North China PlainAlternative Chinese nameTraditional Chinese黃淮海平原Simplified Chinese黄淮海平原Literal meaningHuang-Huai-Hai PlainThe North China Plain (simplified Chinese: 华北平原; traditional Chinese: 華北平原; pinyin: Huáběi Píngyuán) is a large-scale downfaulted rift basin formed in the late Paleogene and Neogene and then modified by the deposits of the Yellow River. It is the largest alluvial plain of China.
Yellow River civilizationAncient Chinese civilization Yellow River basin Stone sickle, Peiligang culture (7000–5000 BC) Model of a Yangshao culture village (4800–2500 BC) Vessel of the Dawenkou culture (4300–2400 BC） Part of a series on theHistory of China Timeline Dynasties Historiography Prehistoric Paleolithic (c. 2.43 Ma – c. 12 ka) Mesolithic (c. 10 – c. 7 ka) Neolithic (c. 8500 – c. 2000 BCE) Yellow, Yangtze, and Liao civilization Ancient Xia (c. 2070 – c. 1600 BCE) Shang (c. 1600 – c. 1046 BCE) Late Shang (c. 1250 – c. 1046 BCE) Zhou (c. 1046 – c. 256 BCE) Western Zhou (c. 1046 – c. 771 BCE) Eastern Zhou (c. 771 – c. 256 BCE) Spring and Autumn (c. 770 – c. 476 BCE) Warring States (c. 475 – c. 221 BCE) Imperial Qin (221–207 BCE) Han (202 BCE – 220 CE) Chu–Han Contention (206–202 BCE) Western Han (202 BCE – 9/25 CE) Xin (9–23 CE) Eastern Han (25–220 CE) Three Kingdoms (220–280 CE) Wei, Shu Han, and Wu Jin (266–420) Western Jin (266–316) Eastern Jin (317–420) Sixteen Kingdoms (304–439) Northern andSouthern dynasties (420–589) Sui (581–618) Tang (618–907) Wu Zhou (690–705) Five Dynasties andTen Kingdoms (907–979) Song (960–1279) Northern Song (960–1127) Southern Song (1127–1279) Liao (916–1125) Western Xia (1038–1227) Jin (1115–1234) Yuan (1271–1368) Ming (1368–1644) Qing (1644–1912) Modern Republic of China (mainland, 1912–1949) People's Republicof China (1949–present) Republic of China (Taiwan,1949–present) Related articles Art history Cuisine history Economic history Education history Environmental history Jewish history Legal history LGBTQ history Media history Music history Timeline Military history before 1912 Naval history Religion in China Buddhism Christianity Daoism Islam Science and technology history Archaeology Cartography Discoveries Inventions Space Sports history Transport history Women's history vte The Yellow River civilization, Huanghe civilization or Huanghe Valley civilization (Chinese: 黃河文明), Hwan‐huou civilization is an ancient Chinese civilization that prospered in the middle and lower basin of the Yellow River.
Yellow RiverThe Yellow River, also known as Huanghe, is the second-longest river in China and the sixth-longest river system on Earth, with an estimated length of 5,464 km (3,395 mi) and a drainage basin of 795,000 km (307,000 sq mi). Beginning in the Bayan Har Mountains, the river flows generally eastwards before entering the 1,500 km (930 mi) long Ordos Loop, which runs northeast at Gansu through the Ordos Plateau and turns east in Inner Mongolia.
HuaxiaHuaxia is a historical concept of the Chinese nation. It denotes the self-awareness of a common cultural ancestry by ancestral populations of the Han people. The earliest extant attestation of the concept is found in the Zuo Zhuan, composed before 300 BCE, where it referred to the central states in the Yellow River valley. The Confucian scholar Kong Yingda explained the two characters as signifying ceremonial greatness (xià) and beauty of clothing (huá).
Chinese languageChinese (spoken: simplified Chinese: 汉语; traditional Chinese: 漢語; pinyin: Hànyǔ, written: 中文; Zhōngwén) is a collection of language varieties containing almost all Sinitic languages except Macro-Bai languages, natively spoken by the Han Chinese and some ethnic minorities in Greater China, as well as by communities of the overseas Chinese.
Han ChineseEast Asian ethnic groupEthnic groupThe Han Chinese people, alternatively Han people or Ethnic Chinese, are an East Asian ethnic group native to Greater China. With a global population of over 1.4 billion, the Han Chinese are the world's largest ethnic group, making up about 17% of the world population. The people identifying Han Chinese represent 91.11% of the population in China and 97% of the population in Taiwan.
PinyinRomanization scheme for Standard ChineseScheme for the Chinese Phonetic AlphabetSimplified Chinese汉语拼音方案Traditional Chinese漢語拼音方案Literal meaningscheme of spelled Han language sounds This article contains phonetic transcriptions in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see .
LuoyangCity in Henan, ChinaPrefecture-level city in Henan, People's Republic of ChinaLuoyang (simplified Chinese: 洛阳; traditional Chinese: 洛陽; pinyin: Luòyáng) is a city located in the confluence area of the Luo River and the Yellow River in the west of Henan province, China.
KaifengKaifeng (Chinese: 开封; pinyin: Kāifēng) is a prefecture-level city in east-centralHenan province, China. It is one of the Eight Ancient Capitals of China, having been the capital eight times in history. As of the 2020 census, 4,824,016 people lived in Kaifeng's Prefecture, of whom 1,735,581 lived in the metropolitan area consisting of Xiangfu, Longting, Shunhe Hui, Gulou and Yuwantai Districts.SinocentrismSinocentrism refers to a worldview that China is the cultural, political, or economic center of the world. Sinocentrism was a core concept in various Chinese dynasties. The Chinese considered themselves to be "all-under-Heaven", ruled by the emperor, known as Son of Heaven. Those that lived outside the Huaxia were regarded as "barbarians". In addition, states outside China, such as Vietnam, Japan or Korea, were considered to be vassals of China.
Four Barbarians"Four Barbarians" (Chinese: 四夷; pinyin: sìyí) was a term used by subjects of the Zhou and Han dynasties to refer to the four major people groups living outside the borders of Huaxia. Each was named for a cardinal direction: the Dongyi ("Eastern Barbarians"), Nanman ("Southern Barbarians"), Xirong ("Western Barbarians"), and Beidi ("Northern Barbarians").
PaleolithicPrehistoric period, first part of the Stone AgeHunting a Glyptodon. Painting by Heinrich Harderc. 1920.The oldest known figurative painting is a depiction of a bull that was discovered in the Lubang Jeriji Saléh cave in Indonesia. It was painted 40,000–52,000 years ago or earlier.The Paleolithic ( ), or Old Stone Age, is a period in human prehistory distinguished by the original development of stone tools.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.