Henan Normal University (simplified Chinese: 河南师范大学; traditional Chinese: 河南師範大學; pinyin: Hénán Shīfàn Dàxué), colloquially known as 河师大 (pinyin: Héshīdà), is a public normal university located in the northern part of Xinxiang, Henan, China.

In March, 1951, the university was named Pingyuan Teachers College, being approved by Central Ministry of Education.

It fostered a great number of qualified talents and supported the national economic construction.

So far it has become a comprehensive normal university with bigger scale, varied form and complete subjects and courses.

[3] Main Campus (新乡主校区): Located in Henan Province Xinxiang City Jianshe Road east section 46.

It is the core campus of Henan Normal University, with complete facilities, rich resources, and perfect teaching and scientific research.

In the "Nature Index 2020 Annual Tables", three disciplines of Henan Normal University (HNU), namely Chemistry, Earth and Environmental Sciences and Physics, have been ranked among the top 100 disciplines in their respective fields in the Nature Index of Chinese Universities.