We discussed India's 1.4B people earlier this week, but China also has 1.4B ppl
Why?
Is it a coincidence these 2 population giants are neighbors?
Why do most of its 1.4B ppl live east of the red line?
It's also due to an accident:
Let's zoom in
94% of Chinese live east of the Hu Line!
• In the North China Plain, the red area in the northeast
• The Sichuan Basin, that red circle in the middle
• Small dots along the coast
• The regions between these 3
Why?
Let's look at China's topography. Does something pop out?
Ppl are where it's flat
Flat➡️+ppl
Mountains➡️-ppl
Why?
Because of food.
Fertile soil = 🌱=🧑🤝🧑
The more fertile, the more food, the more ppl.
So why are these areas so fertile?
Plants grow with 3 ingredients:
1. Water
2. Heat
3. Fertile soil
To have so many ppl, you need all 3 to be perfect. So how does China have these perfect conditions?
1st, water: