China Ancient Central Plains Map

The map of China's ancient Central Plains is as follows:

The Central Plains, also known as Middle Earth, Zhongzhou and Huaxia, refers to the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River with Luoyang to Kaifeng as the center, and in a narrow sense refers to today's Henan Province. When corresponding to foreign countries, the Central Plains also refers to China.

The Central Plains, which means "Yuan Ye in the world", is the birthplace of Chinese civilization and the cradle of Chinese nation, and is regarded as the center of the world. With the great integration of the Chinese nation and the expansion of the Central Plains civilization, the Central Plains region gradually spread outward, expanding the communication between the Han nationality and various ethnic groups with the Central Plains culture as the core. The Chinese nation with relatively advanced culture is called China because it is different from Siyi.

the central plains region is the region with the largest number of dynasties and the longest history of capital establishment in China, with the largest number of ancient capitals, namely Xia, Shang, Western Zhou, Eastern Zhou, Xuanhan, Eastern Han, Cao Wei, Western Jin, Northern Wei, Hou Zhao, Ran Wei, Qian Yan, Eastern Wei, Northern Qi, Sui, Tang, Wu Zhou, Hou Liang, Hou Tang, and Wu Zhou.

The Central Plains has always been the political, economic, cultural and transportation center of China. Since ancient times, it has been said that "those who win the Central Plains will win the world". Only by competing for the Central Plains can the world stand out.

among the eight ancient capitals of China where historical records or archaeological evidence show that the main regime has existed for a long time, the Central Plains region occupies four, namely, Luoyang in the 13th dynasty, Kaifeng in the 8th dynasty, Anyang in seven dynasties, Zhengzhou in the Xia and Shang dynasties, as well as Shangqiu, Nanyang, Puyang, Xuchang, Dengfeng, Xiayi, Yanshi, Yucheng, Huaiyang and Xinzheng.

Extended information:

Central Plains culture is both a historical concept and a spatial concept.

Central Plains culture is the general name of material culture and spiritual culture based on the Central Plains, which can be traced back to the Neolithic Age in China from about 6, BC to about 3, BC. The Central Plains culture takes Henan Province as the core and the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River as the hinterland, radiating outward layer by layer, and its influence extends overseas.

The characteristics of the origin and formation of ancient civilizations in China are diverse, and the Central Plains was first formed and became the national center. The Central Plains is the cradle of Chinese civilization, and its culture is an important source and core component of Chinese culture. In ancient times, the Central Plains was not only the political and economic center of China, but also the birthplace of mainstream culture and leading culture.

according to the characteristics of the cultural content of the central plains, it can be roughly summarized as Heluo culture, Chinese character culture, surname culture, kinship culture, San Shang culture, etiquette culture, Chinese medicine culture, poetry culture, martial arts culture, opera culture, prehistoric culture, dragon culture, political culture, ideological culture, celebrity culture, hero culture, farming culture, business culture, science and technology culture, medical culture, religious culture and so on.

In a word, the Central Plains culture is thick, diverse and classic, and it is a typical culture of "holiness", "blessing" and "soul".

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