Ancient China was located in the eastern part of Asia. As time went on, China expanded its borders to the north, south, and west. Today, China itself covers one-third of the continent of Asia. It is the third largest country in the …show more content…
Their name is Sanskrit for ‘abode of snow’. The Himalayas stretch across the northeastern portion of India. The Himalayas are not located in modern day China. The religion of Buddhism is closely associated with the Himalaya Mountains. China's borders have changed over the years. They run along near the border of southern China. China has large areas of mountainous land. In fact, about two-thirds of the country is covered in mountains. The ranges mainly run from east to west and from northeast to southwest. In ancient times, it is very difficult to climb over the Himalayan Mountains. These mountains helped to protect the early people who settled in China and along the banks of China's two major river systems from any invasion. They were also important to Chinese religion and were considered sacred. For many years, China was cutoff from the rest of world, mainly due to their natural barriers. Mountains also usually lack arable farmland. This was a huge restriction caused by