淮河以北 meaning in English

to the north of the huai river

In the regions just south of the yangzhi river , farmers cultivated mulberry trees for the leaves on which silk worms fed , as well as tea bushes and a host of other products that created extra resources and allowed for a richly diversified rural economy
淮河以北所种植的苹果、梨子果肉甜美多汁，大豆、棉花质地绝佳；不过到了十六世纪末，大部分土地已是林木不生，蜿蜒流经平原的黄河河道因夹带大量泥沙而淤积。