Chapter 3: Ancient Roots and Binding Traditions Copyright © 2016 by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. All rights reserved.

China’s Paleolithic Sites Copyright © 2016 by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. All rights reserved. Figure 3.1

Deposition and Geological Formation of the North China Plain Copyright © 2016 by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. All rights reserved. Figure 3.2

China’s Neolithic Sites Copyright © 2016 by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. All rights reserved. Figure 3.3

China’s Longshan Sites Copyright © 2016 by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. All rights reserved. Figure 3.4

Examples of Longshanoid Pottery Copyright © 2016 by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. All rights reserved. Figure 3.5

Shang-Influenced Areas Copyright © 2016 by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. All rights reserved. Figure 3.6

Chinese Language Distributions Copyright © 2016 by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. All rights reserved. Figure 3.7

Qin Dynasty Territory Figure 3.8 Copyright © 2016 by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. All rights reserved. Figure 3.8

Han Dynasty Territory at Greatest Extension Copyright © 2016 by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. All rights reserved. Figure 3.9

Tang Dynasty Territory Copyright © 2016 by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. All rights reserved. Figure 3.10

The Grand Canal Routes: Original Copyright © 2016 by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. All rights reserved. Figure 3.11

The Song Dynasty Figure 3.12 Copyright © 2016 by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. All rights reserved. Figure 3.12

Yuan (Mongol) Dynasty Figure 3.13 Copyright © 2016 by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. All rights reserved. Figure 3.13

The Great Wall with Ming Territory Copyright © 2016 by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. All rights reserved. Figure 3.14

Ming China, 1368–1644 Copyright © 2016 by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. All rights reserved. Figure 3.15

Qing Dynasty of China at Greatest Extent Copyright © 2016 by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. All rights reserved. Figure 3.16