夏国家兴起于中原地区的地理因素探析1

The Geographical Factors in the Rising of the Xia Dynasty in Zhongyuan Area of China

中原地区独特的地理位置，使得东西、南北文化在此交汇、碰撞，不同族群在此交流、融合。优越的地理位置和适中的气候，使得多元性农业经济在中原地区并存发展。中原地处黄河中游，这既使其免遭史前洪水的极大破坏，又将其推向治理史前洪水组织中枢的位置。正是中原地区独特的地理位置形成的诸多有利因素，决定了中原地区的先民最早走向文明，建立国家。

Zhongyuan(中原) area in today’s Northern China, because of its unique geographical location, was the key cultural, economic, and political exchange center for the ancient people in the Asian continent. The moderate climate of this area made a diversified agricultural economy developed in advance in this area. Located in the middle reaches of the Yellow River, this area naturally became the Centrum of the collective handlings of the floods. These unique geographical features of Zhongyuan area contributed greatly to the taking place of the early civilization and state system of China.