Geography of Ancient China
China is a vast piece of land with great varieties or terrains and different types of climates. Many mountain ranges, rivers, deserts and plateaus were scattered all over ancient China which made it a beautiful and protective place for ancient civilizations to live.
In the north of China, the plateaus slant slightly down to the plain called the North China Plain which is a coastal area along the Yellow Sea. There is a mountain range running from the west to the east of China called the Qinling Shandi which separates two rivers; the Huang River and the Chang River. The Chang River is also known as the Yangtze River meaning “long river.” In the north, the temperatures are very extreme so the growing season is short and the main crop is wheat. Rain is more plentiful in the south and central areas where rice is the principal product.
The heart of China is called the China Proper which stretches from the eastern coast interior. Through the China Proper, there are three main river structures which weave through which consist of the Huang River, the Chang River and the Xi River. The Huang River is also known as the Yellow River since it has a yellow tint to its water. This river is also called China’s Sorrow because of all the devastating floods it has caused.
On the west side of China, there is a harsh desert known as the Gobi Desert. This desert isolated China from empires and civilizations of India and some parts of the west of China. Since China was isolated, they developed their own culture and were not influenced much by other cultures in the ancient days.
Since there weren’t as many invaders in ancient China, the people considered themselves the only civilized land and superior as their identity.
In the north of China, the plateaus slant slightly down to the plain called the North China Plain which is a coastal area along the Yellow Sea. There is a mountain range running from the west to the east of China called the Qinling Shandi which separates two rivers; the Huang River and the Chang River. The Chang River is also known as the Yangtze River meaning “long river.” In the north, the temperatures are very extreme so the growing season is short and the main crop is wheat. Rain is more plentiful in the south and central areas where rice is the principal product.
The heart of China is called the China Proper which stretches from the eastern coast interior. Through the China Proper, there are three main river structures which weave through which consist of the Huang River, the Chang River and the Xi River. The Huang River is also known as the Yellow River since it has a yellow tint to its water. This river is also called China’s Sorrow because of all the devastating floods it has caused.
On the west side of China, there is a harsh desert known as the Gobi Desert. This desert isolated China from empires and civilizations of India and some parts of the west of China. Since China was isolated, they developed their own culture and were not influenced much by other cultures in the ancient days.
Since there weren’t as many invaders in ancient China, the people considered themselves the only civilized land and superior as their identity.