▁plain . ▁It ▁shares ▁the ▁border ▁with ▁D ong ting hu ▁P lain . ▁It ▁has ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁more ▁than ▁ 3 0 ▁thousands ▁square ▁kilom eters . ▁The ▁region ▁was ▁once ▁a ▁large ▁wet land , ▁but ▁was ▁gradually ▁colon ized ▁by ▁sett lers ▁beginning ▁in ▁the ▁Ne ol ith ic ▁period . ▁This ▁acceler ated ▁when ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Ch u ▁established ▁its ▁capital ▁there ▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁mill en ni um ▁BC , ▁and ▁when ▁the ▁Q in ▁and ▁Han ▁states ▁built ▁d ikes ▁to ▁protect ▁far ml and ▁from ▁season al ▁flo ods . ▁The ▁Ji ang han ▁area ▁has ▁been ▁an ▁important ▁food ▁gra in ▁region ▁of ▁China ▁since ▁at ▁least ▁the ▁M ing ▁D ynast y . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : P la ins ▁of ▁China ▁Category : Land forms ▁of ▁H ube i ▁Category : Ge ography ▁of ▁Central ▁China ▁Category : Y ang t ze ▁River <0x0A> </s> ▁U zi ▁Y ai ri ▁( 3 1 ▁July ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁– ▁ 5 ▁March ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁Tel ▁Av iv , ▁Israel ) ▁was ▁a ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁el ite ▁Isra eli ▁army ▁comm ando ▁unit ▁S ayer et ▁Mat kal . ▁He ▁was ▁killed ▁in ▁action ▁during ▁a ▁counter - ter ror ism ▁operation ▁to ▁free ▁host ages ▁held ▁by ▁Palest in ian ▁terror ists ▁at ▁the ▁Sav oy ▁Hotel . ▁ ▁Y ai ri ▁became ▁head ▁of ▁S ayer et ▁Mat