Haibei

A useful starting point for Haibei is the documented fact “Haibei spreads beneath the Qilian Mountains, with golden canola fields in Menyuan and the Jinyintan grassland of Haiyan, site of the Atomic City.” The natural conditions and social experience of Haibei therefore belong to one connected geographic story. Communities responded to surrounding conditions through residence, exchange, and daily practice, giving the spatial pattern a traceable history. The chain from environmental conditions to social practice gives the regional change of Haibei a clear real-world expression. Taken together, these clues clarify the position, change, and distinctive contribution of Haibei within the larger region.