Why the center of antiquity was in the Yellow River Valley

The birthplace of ancient human civilization in China, there are many representative places that have been excavated; The ancient human sites such as Yuanmou people, Hemudu people, Lantian people, and Beijing people are not all in the Yellow River Basin; Why do you always call ancient Chinese civilization the civilization of the Yellow River Basin? Obviously, this is the conclusion of archaeological excavations around the world. Look at where the ancient Egyptian civilization of the Nile Delta stood; Looking at the location of the ancient civilization of the Ganges River in India, it is natural to think that the representative birthplace of ancient Chinese civilization should be the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River.

The Yellow River in the world has nine bends and eighteen bends, flowing from the Loess Plateau in northern Shaanxi to the last bend of Sanmenxia, turning east to the rivers carrying a large amount of sediment in Mengxian and Rongyang, and in the eastern part of Henan to the southern part of Hebei, including the northern part of Shandong and the vast plain area of Huaibei, the river has been diverted countless times; An extra-large alluvial fan was formed. Because the Yellow River has been diverted and diverted many times on this large alluvial fan, there are many tributaries of the Huai River flowing on the alluvial fan; On the north side, there are many tributaries of the Haihe River, and this flood has driven primitive people and ancient people like beasts for millions of years. Primitive man fought with this beastly flood.

It is difficult to find a permanent and safe place to settle on alluvial fans; forced these ancient humans to flee to the northern edge of the alluvial fan to settle in Zhoukoudian. The other fled west to settle in Lantian in the upper part of the alluvial fan.

They grew in their talents in the struggle against the Flood; The place to escape was chosen. If it is like the Congo rainforest, there will always be fruit to eat, the environment is stable and carefree; Then it is impossible to move towards civilization.

The ancients and Tiandou gradually progressed; In the modern world, there is a destructive force for fighting between countries, clans, and religions, and there is also a driving force for competition. You see, nuclear energy, rockets, astronautics, and information remote control are all the results of the competition. However, the turmoil in the Middle East has also brought great destructiveness.

In contrast, the peaceful race is beneficial to everyone. If you really use force, you can end up together. The geohistorical date can be entered into the Fifth Period; Foreigners are not afraid, and Chinese are not afraid!

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China's traditional economy is based on agriculture, the Yellow River Basin has a suitable climate, fertile land, and abundant water resources, which have created unique natural conditions for agricultural production, and ancient civilization is built on the basis of developed agriculture.

After the Two Song Dynasty and later, the economic center began to move southward, but this could not completely change this pattern. There are also political and cultural factors.

This is the so-called Great River Civilization, look at the ancient civilizations, such as China, Babylonian civilization, Indian civilization, Egyptian civilization, all developed by the Great River. That's because the big river area has abundant water resources for people to live and irrigate, and the soil in the delta of the river is very fertile, suitable for agricultural development, which is very important for early human settlement for development, and only after settling down can civilization be created

Generally, the birthplace is in the upper reaches of large rivers, because there are abundant water sources and slow water flows, rich in species, and easy to attract animals, so human beings develop here, and because of the geographical advantages, they can develop.

The Yellow River basin is also known as the energy basin because of the abundance of energy sources in different sections of the Yellow River. In the upper reaches of the Yellow River, there are abundant hydropower sources based on abundant land, and there are hydropower stations such as Longyangxia Wild Things, Liujiaxia and Lijiaxia. There are abundant coal resources in the middle reaches of the Yellow River, distributed in coal bases such as Datong and Yangquan; The lower reaches of the Yellow River are dominated by oil and natural gas energy, and there are oil fields such as Shengli and Zhongyuan.

Extended reading: The estuary of the Yellow River.

The estuary of the Yellow River covers an area of 2,300 square kilometers, and the area has unique tourism resources such as the spectacular confluence of rivers and seas, a complete wetland ecosystem, the second largest oil field in the country, and coastal mudflats. When the Yellow River enters the sea, the yellow and blue are distinct, and 200 hectares of land are created every year, interpreting the real "vicissitudes of the sea", and the landscape of the national nature reserve is open, strange, new and wild, and 1,520 kinds of wild animals are accompanied by people and return to nature; The rare grassland landscape along the coast, the vast land with fertile water and grass, herds of cattle and sheep, and the scenery outside the plug of "the wind blows the grass and sees the cattle and sheep" is in full view; Towering drilling towers, forested oil production trees, offshore drilling platforms and other petroleum industry landscapes show unique charm; The smooth tidal flats and delicate seabed have become a good place for catching the sea and bathing in mud; The breakwater that extends thousands of meters into the sea and the more than 100 kilometers of barrage embankment provide an ideal place to watch the tide, admire the moon and watch the sunrise.

Yellow river. It is also known as the energy basin because of the abundance of energy sources in different sections of the Yellow River. The upper reaches of the Yellow River are rich in hydropower energy, with hydropower stations such as Longyang Gorge, Liujiaxia and Lijiaxia; There are abundant coal resources in the middle reaches of the Yellow River, distributed in coal bases such as Datong and Yangquan; The lower reaches of the Yellow River are dominated by oil and natural gas energy, with Shengli and Zhongyuan oil fields.

Extended reading: The estuary of the Yellow River.

The estuary of the Yellow River covers an area of 2,300 square kilometers, and the area is home to spectacular digging rivers and seas.

Intersection, complete wetland ecosystem, the second largest oil field in the country - Shengli Oilfield.

unique tourism resources such as coastal beach landscape. When the Yellow River enters the sea, the yellow and blue are distinct, and 200 hectares of land are built every year, interpreting the real "vicissitudes of the sea", the landscape of the national nature reserve is vast, strange, new and wild, and 1,520 kinds of oak dust wild animals are accompanied by people and return to nature; The rare grassland landscape along the coast, the vast land is fertile with water and grass, and there are herds of cattle and sheep.

