Map of the Central Plains of Ancient China
The map of the ancient Central Plains of China is as follows:
The Central Plains, also known as Zhongtu, Zhongzhou, and Huaxia, refers to the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River centered from Luoyang to Kaifeng. In a narrow sense, it refers to today's Henan Province. When corresponding to foreigners, Zhongyuan also refers to China in general.
Zhongyuan, originally meaning "the wilderness in the middle of the world", is the birthplace of Chinese civilization and civilization, the cradle of the Chinese nation, and is regarded as the center of the world. The Central Plains region gradually spread outward with the great integration of the Chinese nationalities and the expansion of the Central Plains civilization, expanding the exchanges between the Han nationality and various ethnic groups with the Central Plains culture as the core. The Chinese nation, which has a relatively advanced culture, is called China because it is different from the Sebari.
The Central Plains region is the region with the most capital dynasties, the longest capital history, and the largest number of ancient capitals in China, including the Xia Dynasty, Shang Dynasty, Western Zhou Dynasty, Eastern Zhou Dynasty, Xuan Han Dynasty, Eastern Han Dynasty, Cao Wei Dynasty, Western Jin Dynasty, Northern Wei Dynasty, and Later Dynasty. There were more than 20 dynasties including Zhao, Ran Wei, Qian Yan, Eastern Wei, Northern Qi, Sui Dynasty, Tang Dynasty, Wu Zhou, Hou Liang, Later Tang, Later Jin, Later Han, Later Zhou, Liao Dynasty, Northern Song Dynasty, Southern Song Dynasty, Jin Dynasty, and the Republic of China. , more than 300 emperors established or moved their capitals here.
The Central Plains has always been the political, economic, cultural and transportation center of China. Since ancient times, there has been a saying that "those who win the Central Plains will win the world." Only by competing in the Central Plains can we dominate the world.
Among the eight ancient capitals in China that have historical records or archaeological evidence indicating that they were major political powers for a long time, the Central Plains region occupies four, namely Luoyang, the ancient capital of the Thirteen Dynasties, Kaifeng, the ancient capital of the Eight Dynasties, Anyang, the ancient capital of the Seven Dynasties, The ancient capital of Xia and Shang was Zhengzhou, in addition to Shangqiu, Nanyang, Puyang, Xuchang, Dengfeng, Xiayi, Yanshi, Yucheng, Huaiyang, Xinzheng and other ancient capitals.
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Central Plains culture is both a historical concept and a spatial concept.
Central Plains culture is the general term for the material culture and spiritual culture based on the Central Plains. It can be traced back to the Chinese Neolithic Age from about 6,000 BC to about 3,000 BC. Central Plains culture takes Henan Province as its core and the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River as its hinterland. It radiates outward layer by layer, and its influence extends overseas.
The origin and formation of ancient Chinese civilization are characterized by diversity, and the Central Plains was the first to form and become the national center. The Central Plains is the cradle of Chinese civilization, and the Central Plains 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 and dominant culture.
According to the characteristics of the Central Plains culture, it can be roughly summarized as Heluo culture, Chinese character culture, surname culture, root culture, three merchants culture, etiquette culture, traditional Chinese medicine culture, poetry culture, martial arts culture, and 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, folk culture and other 18 kinds of culture.
In short, the culture of the Central Plains is rich, diverse, and classic. It is a typical "holy" culture, "blessing" culture, and "soul" culture.
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