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China Geography
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The Hexi Corridor, located between QilianMountain
and BeishanMountain, is topographically a basin in the
north of GansuProvince in western China. It got the name
for its low topography, narrow shape and its location in
the west of the Yellow River. The Hexi Corridor stretches
1,200 kilometers, including areas of mountains, Gobi and
oases. The ancient Silk Road began at the magnificent capital
city of Chang'an (today's Xi'an); the route took traders
westwards into Gansu Province through Lanzhou, Tianshui,
Zhangye, Jiuquan along the Hexi Corridor, whose west end
is Dunhuang. Out of the Hexi Corridor, the ancient Silk
Road stretched into the Tarim basin, via which it finally
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The Liaoxi Corridor, lying on the southwest of LiaoningProvince
in Northeast China, is a long and narrow plain along the
BohaiSea. Its width varies from two kilometers to dozen
kilometers. In ancient times, it was the main land routeway
connecting northeast areas and the middle and lower reaches
of the Yellow River.The Taiwan Straits, nicknamed the Sea
Corridor, is an important watercourse connecting East China
Sea and South China Sea. Most notably, the Penghu islands
of the Straits are the strategic point of the sea route.
Records have it that the famous navigator Zhenhe once relaxed
on the Penghu islands on his expedition to the West Sea
(present-day the South Sea, or the Southeast Asia).
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The four major plateaus of China are the Qinghai-Tibet
Plateau, the Inner Mongolia Plateau, the Loess Plateau
and the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau.
Situated in southwest China,
the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is the largest plateau in China,
covering 2.5 million square kilometers, or nearly a quarter
of the national total land area. With an elevation averaging
between 4,000 and 5,000 meters, it is the highest plateau
on earth, and is known as the "roof of the world".
The HimalayanMountain is located in southern Qinghai-Tibet
Plateau and its highest peak, MountQomolangma (or Mount
Everest) is 8,848.13 meters above sea level. It is
the highest peak in the world. Surrounded and traversed
by several mountain ranges, the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is
where many of China's major rivers originate. Boasting
over 1,000 lakes, it is also a plateau with the most lakes
worldwide, including the QinghaiLake -- China's largest
saltwater lake. |
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second largest plateau in China, the Inner Mongolia Plateau,
lies between 1,000 and 2,000 meters above sea level in
north China. It has a gentle rolling terrain and vast
grasslands, with some parts covered with uninhabited
Gobi and deserts.
The Loess Plateau is surrounded by the TaihangMountains on the west, the
QilianMountains on the east, the Great Wall on the south and the QinlingMountains
on the north. It covers 580,000 square kilometers and lies 1,000 to 2,000 meters
above sea level. Crisscrossed with ravines and gullies, it has fragmented landforms
due to long-term scouring of rainfall and streams. |
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Covering east YunnanProvince and most parts of GuizhouProvince,
the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau has an elevation of 1,000 to
2,000 meters. It has a terrain that descends from northwest
to southeast and is covered with numerous mountain ridges,
valleys and rugged landforms. The famous Huangguoshu Waterfall,
largest in China, is on the plateau. |
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