reference—after all, as a trucker, knowing roads and license plates is crucial, especially during accidents or when seeking help, to identify where others are from.
