What are the reasons for the difference in traditional transportation modes between North and South?

Due to the differences in climatic conditions between the north and the south, different geographical environments have been created and people's living habits have been affected. Rainfall is scarce in the north, rivers and lakes are less distributed, and people's traffic is mainly by land. The traditional means of transportation is a carriage. There are abundant precipitation and many rivers and lakes in the south. In history, people mainly used water transportation, and now it has formed the traffic characteristics of "South Ship and North Horse". It can be seen that the main reason for this feature is the difference of precipitation and river characteristics between north and south.

The geographical environment between north and south determines the different modes of transportation. There are many rivers and lakes in the south, with vertical and horizontal waters, hilly terrain and inconvenient land transportation, which is suitable for the development of water transport. The northern part is broad, flat and wide, suitable for land transportation. South boat, because I crossed many rivers in the south, I used a boat as a means of transportation. In ancient times, I didn't have so much money for you to build a bridge. In the north, because there were not so many rivers, I could ride a horse to my destination quickly, so it was "North Horse". The most typical places are Jiangnan area (South Ship) and Mongolia area (North Malaysia).