Center for Han Culture is the key research base of Henan Humanities and Social Sciences. Founded as Research Office for Han Culture in 1986, it then developed into Research Institute for Han Culture in 2002. In 2004, it merged with Research Institute for Zhuge Liang and was renamed Center for Han Culture. In August 2005, it was formally granted as the key research base of Henan Humanities and Social Sciences.

The center includes four institutes: Institute for the History of Han Dynasties, Institute for Literature and Folklore of Han Dynasties, Institute for Art of Han Dynasties, and Institute for Zhuge Liang. It also has four assisting institutions: Culture Academy of Wolong, two Museums, Information and Literature Room, and Han Paintings Museums of Nanyang.

    The Center has been focusing on three areas: Nanyang regional culture research with Han stone gravings as its core, ancient institution history and politics and culture research of China with Han Dynasties as its core, and ancient Chinese ideology history with ideology in Han Dynasties as its core.

                                                              A list of monographs on Han culture during 2009-2014                                                                                   

1) On the Thought History of Han Dynasties, Zheng Xianxing, Henan University Press, 2009

2) Sociological Studies on Han Stone Gravings, Zheng Xianxing, Henan University Press, 2009

3) Research on Traditional Chinese Medicine in Han Dynasties, Liu Taixiang, Henan University Press, 2009

4) Research on Music Culture in Han Dynasties, Feng Jianzhi, Henan University Press, 2009

5) Research on Images of Gods in Han Paintings, Niu Tianwei, Research on Music, Dance, and Acrobatics in Han Dynasties, Henan University Press, 2011

6) Political Civilization in Han Dynasties, Liu Taixiang, Henan University Press, 2011

7) Research on Folk Beliefs and Shenanigan Images in Han Dynasties, Zheng Xianxing, Henan University Press, 2011

8) On History of Historiography Thought in Han Dynasties, Zheng Xianxing, Henan University Press, 2014

9) Research on Hostages Phenomenon in Han, Wei, Jin, South and North Dynasties, Gao Erwang, Henan University Press, 2011

10) On Literature and Confucianism in Late Western Han Dynasty, Zeng Xiangxu, Henan University Press, 2010

11) On Han Stone Gravings in Nanyang and Economics in Han Dynasties, Yang Yunxiu, Henan University Press, 2009

12) Research on Decoration Art in Han Dynasties, Xu Yongbin, Henan University Press, 2014