Geography of China
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Geography of China
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For thousands of years, the ancient Chinese thought they were pretty
much alone on the planet Earth. They knew there were people to the
north, the Felt Tent People - the Mongols - but they did not know that
other advanced ancient civilizations existed anywhere else.
China's natural barriers to the west, south, and east helped to protect these early people from invasion.
China's natural barriers include seas - the China Sea and the Yellow Sea, both located in the Pacific Ocean. These seas provide a huge coastline, which provided trade routes and easy access to food.
China's natural barriers also include mountains, deserts, and rivers. As
you can see, China has many natural barriers, all of which helped to keep
her isolated from the rest of the world for many thousands of years.
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