Why China’s Geography Makes Collapse Inevitable (and Recovery Possible)

Описание: China's geography guarantees chaos — but also guarantees the ability to rise again.

China has risen and fallen many times — and geography helps explain why. In this video we trace how the Qinling–Huaihe north–south divide, the Yellow and Yangtze rivers, the Grand Canal, and the country’s long coastline and steppe frontiers combined to create recurring patterns of centralisation, collapse, and reunification. We cover the Yellow River’s destructive floods, the Taiping Rebellion, the Opium Wars, the Mongol and Manchu conquests, and 20th-century upheavals — and show why the same landscape that has torn China apart has also helped bring it back together.

Corrections & nuance: Many claims about death tolls, population counts, and precise causes are complex — see the full source list below. Where scholars disagree, I’ve given ranges and identified the strongest evidence.

This Video is to the video title uploaded earlier titled: “How China Rebuilds Itself Every Time”. Here is the link to that video:    • How China Rebuilds Itself From Collapse Ev...  


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