探索文明源流，不能忽视河流。正如我们常说黄河与长江是中华民族的母亲河，其作用在人类文明之初 往往是决定性的、无可替代的。只有形成于河流流域的文明才有可能壮大，并发展成为在时间、空间上 都具有重大影响的文明。一条大河，从源头到河口，一般都流经高原、山脉、丘陵、平原，滋养了森 林、草原和各种动植物，还带来冲积平原和肥沃的土壤。先民无论从事采集、农耕、养殖，还是狩猎、 畜牧，都能在河流旁获得合适的场所。充足的水源使人们可以聚居，形成聚落，进而发展为城市。 黄河、长江、尼罗河、幼发拉底河、底格里斯河、恒河，都是文明的重要源头。黄河和长江是地球上两 条靠得最近的大河，流域在很多地段直接相接，不少支流之间只隔着一道分水岭，多条运河的开凿和交 通路线的开通，使两个流域连成一体。更幸运的是，两个流域从公元前221年开始，大多数年代处于同 一政权的范围之内，这使中国成为世界上唯一完整拥有两条大河的国家。在两个流域产生的文明萌芽相 互呼应，汇聚到当时自然条件更优越的黄河流域，形成早期中华文明，以后又扩散到长江流域。黄河流 域的人口，一次次大量迁入长江流域，为其开发提供人力和人才资源；当长江流域获得了更有利的自然 条件，经济文化发 ...

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