Plain

the Central plain or Great plain of China has been formed by the alluvial deposits of the Yangtze and the Yellow River. It is some 900 miles long, stretching from Peking to Hangchow, and its width varies from 150 to 500 miles; the total area is about 200,000 square miles. It includes most of Chihli, part of Shantung, the larger half of Honan, all Kiangsu and part of Chekiang. The Grand Canal traverses it from one end to the other.