Why the Yellow River occupies an important position in the history and traditional culture

First of all, the earliest neolithic civilization in China appeared in the Yellow River basin, such as the Lantian civilization and the Half-slope civilization appeared in the Wei River, a tributary of the Yellow River; the Longshan civilization appeared in the Shandong Peninsula and so on. The reason why so many civilizations appeared in the Yellow River Basin is because the geography of the Yellow River Basin is superior to that of the Yangtze River Basin. At that time, there were rhinoceroses, elephants and other animals near the Yellow River, and subtropical plants such as bamboos, indicating that the climate of the Yellow River Basin was warmer than that of the present-day Jiangnan, which was not only hotter than the present-day climate, but also had a less favorable geography than that of the Yellow River Basin. He did not have a large area of plains, most of the hills, not conducive to the survival of ancient mankind.

Secondly, the first tribal leader to unify the tribes was the Yellow Emperor of the Yellow River Basin, and the first slave state was founded by Yu of the Yellow River Basin.

Again, all the emperors of China chose their countries based on the rich and fertile land of the Yellow River Basin, which at that time didn't need to build dykes for defense as often as it does now. Therefore, the Yellow River Basin has been the political center, economic center and cultural center in most of the history of China. There are many economic inventions and thought systems originated from the Yellow River Basin. The Yellow River gave birth to romantic poets like Li Bai and great poets like Du Fu. It has influenced the people of China from generation to generation, making the Chinese nation as free-spirited as the middle Yellow River, which has led to the emergence of heroic peasant uprisings; as selfless as the Yellow River, which has led to the emergence of countless good warriors like Lei Feng; and as gentle as the lower Yellow River, which has led to the emergence of Confucianism, which is admired all over the world.