North China Plain
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The North China Plain is China's largest alluvial plain, a vast, flat area formed by sediment deposits from major rivers over thousands of years. It matters because it is one of China's most important regions for agriculture and population, supporting hundreds of millions of people and serving as a major center of economic activity.
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Alternative Chinese name Traditional Chinese黃淮海平原 Simplified Chinese黄淮海平原 Literal meaningHuang-Huai-Hai Plain
The North China Plain from space The North China Plain (simplified Chinese: 华北平原; traditional Chinese: 華北平原; pinyin: Huáběi Píngyuán) is a large-scale downfaulted rift basin formed in the late Paleogene and Neogene and then modified by the deposits of the Yellow River. It is the largest alluvial plain of China. The plain is bordered to the north by the Yanshan Mountains, to the west by the Taihang Mountains, to the south by the Dabie Mountains, and to the east by the Yellow Sea and Bohai Sea. The Yellow River flows through the plain, before its waters empty into the Bohai Sea.