North China Plain

E11862

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.

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All labels observed (15)

Label	Occurrences
North China Plain canonical	71
Central Plains of China	8
North China Plain region	2
Central Plain of China	1
Central Plains of ancient China	1
Chinese Central Plains	1
Huabei Plain	1
Nanyang Basin	1
North China Plain (western edge)	1
North China Plain lies to the south of Mongolian Plateau	1
Yellow River plain	1
north China Plain (northern edge)	1
northern plains of China	1
southern Hebei plain	1
华北平原	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 (93)

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

Chinese Communist Party forces → foughtIn → North China Plain ⓘ

North China → contains → North China Plain ⓘ

North China Plain → alsoKnownAs → North China Plain ⓘ

this entity surface form: Huabei Plain

Hebei → partOf → North China Plain ⓘ

Gobi Desert → borderedBy → North China Plain ⓘ

Huai River → region → North China Plain ⓘ

eastern China → contains → North China Plain ⓘ

subject surface form: Eastern China

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

Han Chinese → ancestralHomeland → North China Plain ⓘ

Warring States period → location → North China Plain ⓘ

Central Plains War → historicalRegion → North China Plain ⓘ

this entity surface form: Central Plains of China

Zhou dynasty → territoryIncludes → North China Plain ⓘ

Dongcheng District, Beijing → locatedOn → North China Plain ⓘ

Xuzhou → locatedOn → North China Plain ⓘ

Taihang Mountains → formsBoundaryBetween → North China Plain ⓘ

Shijiazhuang → locatedIn → North China Plain ⓘ

Taiyuan → partOf → North China Plain ⓘ

this entity surface form: North China Plain region

Hohhot → locatedOn → North China Plain ⓘ

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

Yan Mountains → separates → North China Plain ⓘ

Yan Mountains → influencesClimateOf → North China Plain ⓘ

Northern Mandarin → spokenIn → North China Plain ⓘ

Handan → region → North China Plain ⓘ

this entity surface form: southern Hebei plain

Hai River → majorRiverOf → North China Plain ⓘ

Anyang → region → North China Plain ⓘ

Changping District → locatedIn → North China Plain ⓘ

this entity surface form: North China Plain region

Jin dynasty → region → North China Plain ⓘ

Daxing District → locatedIn → North China Plain ⓘ

China's Sorrow → region → North China Plain ⓘ

Yellow River basin → contains → North China Plain ⓘ

Huai River Plain → partOf → North China Plain ⓘ

Sogdians → diasporaPresence → North China Plain ⓘ

this entity surface form: Chinese Central Plains

Cangzhou → locatedOn → North China Plain ⓘ

Central Plains Mandarin → historicalCenter → North China Plain ⓘ

this entity surface form: Central Plains of China

Dadu → locatedOn → North China Plain ⓘ

Khanbaliq → region → North China Plain ⓘ

Hengshui → locatedOn → North China Plain ⓘ

Suqian → locatedOn → North China Plain ⓘ

Dongying → locatedInHistoricRegion → North China Plain ⓘ

Linyi → locatedInRegion → North China Plain ⓘ

Taian → locatedOn → North China Plain ⓘ

Spring and Autumn period → location → North China Plain ⓘ

Yinxu → locatedIn → North China Plain ⓘ

Qin conquest of rival states → hasLocation → North China Plain ⓘ

Jin–Song Wars → hasLocation → North China Plain ⓘ

Nanyang → locatedOn → North China Plain ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nanyang Basin

Yin → region → North China Plain ⓘ

this entity surface form: Central Plains of China

Liaocheng, China → locatedOn → North China Plain ⓘ

subject surface form: Liaocheng

Mount Hua → hasView → North China Plain ⓘ

this entity surface form: Yellow River plain

Zhoukou → locatedInGeographicalFeature → North China Plain ⓘ

Battle of Muye → region → North China Plain ⓘ