Why did the early Chinese settle in yellow river valley and the Yangtze river valley?
The civilization was developed near the yellow and yangtze river
because
For thousands of years, the river has been known
as the mother river of the Chinese nation, both in the writings of
the poets and scribes, and in the hearts of the Chinese people.
Almost all the Chinese see themselves as the children of Yellow
River. It is said that Egypt is the gift vouchsafed by the Nile. If
there were no Nile, then it is hard to see how there could be an
Egyptian civilization. The Yellow River has the same relationship
with China. If China had no Yellow River, the Chinese wouldn't have
a place to focus their spiritual energies on.
Yellow River drainage basin is the birthplace of
Chinese nation and meanwhile it is the cradle of Chinese
civilization. In this vast cradle, Yellow River civilization, which
is the principal part of the whole Chinese civilization and plays a
crucial role in the history of civilization development, grew with
vitality. It had stood the test of almost all kinds of upheavals
and difficulties, and finally created the continuous Chinese
civilization.