The influence of China's geographical environment on China's traditional culture

The influence of China's geographical environment on China's traditional culture is as follows:

The geographical environment of China is complex and diverse, and it is in this special geographical environment that China culture came into being and developed. The general trend of China's topography is that the west is high and the east is low, and it gradually declines, forming "three big steps" on the topography. China has a complex terrain and a vast territory, with most of its territory in the northern temperate zone, mild climate and developed monsoon climate. This has had an important impact on China culture.

First, the influence of geographical environment on the formation of China culture.

Because of the good conditions of land, temperature and rain in China, China formed an agricultural society earlier, which also made Sinochem culture develop earlier and faster. Generally speaking, the climate in China is characterized by the same season of rain and heat, which means that precipitation and temperature rise and fall synchronously, which is very beneficial to the development of agriculture.

Although in the history of China, agricultural culture has always conflicted with nomadic culture, agricultural culture has always occupied a dominant position in the history of China because of the obvious advantages of agricultural population in culture and quantity. As early as the Neolithic Age, the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River became the most suitable place for human survival and reproduction, and it was also the first time that a large-scale agricultural area was formed in this area.

Because of China's vast territory, the change of local natural environment is not enough to have a great impact on the overall agricultural production level. Due to the low development level of social productive forces in the early stage and the distance between Chinese and Western civilization centers, it is precisely because of the protection of surrounding geographical obstacles that China culture can develop independently and last for a long time.

Second, the influence of geographical environment on the cultural continuity of China.

As mentioned above, China's vast geographical environment plays an important role in the continuation of China culture. The Yellow River Basin is the cradle of China culture, which has a good geographical environment and laid the foundation of Chinese civilization. In addition, the Yangtze River and even the Liaohe River basin, between the mountains and mountains in the southwest, have a history of civilization of four or five thousand years, which also gave birth to Chinese civilization.

As we all know, all the four ancient civilizations have been extinct except ancient China. Geographically, their territory is far less vast than that of China. So once they are invaded by foreign countries, there is no room for manoeuvre at all. In this way, it is difficult for civilization to escape the bad luck of interruption.

Different from the other three ancient civilizations, China has a vast territory, which provides ample space for cultural development. It is not difficult to see that when ethnic minorities lived in the Central Plains, the Central Plains dynasty could continue its own culture in the Pearl River Basin and the Yangtze River Basin even if it lost the Yellow River Basin.

If China had no vast territory, it would not be easy for China culture to spread for thousands of years. It is precisely because of China's ample room for manoeuvre that China's culture did not become extinct like other ancient civilizations, but survived.

Thirdly, the influence of geographical environment on cultural diversity in China.

Besides the continuity of China culture, the geographical environment also contributes to the diversity of China culture. China's geographical environment is undoubtedly complex and diverse. China has a vast territory and has formed various natural geographical regions. These areas have different geographical characteristics, and there are differences in topography, landforms and climatic conditions. This natural feature leads to the diversity of China culture.

Specifically, China culture can be divided into nomadic culture and agricultural culture, and agricultural culture can be divided into Central Plains culture, Chu culture, Bashu culture, Wuyue culture and so on. In fact, the regional differences of China culture were formed as early as the pre-Qin period.

The cultures formed in different regions also have their own characteristics. The 56 ethnic groups in China have their own distinct cultures, and their lifestyles, ideas, customs and habits are quite different. There is an old saying: "A hundred miles of different winds, a thousand miles of different customs." Although there are differences among various cultures, they are relatively unified, which has not led to the cultural division in China.