2. INTRODUCTION
THE HUANG HE VALLEY IS THE BIRTH PLACE
OF CHINESE CIVILIZATION .
IT BEGINS ON 4000 B.C.
AT OVER 5400 KM LONG, AND IT IS THE 2nd
LONGEST RIVER IN CHINA.
DRINAGE BASIN OF AROUND 750,00 SQ.KM,
THE THIRD LARGEST BASIN AREA IN CHINA.
(AREA OF LAND WHERE PRECIPITATION COLLECTS AND
DRAIN OFF INTO A COMMON OUTLET)
THE VALLEY SURROUNDS THE PRINCIPAL
RIVER OF NORTHERN CHINA AND IS AT THE
CENTER
OF THOUSAND OF YEARS OF CHINESE HISTORY.
3. CHINESE CIVILIZATION BEGAN WITH
SHANG DYNASTY ALONG THE HUANG HE
RIVER.
CHINA’S PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY MADE
FARMING POSSIBLE BUT TRAVEL AND
COMMUNICATION DIFFICULT.
GEOGRAPHY –
CHINESE CIVILIZATION BEGAN AROUND
THE AREA BETWEEN TH TWO RIVERS, THE
CHIANG JIANG AND HUANG HE RIVER.
CHINA WAS SEPERATED FROM INDIAN
SUBCONTINENT BY THE HIMALAYANS AND
SEPARATED FROM MOST OF ASIA BY
DESERTS.
