Nowadays, Chinese people are living happier and happier, but many people can't answer when asked where China comes from. The origin of mankind may have been heard of, but not many people really understand the origin of China.
Tibetan
As a place with a special climate and region, the Tibetan Plateau is extremely important for China.
A big collision between plates
Earth originated from a big bang in the universe, and China's origin also stemmed from the collision between plates. We all know that there is intense activity between plates, which is why there are natural disasters such as earthquakes and tsunamis. Of course, today's plate movement is not as intense as it was tens of millions of years ago, so the impact will be much smaller. Just 65 million years ago, the Indian plate and the Eurasian plate had a rapid and violent collision. It can be said that the emergence of China is closely related to this plate collision.
Plate movement
At the boundary line of the two major plates, due to the huge collision and squeezing, the ground is raised, forming the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and a series of mountain ranges. Most of the areas on the Tibetan Plateau are above 4,000 meters above sea level, and in some places the thickness even reaches 80 kilometers, and the temperature is as low as the north and south poles. This time the collision affected not only the vicinity of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, but also several other major plateaus in China. The different heights and special features of each place have bred the great rivers and mountains of our country.
Causes of the Formation of the Himalayas
The geographical pattern of China is divided into three steps according to the altitude. The Tibetan Plateau with an average altitude of more than 4,000 meters is the first step, in addition to the plateau at an altitude of 1,000-2,000 meters is divided into the second ladder, and most of the rest of the area is about 500 meters above sea level, which is divided into the third ladder. Without this violent collision between plates, China's terrain would not be so unique.
The impact of the Tibetan Plateau on economy, climate and water
The emergence of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, in addition to changing China's topography, also plays a very important role in China's economic development. It has the largest number of highland lakes in the world, as well as numerous freshwater lakes. A variety of lakes have also formed a strange and magnificent scenery, such as alpine Haizi, salt lakes, saltwater lakes, etc., these lakes not only have rich fishing resources, but also drive the development of local tourism.
Numerous lakes
The Tibetan Plateau is also the source of many rivers, such as the Yangtze River. The Yangtze River flows down the three-step ladder, nourishing the land of China, promoting the development of China's economy, and making the economic development of the Yangtze River Basin more rapid than that of other places. The Tibetan Plateau is also a cornucopia. Because the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau itself contains extremely rich resources, chromium, copper, crystal resources are very rich, and now the mineral resources on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau have not yet been developed on a large scale, when one day the development of the country needs these resources, the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau can supply the needs of the country.
Yangtze
The climate of the Tibetan Plateau has also changed a lot in China. As we all know, the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is in a cold state all year round due to its high altitude, and the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is not suitable for farming, so most of the residents on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau are mainly based on animal husbandry, and the economic development is relatively slow compared with other regions.
Himalayas
However, although the economic development of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is not very developed, it is of great help to other parts of china. With its geographical advantages, the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau blocks the northward movement of warm and humid air in the summer, and effectively prevents the inflow of cold air in the winter, so that parts of China have formed a unique climatic environment. The Tibetan Plateau has resisted the South Asian monsoon in the west of China, guiding a part of the East Asian monsoon into eastern China, turning the eastern region into a unique rainy town in Jiangnan.
The Tibetan Plateau regulates the climate
The water resources contained in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau can affect the whole of China and even Asia. Its large number of lakes and vast glaciers provide a steady stream of water for rivers such as the Yangtze and Yellow Rivers, providing 44% of China's water energy. It has alleviated the drought in northwest China and brought oases to the Tarim Basin and the Hexi Corridor.
Ancient life buried on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
The Tibetan Plateau not only influences China in terms of climate and topography, it is also a "boat of life". In 2010, scientists discovered the Brinell leopard in the Arizada Basin in Tibet, the oldest known leopard in the world today.
Restoration of the head of the Brinell leopard
In the Arizada Basin, there is arid loess everywhere, and even grass is difficult to survive, but there are traces of the existence of the Brinze leopard, so scientists are very surprised. After careful study, scientists discovered that the original origin of the leopard subfamily was actually in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. All the leopard subfamily from all over the world have come out of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Here, some fossils of vertebrates and Arctic animals have also been found, and the Tibetan Plateau has made an indelible contribution to the incubation and development of life.
Migration of the origin of the leopard subfamily
This is because the terrain of the Tibetan Plateau has been raised, so the environment has also undergone a great transformation. In order to adapt to the environment, many creatures have made corresponding changes, such as leaving the Tibetan Plateau and looking around for new territories. Many arctic animals also come from the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, and the animals on the plateau have grown long and thick hairs in order to resist the cold temperatures on the plateau, laying the foundation for going out of the plateau to more distant places.
Biological restoration map
Today, the Tibetan Plateau continues to influence the surrounding areas. The activity of the plate has caused frequent earthquake disasters near the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, and some earthquakes in China are also related to this. As the temperature rises on the earth, the rate of melting ice and snow on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau has also accelerated, and the corresponding river runoff has increased, which is still not to be underestimated for China and even the whole of Asia.
epilogue
A huge collision has made China's landforms different from other countries, and the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau formed by this collision can be said to be an extremely important gift for China. The Yangtze River Basin has been helping China's economic development, and without the emergence of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, there would be no Yangtze River, let alone a rapidly developing China today.
The source of the Yangtze River
For China, the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is not a "barren land" among other people, but a place rich in rich resources and driving the country's economic development, and an indispensable place for China's development. And we can know that the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is so important, which is inseparable from the first comprehensive investigation of china's scientists 40 years ago. What impact will it have in the future? And China's scientific researchers are also going deep into it to find answers.