The heartland of ancient China, this alluvial plain stretches from the Taihang mountains in the west to the Bohai Gulf in the east, and from the Yan mountains north of Beijing to the Huai River ...

This silted base, the edge of the North China Plain, was built up over time by the sand carried downstream through the mountains by the Yongding River in the west and the Chaobai River in the east.

The North China Plain is among China's three major plains and serves as a vital cradle of early civilization. Its significance became increasingly apparent with the development of agricultural ...