Afghanistan

Central Asia

A world map shows the location of lapis lazuli mining in northeastern Afghanistan, marked by a blue circle with "L I."

Lapis Lazuli Mines

World

USGS

Kyrgyzstan

Hong Kong S.A.R. (China)

Macau S.A.R. (China)

China

North Korea

East Asia

Vietnam

Southeast Asia

A map shows the extent of the Chinese Empires. The Han Empire (black) covers the largest area. The Zhou Empire (blue) and Shang Empire (yellow) cover smaller regions within the Han Empire, primarily in central China around modern-day Jinan and Wuhan.

Territorial extent of the Han, Shang, and Zhou empires

Chinese Empires

nature

Anthropogenic Biomes

Areas at Risk of Soil Degradation

Average Annual Precipitation

Biomes

Climate Zones

Global Mean Temperature, January

Global Mean Temperature, July

Global Surface Warming: Worst-Case Projections (NASA)

Insolation

Land Cover

Major Soil Orders

Prevailing Agricultural Practices

World Elevations

Lapis Lazuli Mines	Chinese Empires
Lapis Lazuli Mines	Han Empire	Shang Empire	Zhou Empire
1	13.8%
	2.90%	5.56%	1.25%
	21.5%