North China Plain

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agricultural region alluvial plain geographical region

The North China Plain is a vast, fertile alluvial plain in northern China that has long been a core region for Chinese agriculture, population, and historical conflicts.

Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form	As subject	As object
North China Plain region	0	2
Central Plains of China	0	1
Huabei Plain	0	1
north China Plain (northern edge)	0	1
southern Hebei plain	0	1

Statements (69)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	agricultural region → alluvial plain → geographical region →
agriculturalRole	major grain-producing region of China →
alsoKnownAs	North China Plain → surface form: Huabei Plain
area	over 300000 square kilometers →
borders	Bohai Sea → Yellow Sea →
boundedBy	Bohai Sea to the northeast → Shandong Hills to the southeast → Taihang Mountains to the west → Yanshan Mountains to the north → Yellow Sea → surface form: Yellow Sea to the east
climate	temperate monsoon climate →
contains	Anyang → Beijing → Cangzhou → Jinan → Kaifeng → Qingdao → Shijiazhuang → Tianjin → Zhengzhou →
country	China →
drainedBy	Hai River → Huai River → Yellow River →
economicRole	important industrial and urban corridor → key region for China’s grain security →
elevation	generally below 50 meters →
environmentalIssue	groundwater over-extraction → soil salinization in some areas →
formedBy	Yellow River sediments → alluvial deposits →
historicalRole	core region of ancient Chinese states → major battleground in Chinese history → political center in many dynasties →
knownFor	being a cradle of Chinese civilization → frequent flooding → high population density → historical importance → intensive agriculture →
languageRegion	predominantly Mandarin-speaking →
locatedIn	eastern China → surface form: Eastern China North China → surface form: Northern China
majorCrop	cotton → maize → millet → peanuts → sorghum → vegetables → wheat →
partOf	East Asia →
populationCharacteristic	one of the most densely populated regions in China →
soilType	fertile alluvial soil →
spansMunicipality	Beijing → Tianjin →
spansProvince	Anhui → Hebei → Henan Province → surface form: Henan Jiangsu → Liaodong Peninsula → surface form: Liaoning (southern part) Shaanxi Province → surface form: Shaanxi (eastern part) Shandong → Loess Plateau (eastern part) → surface form: Shanxi (eastern piedmont)
terrain	flat →
timeZone	China Standard Time →
vulnerability	subject to water scarcity → susceptible to flooding →

Referenced by (28)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

North China Plain → alsoKnownAs → North China Plain →

this entity surface form: Huabei Plain

Han Chinese → ancestralHomeland → North China Plain →

Gobi Desert → borderedBy → North China Plain →

eastern China → contains → North China Plain →

subject surface form: Eastern China

North China → contains → North China Plain →

Taihang Mountains → formsBoundaryBetween → North China Plain →

Chinese Communist Party forces → foughtIn → North China Plain →

Central Plains War → historicalRegion → North China Plain →

this entity surface form: Central Plains of China

Yan Mountains → influencesClimateOf → North China Plain →

Changping District → locatedIn → North China Plain →

this entity surface form: North China Plain region

Daxing District → locatedIn → North China Plain →

Shijiazhuang → locatedIn → North China Plain →

Dongcheng District, Beijing → locatedOn → North China Plain →

Hohhot → locatedOn → North China Plain →

this entity surface form: north China Plain (northern edge)

Tang County, Hebei, China → locatedOn → North China Plain →

Xuzhou → locatedOn → North China Plain →

Warring States period → location → North China Plain →

Hai River → majorRiverOf → North China Plain →

Hebei → partOf → North China Plain →

Taiyuan → partOf → North China Plain →

this entity surface form: North China Plain region

Anyang → region → North China Plain →

China's Sorrow → region → North China Plain →

Handan → region → North China Plain →

this entity surface form: southern Hebei plain

Huai River → region → North China Plain →

Jin dynasty → region → North China Plain →

Yan Mountains → separates → North China Plain →

Northern Mandarin → spokenIn → North China Plain →

Zhou dynasty → territoryIncludes → North China Plain →