Central Plains region

E314064

cultural region geographical region

The Central Plains region is a key economic and cultural heartland of China, centered around the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River and encompassing major inland cities and agricultural areas.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Central Plains	6
Central Plains region canonical	4
Central Plains Economic Zone	1
Central Plains cultural sphere	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cultural region ⓘ geographical region ⓘ
containsAncientCapital	Anyang ⓘ Kaifeng ⓘ Luoyang ⓘ
coreArea	Henan Province ⓘ surface form: Henan middle and lower Yellow River basin ⓘ
country	China ⓘ
culturalRole	core area of traditional Chinese culture ⓘ important center of Chinese history and heritage ⓘ
dominantEconomicActivity	agriculture ⓘ
economicRole	important industrial base ⓘ key grain-producing base of China ⓘ
hasClimate	temperate continental monsoon climate ⓘ
hasDialectGroup	Central Plains Mandarin ⓘ surface form: Zhongyuan Mandarin
hasMajorCity	Anyang ⓘ Handan ⓘ Hefei ⓘ Jinan ⓘ Kaifeng ⓘ Luoyang ⓘ Pingdingshan ⓘ Xinxiang ⓘ Xuchang ⓘ Zhengzhou ⓘ
hasProvince	Anhui ⓘ Hebei ⓘ Henan Province ⓘ surface form: Henan Jiangsu ⓘ Shaanxi Province ⓘ surface form: Shaanxi Shandong ⓘ Shanxi Province ⓘ surface form: Shanxi
hasRiver	Yellow River ⓘ
historicalSignificance	birthplace of multiple Chinese dynasties ⓘ cradle of Chinese civilization ⓘ
knownAs	Central China ⓘ surface form: Zhongyuan
language	Mandarin Chinese ⓘ
locatedAlong	Yellow River ⓘ lower reaches of the Yellow River ⓘ middle reaches of the Yellow River ⓘ
locatedIn	central China ⓘ North China ⓘ surface form: northern China
majorCrop	corn ⓘ cotton ⓘ oilseeds ⓘ wheat ⓘ
strategicImportance	historical political center of China ⓘ transportation hub between northern and southern China ⓘ
terrain	alluvial plains ⓘ low hills ⓘ