China occupies an extensive part of terrain of East and Central Asia. The country square - 9,6 million sq. km (the third place in the world after Russia and Canada ), that compounds almost 1/4 squares of Asia.
Variety of a landscape of China completely not surprisingly. This huge country was drew through from the north on the south, from shores of the boundary Siberian river the Cupid to islands overgrown with palm trees in South China sea on 5500 km, and from the West to the east, from passes of Pamir to peninsula Shandong on 5200 km. Extent of overland boundary lines of China - from above 20 thousand in km, and length of a water front - 18 thousand in km. China bounds on Russia, Kazakhstan, Kirghizia, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, India, Nepal, Butane, Laos, Vietnam, the North Korea, Mongolia, Myanma.
Mounts with the apexes which have shot up above 8 thousand in m, sand and crescent-shaped sand dunes of boundless deserts, spacious flat pasteurages and the narrow valleys squeezed from different directions terrasovymi by fields; the wide rivers, idyllic loches and emerald potherb of paddies - all is China.
The Shape of the northeast of China (the former Manchuria) is defined by plains and lowlands in an environment of low mounts, for this part of the country snow severe winters and droughty hot summer are characteristic. Here the smokestack industry which has originated still in XIX century was saved: a coal mining and iron ore, huge steel-smelting integrated works.
is closer to the West unbounded steppes on which and today breeders with flocks of sheep, herds of horses and camels wander last. Further on the West, to spurs of a mountain of ranges Kun-Lunja and Tjan-Shanja, the largest desert of China - Takla Makan was stretched. Tarim - the river wandering in sand which changes often a rule of a race course Here proceeds and feeds alternately that loch Lop Nor, loch Karaburankel. Northward from Tarim in an antiquity there passed the well-known Silk path.
Coast-wise in the northeast the strip of plains in width to 500 km - region of an intensive agriculture was drew through.
the Central regions of China - kingdom of the great river Jantszy which as though divides the country into the north and the south. Northward from it the Great Chinese plain on which other large river of China - Huang He proceeds is had. Inhabitants of plain within many centuries built bankings, being aimed to protect and the fields from destructive inundations. Bankings were lifted all above and above - in process of filling of a river channel with ooze, and now the race course of Huang He towers over surrounding locality on some metres, the river leaks on own silts.
To the south from JAntszy on hundreds kilometres paddies, indispensable attribute of landscapes of China were stretched. In the subtropical southeast of China the South Chinese mounts which slopes represent continuous terraces rise. Here it is possible to see plantations of tea, that Chinese camellia which has subdued all world. In the south of China tea drink already more than two millenaries. In IX century tea has penetrated from China into Japan, then to Korea. And tea has come to Russia from Asia, through Siberia. In 1567 the Cossack atamans who have visited China have presented the unknown person in Russia the Chinese drink. Century after tea has appeared at an imperial yard: it was brought by ambassador Vasily Starks to a gift from the Mongolian khan.
the Southwest of China are hills of huge plateau of Tibet. Its socle occupies the space 2 million both sq. km also towers on 4-5 thousand in m. From the south to it border on ridges of the Himalayas (8000 m and more). In the Himalayas, on boundary line of China and Nepal, there is the highest apex of the world - a mount Chomolungma, or the Everest (8848. In these mountain regions Huang Hes and JAntszy, bearing waters to the east - in East Chinese and Southern-Chinese fuming originate.
The Island Hainan which has been had to the south from continental terrain of the country, in South China sea, name a pearl of China. The island has the status of a province and last years educes especially dynamically. Local peasants cultivate cocoes, oranges and other citrus, fish also shrimps, get pearl. And sandy beaches in the shadow of palm trees - present paradise for tourists, in the majority aboriginal.
