China has a vast territory, with a total land area of about 9.6 million square kilometers, second only to Russia and Canada, ranking third in the world, and almost the same area as the whole of Europe.
China is complex and diverse, with five types of terrain: plains, plateaus, mountains, hills, and basins. The overall characteristics of the terrain are high in the west and low in the east, and are roughly distributed in a three-level ladder shape. The north-south spanning latitude is very wide, which provides favorable conditions for the development of a variety of agricultural economies; The long coastline is also conducive to foreign communication and the development of marine fisheries.
Chinese geography includes a variety of characteristics and has a unique charm, and the following is an introduction to the four best of Chinese geography.
1. Four major plateaus: Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, Inner Mongolia Plateau, Loess Plateau, Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau.
2. Four Plains: Northeast Plain, North China Plain, Middle and Lower Yangtze River Plain, Guanzhong Plain.
3. Four major basins: Tarim Basin, Junggar Basin, Qaidam Basin, and Sichuan Basin.
4. Four major rivers: Yangtze River, Yellow River, Pearl River, and Heilongjiang River.
5. Four seas: Bohai Sea, Yellow Sea, East China Sea, South China Sea.
6. Four grasslands: Hulunbuir Grassland, Xilin Gol Grassland, Yili Grassland, and Nagqu Alpine Grassland.
7. Four deserts: Taklamakan Desert, Tengger Desert, Gurbantunggut Desert, Badain Jaran Desert.
8. Four uninhabited areas: Hoh Xili, Lop Nur, Qiangtang and Altyn.
9. Four high mountains: Mount Everest, Chogori Peak, Lhotse Peak, Makalu Peak.
10. Four major islands: Zhoushan Island, Chongming Island, Taiwan Island, Hainan Island.
11. Four natural wonders: Yunnan Stone Forest, Jilin Rime, Guilin Landscape, Three Gorges of the Yangtze River.
12. Four major furnaces: Nanchang, Fuzhou, Hangzhou, Chongqing.
In addition, China has many unique environments in geography, which provide an important foundation for the diversified development of the mainland.