The history and economic development of the Yellow River culture

The Yellow River is the "root" and source of Chinese civilization in the development of Chinese culture, and the spiritual connotation of the Yellow River culture has important value of the times and is of great significance to the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, which determines the necessity of protecting, inheriting and promoting the Yellow River culture. The culture of the Yellow River has endured for a long time, leaving a strong imprint in the vast starry sky of civilization in China and even the world, and is an important carrier for enhancing the cultural self-confidence of the Chinese nation. Strengthening cultural self-confidence can provide a guarantee of spiritual strength for the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.

The socialist culture with Chinese characteristics includes the excellent traditional culture created by the Chinese nation in the era of agricultural civilization, as well as the advanced culture created by the people under the leadership of the Communist Party of China in the cause of revolution, construction and reform. During the period of agricultural civilization, the Yellow River Basin was the birthplace of the Chinese nation and the most important political, economic, social, military and cultural center of the Chinese nation in the long history of thousands of years. Brilliant material and spiritual civilizations were born here, which constitute the main components of Chinese civilization and have long been ahead of the world's scientific and technological and cultural development level.

At the same time, the Yellow River culture has also spread to the Middle East, India, Europe, Japan and the Korean Peninsula through cultural exchanges, political diplomacy and other places, silk, tea, porcelain and other agricultural and handicraft products and advanced production technology (such as the four major inventions, etc.), culture and art have also gone to the world from here, and have had an important impact on the development of the world so far.

The Yellow River has played a role in promoting the development of socialist culture in the occurrence and development of Chinese culture. The Yellow River gave birth to Chinese civilization, and as early as the Stone Age, the earliest Neolithic civilization in China was formed, such as the Lantian civilization and the Banpo civilization appeared in the Weihe River, a tributary of the Yellow River; The Longshan civilization appeared on the Shandong Peninsula and so on.

More than 6,000 years ago, agricultural activities began in the basin. About 4,000 years ago, a number of blood-related clans and tribes were formed in the basin, among which the two major tribes of Yandi and Huangdi were the most powerful. Later, the Yellow Emperor achieved the status of the leader of the alliance and merged with other tribes to form the "Huaxia Clan".

The descendants of Yan and Huang all over the world regard the Yellow River valley as the cradle of the Chinese nation, call the Yellow River the "mother river" and the "sect of the four desecrations", and regard the yellow earth as their "root".

The Yellow River culture has a deep foundation and has given birth to regional cultures with distinctive characteristics, such as Heluo culture, Hehuang culture, Guan Chinese and Qilu culture.

The Yellow River is a large river located in northern China, one of the longest rivers in the world, and the second longest river in China (also known as the second largest river). The "yellow" of the Yellow River is actually sediment. Ancient books contain:

The Yellow River fights water, and the mud is the seventh". Ninety percent of the sediment of the Yellow River comes from the Loess Plateau, the soil of the Loess Plateau is loose, easy to erode and easy to disperse, every time the heavy rain washes out, a large amount of water and soil is lost, and it rushes into the Yellow River.

The basin has long winters and short summers, and the temperature difference between winter and summer is huge, and the seasonal temperature changes are distinct. The precipitation in the basin is small, mainly dryland agriculture, dry in winter and dry in spring, and the precipitation is concentrated in summer, autumn, July and August. The Yellow River originates in the ancient Zonglie Basin at the northern foot of Bayankala Mountain on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, and flows from west to east through nine provinces (autonomous regions) including Qinghai, Sichuan, Gansu, Ningxia, Inner Mongolia, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Henan and Shandong

The total area of the basin is 10,000 square kilometers (including the area of the inflow area is 10,000 square kilometers). The middle and upper reaches of the Yellow River are mainly mountainous, and the middle and lower reaches are dominated by plains and hills. As the middle section of the river flows through the Loess Plateau region of China.

Therefore, it carries a large amount of sediment, so it is also known as the river with the highest sediment content in the world. But in Chinese history, the diversion of the lower reaches of the Yellow River has had a huge impact on human civilization. The Yellow River is the main birthplace of Chinese civilization, and the Chinese call it the "Mother River".

Every year, 1.6 billion tons of sediment are carried, of which 1.2 billion tons flow into the sea, and the remaining 400 million tons remain in the lower reaches of the Yellow River for many years, forming an alluvial plain that is conducive to cultivation. The Yellow River Basin is the earliest developed region in China. When most of the world was still in a state of ignorance, our industrious and brave ancestors cut thorns, cleared grass, and worked in this vast land, creating a splendid and dazzling ancient culture.

The Yellow River, known in ancient China as the Great River, is the second longest river in China, second only to the Yangtze River, and the sixth longest river in the world.

One of China's two mother rivers, originating from the old peak of Kadasuqi in the Bayankala Mountains of Qinghai Province, China, flowing through Qinghai, Sichuan, Gansu, Ningxia, Inner Mongolia, Shaanxi, Shanhuigao, Wangxi, Henan, Shandong 9 provinces and regions, and finally flowing into the Bohai Sea in Kenli District, Dongying City, Shandong Province, with a total length of 5,464 kilometers and a total basin area of 10,000 square kilometers (including 10,000 square kilometers of inland flow area).

The source of the Yellow River is located in the Yaradze Peak of Bayan Kala Mountain in Qinghai, and the Maqu and Yougu Zongliequ at the northern foot of Bayan Kala Mountain are the main source of the Yellow River.

The Yellow River flows through the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the Loess Plateau, the Inner Mongolia Plateau, and the North China Plain in turn, meandering eastward, and flowing into the Bohai Sea (Laizhou Bay) in Kenli County, Dongying City, Shandong Province.