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Because of its unique topographical distribution, China has the most diverse and spectacular landforms and wonders on the planet. Among the spectacles,the World Natural Heritages in China and National Parks of China are the most amazing for you.
You must not know China actually has shocking deserts with a total area of 1.28 million square kilometers, including more than 500,000 square kilometers of Gobi, mainly distributed in northwestern China. Among the major deserts in the world, the Taklimakan Desert is the most mysterious, attractive, beautiful and shocking. The Loess Plateau, once the center of Chinese civilization, and the grassland that was the origin of the largest empire in the history of human civilization, are also fascinating.
The Loess Plateau in central and western China will be your unforgettable date, and it's a good idea to feel the warm winter and cool summer of the cave dwellings there.
To experience the boundless grassland and the pleasure of galloping horses, and explore the birthplace of the largest empire in human history.
Once prosperous, but now uninhabited, it was the Silk Road that used to communicate between the ancient civilizations of the East and the West.
Compared with the gentle and beautiful of plains and hills, the roof of the world is located in Qinghai and Tibet, China, where there are the most dense and highest mountain clusters on the planet, and the amazing basins, some are inlaid with huge deserts and Gobi, and some are the densest population settlements in the world, will make you well feel the pulse of the earth.
The Northeast Plain is the largest one, the Middle and Lower Reaches of the Yangtze River Plain is economically prosperous, while the North China Plain is populous.
Due to differences in altitude, location, origin, climate, and erosion by external forces, the appearance and characteristics of the plateaus are different.
Feel the pulse of the earth
There are many basins in China. Among them, Tarim Basin, Junggar basin, Qaidam Basin and Sichuan Basin are known as China's four major basins with different characteristics.
Here will witness the world's largest, longest and deepest canyon, with a total length of 504.6 kilometers, a maximum depth of 6009 meters and an average depth of 2268 meters, far more than the United States' Grand Canyon, which is 370 kilometers long, 2133 meters deep with an average depth of 1,600 meters. Theoretically, the second largest canyon in the world is also in China, and it may also be considered the third. You can definitely check it out if you want.
China's glaciers, including snow-capped mountains, are mainly distributed in Western China, especially the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. The accumulation and melting of ice and snow in the glaciers are relatively stable, ensuring the stability of water sources in the headwaters of rivers. Both the Yangtze River and the Yellow River originate from the snow-capped glaciers in the west.
Within isolated villages, there is the largest miraculous karst landform on earth: Tiankengs, stone forests, peak clusters, and underground rivers that formed and disappeared as the soluble bedrock was eroded by rain. And the green mountain scenery is like a traditional Chinese landscape painting, hiding the world's largest unexplored cavern group. This is the karst country-China.
The Yarlung Zangbo Grand Canyon is located on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, 'Roof of the World', with an average altitude of more than 3000 meters. It has nine vertical natural zones, ranging from high mountain ice and snow zones to low valley tropical intraseasonal rain forests. It is the most complete mountain vertical natural belt in the world, gathering substantial biological resources.
China is a mountainous country. Some of the mountains are towering, spectacular and magnificent， some are beautiful and varied, and some are integrated with religion and culture. These famous mountains are world-renowned and attract people to visit and climb.
Taoism is a native religion in China, and the four famous mountains of Taoism are the most important Taoist Holy Lands in China.
One concentrated area in China is along the eastern continental edge, which forms part of the Circum Pacific Volcanic Chain, another is in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.
When you are impetuous and tired of the pace of life in modern cities, do you wanna slow down and take a personal look at the dangerous and tempting snow-capped mountains?
China's Five Sacred Mountains in Chinese traditional culture, is the combination of concept of the Five Elements, and imperial mountain-top worship of Heaven and Earth.
With introduction of Buddhism and construction of temples since the Han Dynasty, the four famous mountains in China have now become world-known religious and tourist attractions.
The topography of China is high in the west and low in the east, showing a stepwise distribution. The variety and typicality of China's landforms are unparalleled and unmatched by other countries in the world.
The largest and most spectacular area of karst in the world is in China. Four karst landforms, including peak forest, underground river, sinkhole and calcification, have bred many super landscapes.
China was the first to discover Danxia in the world, and it is also the country with the most widespread distribution.
China has the largest number of granite scenic spots, including world heritages, national parks, world geoparks, national geoparks. Many of the famous mountains mentioned are granite landforms.
Rhyolites of Jurassic and Cretaceous age are also widely distributed in the coastal areas of eastern China, which constitute a giant ancient volcanic belt extending more than 2000 kilometers.
The earth forest， like towers， pillars, relics of ancient castles, and images of personification and objects, is very very diverse and lifelike.
The Yardang landforms in various poses make people marvel at the creativity of this planet. The largest and most magnificent Yardang landform group in the world is also in China.
The Yellow River is the mother river of China, which gave birth to Chinese civilization. Because of the vastness of territory and great differences in climate and topography, the rivers in the mainland mainly flow to the Pacific Ocean, followed by the Indian Ocean and a small amount of rivers flow into the Arctic Ocean.
China has many great rivers. In addition, there is the world's first and longest artificially excavated Beijing-Hangzhou Canal, with a total length of 1,801 kilometers, a great project as famous as the Great Wall.
Huangguoshu waterfall, the largest waterfall in Asia, is 77.8m in height, of which the main waterfall is 67m high and 101m wide. There are 18 waterfalls of various sizes with majestic, odd, dangerous or beautiful styles, forming a huge waterfall family.
Interestingly, the name of lake reflects different ethnic groups, regions & dialects, Han call it Lake contrasting Bai's Sea, Tibetan's Cuo, Mongolian's Nuoer, and Manchu's Paozi. And it is called Po in Shandong, Dian in Hebei, Dang in Jiangsu, etc.
China has a wetland area of more than 66 million hectares, accounting for about 10% of the world's wetland area, ranking first in Asia and fourth in the world.
'Jiangnan Shuixiang', the region of rivers and lakes, generally refers to the south area of the Yangtze River in Zhejiang, Shanghai, Anhui, Jiangxi and Jiangsu. It is totally different from the north in various aspects of life, culture, architecture, etc.
China is located in the southeast of the Asian continent, bordering on the Northwest Pacific Ocean. The mainland coastline is more than 18000 kilometers.
In addition to the generous gifts of nature, the Chinese Nation, which has gone through the vicissitudes, has also created countless cultural miracles that have attracted the attention of the world with wisdom and efforts in various landforms.
