Traditional Culture of Farming Cattle and Farming Fields

? What do you mean, "Cattle plow in the north of the mountain and buffalo plow in the south of the mountain"? The folk proverb "Cattle in the north of the mountain plow the fields, Buffalo in the south of the mountain plow the fields" is a true description of agricultural farming methods in Qinling area of China.

The line from Qinling Mountain to Huaihe River is the geographical dividing line between north and south. The terrain to the north of Huaihe River is mainly plain, and to the south of Huaihe River is mainly hilly. People usually say that "cows in the north of the mountain plow fields and buffaloes in the south of the mountain plow fields", which is a true portrayal of this difference between the north and the south. Today, the north-south boundary marks a large number of tourists, which has aroused great interest from foreign tourists and local citizens.

Qinling Mountain is the highest mountain range from west to east and the only east-west mountain range in China. Qinling Mountain is an important dividing line of China. In the eyes of geographers, the Qinling Mountains are the dividing line between the north and the south, and the watershed between the Yangtze River and the Yellow River.

In the eyes of zoologists, Qinling divides the fauna into Palaearctic realm and Oriental realm, where two completely different animals meet and merge; In the eyes of climatologists, Qinling Mountain is a transitional zone between the north subtropical zone and the warm temperate zone.

Lingnan has a subtropical monsoon climate. The average temperature in Leng Yue is above 0℃, the annual precipitation is above 800 mm, and it is mild and rainy in winter. Lingbei has a temperate monsoon climate. The average temperature in Leng Yue is below 0℃, the annual precipitation is below 800 mm, and it is cold and dry in winter.