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Question
How was China isolated and protected from the rest of the world?
Solution
China, this vast country is bordered by the Pacific Ocean in the east, the Himalayas in the south, broad deserts and mountains in the west and Great Wall in the north. Within these boundaries lies the valley of two rivers. In this way, China was isolated and protected from the rest of the world.
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