4th largest country (9,596,960 sq km)
After Russia, Canada, and US
Yellow River flooding
Relatively arid
4-6 month growing season
One crop of wheat or millet
Staple foods: Noodles, dumplings, and steamed bread
*Yangzi (Yangtze) River drainage zone
Pearl River drainage zone
Plentiful rain (summer monsoons)
6-9 month growing season
2-3 crops of rice
Staple food: rice
North China plain (Emperor Qianlong, Prisoner of the State)
NW plateau Lower Yangzi (Yangtze)
Jiangnan (The World of a Tiny Insect)
Middle Yangzi
Upper Yangzi Sichuan (Family, Wild Swans)
SE coast
Tradition of emigration
Migration networks to Chinese restaurants in U.S. today!
South coast
Southwestern highlands
*Mandarin Chinese
Cantonese (Yue), Shanghainese (Wu), Fujianese (Min)
Characters: Traditional (ma 馬) and Simplified (ma 马) "horse"
China Proper
From Manchuria
Conquered
China Proper
Inner Mongolia
Xinjiang
Tibet
Forest, desert and steppe
Pastoral nomadism
Oasis agriculture
Tibetan, Uighur, Mongolian, etc.
Official language
*Mandarin Chinese