Extension of Central Plains: Middle and Lower Yellow River. It is bordered by Shanxi, Shaanxi and Hebei in the north, Henan, Hubei, Anhui and Jiangsu in the south, Shandong in the east and Longyou in the west, which is proved by archaeological and historical documents.
The ancients said: Chang 'an in Guanzhong is the leader of the Central Plains. Xi 'an certainly belongs to the Central Plains.
In fact, what Henan people call the Central Plains is a narrow sense of small plains, which is different from the concept of the Great Central Plains in history!
The definition of ancient Central Plains:
Wei Shou, a historian of the Northern Qi Dynasty, wrote in Shu Wei Xiongnu Liu Cong: Wei Yanwen has the Central Plains; Du You, a historian in the Tang Dynasty, said: Wei Wu is based on the Central Plains; "History of Song Dynasty, State and County Records" said: Wei family is particularly prominent. That is, during the Three Kingdoms period, the central area occupied by Cao Wei was the Central Plains. This area includes most areas of Henan, Shaanxi, Shanxi and Hebei, as well as parts of eight provinces and cities, including Beijing, Tianjin, Shandong, Anhui, Jiangsu, Hubei, Gansu and Ningxia.
1. The northern boundary-Beijing, Yulin, Shaanxi, Taiyuan, Shanxi and Zhangjiakou, Hebei.
In the fourteenth year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty: "Fu Weijing, south of the Central Plains." (South of Beijing is the Central Plains)
Famous Mountain Collection in Ming Dynasty: "Shaanxi Sanchao is also the gateway to the Central Plains." (The three towns in the Ming Dynasty were the trilateral towns of Yulin, Ningxia and Gansu, which belonged to Shaanxi Province. )
Jin's "Book of Passing Jinyang Old City": "The North Gate of the Central Plains is in a good situation and wants to see the clouds." Jinyang Old Town is now Taiyuan, Shanxi, and is regarded as the north gate of the Central Plains in history.
Yuan's Northbound Ridge: "The north and south of the Central Plains are limited to Xiling, and the wild fox is higher than Dagengding" (Xiling refers to the mountain of Malaysia, and the wild fox is the wild fox of Zhangbei).
2. The southern boundary-Qinling Mountains and Tongbai Mountain, Xinyang, Henan,
"Model": "The Central Plains in the north is still in the old capital." Shu is located in Shan Zhinan of Tongbai Mountain, the source of Qinling Mountains and Huaihe River, and is in the Central Plains with Chang 'an and Luoyang, north of Qinling Mountains and Tongbai Mountains. )
Volume 58 of "Wen Yuan Gusku Complete Book": "Today, the Central Plains has settled in the south, and it reaches Qinfeng in the west, and it is thousands of miles along the border, and two border crossings have been built." (An and Shen are in Anlu, Hubei and Xinyang, Henan in Tongbai Mountain Area; Qin and Feng are located in the west Qinling Mountains, bordering Gansu and Shaanxi provinces.
3. East boundary-Suqian and Xuzhou in Jiangsu.
"Boarding Chuzhou City": "Today's trip to the Central Plains is three miles, and a jade belt wears the sky." (Chuzhou, now Huai' an, Jiangsu; Chuzhou is west of Suqian)
Ji Xi's collection of poems in Caotang: "Xuzhou controls Bianluo in the west, the gateway to the Central Plains; Dongtong Jianghuai, waterway throat. "
4. Western boundary-Tianshui in Gansu, Fengzhou in Shaanxi and Guyuan in Ningxia.
Romance of the Three Kingdoms: "Shu soldiers have arrived at Qishan, and the former army is west of Weihe River ... They invaded the Central Plains. Did Qing Anren sit idly by?" Qishan is located in Longnan and Tianshui areas of Gansu, and its arrival means the invasion of the Central Plains.
Volume 58 of "Wen Yuan Gusku Complete Book": "Today, the Central Plains is safe and stable in the south, bordering Qin and Feng in the west, and building two fields along the border for thousands of miles." (Qin Zhou is located in Qinzhou District, Tianshui City, Gansu Province; Fengzhou is located in Fengxian County, Baoji City, Shaanxi Province)
Famous Mountain Collection: "Shaanxi Sanchao is also the gateway to the Central Plains." (Ming Sanzhen is a trilateral town such as Yulin in Shaanxi, Guyuan in Ningxia and Gansu. Belonging to Shaanxi Province)
"Model": "The Central Plains in the north is still in the old capital." Shu is located at the southern foot of Qinling Mountains, and the Central Plains lies to the north of Qinling Mountains. )
The definition of Central Plains in the Republic of China;
In 1930s, China Dictionary of Ancient and Modern Geographical Names defined the Central Plains as a land of barbarians in the border areas. Today, Henan, western Shandong, Zhili, southern Shanxi and eastern Shaanxi are all so-called places of the Central Plains. That is to say, Ji Wang and Han governors were also in Zhou fiefs.
1935 "National History of Senior Middle Schools" defines the Central Plains as: "Those who are called the Central Plains of that day are nothing more than the second part of Shanxi, the second part of Shaanxi Middle East, the second part of Luxi Middle School and the second part of northern Henan."
The definition of modern Central Plains:
1. Broad sense (Great Central Plains = middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River): The Central Plains is located in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River, including south-central Shanxi, central Shaanxi, most of Henan, south-central Hebei, western Shandong, northern Anhui and northern Jiangsu. The scope of the Central Plains: northern Shanxi, northwestern Shaanxi and northern Hebei; South to Qinling-Tongbaishan-Huaihe line; East to Luxi and Susie North; West to southeastern Gansu and southern Ningxia.
2. Narrow sense (Konakahara = Central Plains Economic Zone): The approximate scope of Henan Province and its adjacent areas is equal to the Central Plains Economic Zone.