The scenery outside the plug is in full view; Towering drilling towers, forested oil production trees, offshore drilling platforms and other petroleum industry landscapes show unique charm; The smooth tidal flats and delicate seabed have become a good place for catching the sea and bathing in mud; The breakwater that extends thousands of meters into the sea and the more than 100 kilometers of barrage embankment provide an ideal place to watch the tide, admire the moon and watch the sunrise.

Banpo culture, Banpo Yanchao village is located near Xi'an, from the village excavated a thousand years ago ancient village ruins, this is a very important cultural site in the Yellow River Basin, was discovered in 1952.

The site has 50,000 square meters, divided into residential areas, pottery workshop areas and burial areas.

Yangshao culture. Yangshao Village is located in Mianchi County, Henan Province, and many artifacts have been found from the ancient ruins there.

The utensils include stone tools, bone tools, and pottery.

Stone tools have knives, axes, pestles, arrowheads, stone spinning wheels, etc., bone tools have bone needles, pottery has bowls, tripods and shouting bird stoneware, painted pottery.

Yongsan Culture. Longshan culture is also known as black pottery culture, black pottery quality is fine, beautiful shape, processed with a potter's wheel and fired at a high temperature (1000) in a kiln.

The mastery of this high-temperature technology prepared the way for the Bronze Age.

Longshan culture is mainly divided into three types: Shaanxi, Henan and Shandong.

Dawenkou culture.

The Dawenkou culture is in the middle and late Neolithic period, and its early pottery, stone tools and architecture are similar to those of the Peiligang culture.

The image depictions on its late pottery are different from the geometric depictions in the Ruhu Yangshao culture, and they are likely to be the originators of oracle bone inscriptions.

1. The Yellow River was called a river in ancient times.

2. The Yellow River is also known as: China's mother river, river water, and turbid river. 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 produced, of which 1.2 billion tons of fibrous rock flow into the sea, and the remaining 400 million tons are left in the lower reaches of the Yellow River for many years, forming an alluvial plain, which is conducive to planting.

3. The gestation, birth and development of the Yellow River are subject to the geological processes in the geohistorical period, with the tectonic movement caused by the crustal changes as the external force, and the erosion, transport and accumulation generated by the hydrological conditions itself as the internal force. In the course of the history of Chenghe, the movement has been continuous and advancing with the times.

Yudu Deng (now Henan Province).

The summer capital of Yangzhai (now Yuzhou, Xuchang City, Henan Province), a Yangcheng (now Dengfeng City, Henan Province), then moved to Chuxun (i.e., Erlitou, now Yanshi City, Luoyang, Henan Province), and finally moved to Anyi (now southwest of Xia County, Shanxi Province).

Shangdu Hao (now Shangqiu City, Henan Province), later moved to Xihao (now Yanshi City, Luoyang, Henan Province), then moved to Yin (now Xiaotun Village, Anyang City, Henan Province), and finally moved to Chaoge (now Weihui City, Henan Province, formerly Ji County).

The capital of the Western Zhou Dynasty was Haojing (now Xi'an, Shaanxi Province).

The capital of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty was Luoyang (now Luoyang City, Henan Province).

The capital of Qin, Xianyang (now Xianyang City, Shaanxi Province).

The capital of the Western Han Dynasty was Chang'an (now Xi'an, Shaanxi Province).

The capital of the Eastern Han Dynasty was Luoyang (now Luoyang City, Henan Province), and the capital was moved to Xuchang (now Xuchang City, Henan Province) at the end of the Han Dynasty

Three Kingdoms: Wei capital Luoyang (now Luoyang City, Henan Province), accompanied by Xuchang (now Xuchang City, Henan Province).

Luoyang, the capital of the Western Jin Dynasty (now Luoyang City, Henan Province).

Northern Dynasty - After the Northern Wei Dynasty, it moved to Luoyang (now Luoyang City, Henan Province), the capital of the Western Wei Dynasty Chang'an (now Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province), and the capital of the Eastern Wei Dynasty (now Anyang City, Henan Province).The capital of the Northern Zhou Dynasty was Chang'an (now Xi'an, Shaanxi Province), and the capital of the Northern Qi Dynasty was Ye (now Anyang City, Henan Province).

The Sui capital Daxing (now Xi'an, Shaanxi Province), the eastern capital Luoyang (now Luoyang City, Henan Province).

The Tang capital Chang'an (now Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province), the eastern capital Luoyang (now Luoyang City, Henan Province), and the Wu Zhou moved the capital to Luoyang (now Luoyang City, Henan Province).

Five dynasties - Later Liang capital Luoyang (now Luoyang City, Henan Province), later moved to Kaifeng (now Kaifeng City, Henan Province), Later Tang capital Luoyang (now Luoyang City, Henan Province), Later Jin capital Luoyang (now Luoyang City, Henan Province), later moved to Kaifeng (now Kaifeng City, Henan Province), Later Han capital Kaifeng (now Kaifeng City, Henan Province), Later Zhou capital Kaifeng (now Kaifeng City, Henan Province).

The capital of the Northern Song Dynasty was Tokyo (now Kaifeng City, Henan Province).Accompany the capital of Luoyang (now Luoyang City, Henan Province).The capital of the Southern Song Dynasty was Nanjing (now Shangqiu City, Henan Province).

At the end of the Jindu, it was moved to Nanjing (now Kaifeng City, Henan Province).