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Only about 10 percent of China's land is suitable for farming. Much of the land lies within the small plain between the Huang He and the Chang Jiang in easter China. This plain, known as the North China Plain, is China's heartland. Throughout China's history, its political boundaries have expanded and contracted depending on the strength or weakness of its ruling families. Yet the heartland of China remained the center of its civilizations.