The Chinese Loess Plateau was once a high, flat plain in northwestern China, but now more than 70% of the area is gully-hill dominated, owing to massive soil erosion during the later Quaternary and ...

Many historic societal changes have been significantly shaped by climate change’s influence. For instance, the Wanli ...

Courtesy of Taosi Site Museum What did dragon totems and musical instruments from more than 4,000 years ago look like? Were ...

In early winter, the fragrance of apples fills the air of the Loess Plateau in the northern part of Shaanxi Province in northwest China. The apples grown in the mountains in Yan'an city, Shaanxi, are ...

All in all, the scientists believe humans lived on the Loess Plateau in China for a significant amount of time - from 1.3 to 2.1 million years ago. It's likely they also survived there under a ...

People had successfully been growing millet on northern China’s Loess Plateau for thousands of years when wheat was introduced to the region from the Near East around 4,000 years ago.

Also called "dikengyuan" in Mandarin, which means "pit courtyards," the homes are a type of cave dwelling ("yaodong") commonly found in the Loess Plateau in northern China. "Academic literature ...

Huangling County is located on the Loess Plateau of northwest China in Shaanxi Province. It is known for the Yellow Emperor s tomb, hence the name Huangling of the county. Yellow Emperor is the ...

Yan'an is located on the Loess Plateau in northern Shaanxi Province. The old town nestles against Phoenix Hill (Fenghuangshan), with Precious Pagoda Hill (Baotashan) to its east, Cool Hill ...

I was most impressed with the unique landscape of the Loess Plateau, which has added a large amount of vegetation and greenery thanks to China's efforts in environmental protection. We traveled ...