06-27-2021, 11:32 AM
(06-25-2021, 03:43 PM)John J. Xenakis Wrote: It's well to remember that there are (at least) two Chinas -- the
Mandarin speaking north, and the Cantonese speaking south, which
includes Hong Kong. Shanghai serves as a power center at
the eastern end of the Yangtze River, which separates the north
from the south.
I think it would be more accurate to view the north as comprising the Yellow River watershed. You could view the Yangtze watershed as the south, though that would leave out the southernmost portions such as the Pearl River watershed. However, the north bank of the Yangtze has more in common with its south bank than with the Yellow River watershed.
