the splendor of china's natural beauty
great mountains
��mount qomolangma: on top of the world
��mount namiagbarwa: a myth in the clouds
��mount taishan:head of the five great mountains
��the yellow mountain: a mountain of art
��the meiii snow mountain: honor guard of the snow god
��the danxia mountain: a wonderland of red rocks
��the rongbuk glacier: a city of ice and snow
��the hailuogou glacier: grand ice fall from heaven
rivers and lakes
��the yangtze river: china's artery
��the yellow river: cradle of the chinese civilization
��the three gorges: beyond time and space
��the three parallel rivers: dancing mountains and rivers
��the kanas lake: unparalleled beauty
��the namco lake: heavenly lake on the plateau
��the qinghai lake: a sea in the heart of the land
��jiuzhaigou: a colorful painting
deserts and grasslands
��the taklimakan desert: graveyard of ancient civilizations
��the badain jaran desert: on top of all deserts
��the hut.un buir grassland: a thousand-year-old idyllic song
��bayanbulak: a swan lake in the embrace of snowy mountains
��zoige: a highland jade
��the yellow river delta wetland: the youngest soil
geological wonders
��the lunan stone forest: natural stone sculptures
��wulingyuan: thousands of cliffs in competition with each other
��the yuanmou clay forest: a golden palace of gods
��zhijin cave: an underground treasure house
��wu'erhe: residence of devils
��guilin: a beautiful legend of a thousand years
��the yellow dragon ravine: a huge dragon hidden in deep mountains
��yeliu: a sculpture park on the coast
colorful eco-systems
��the tropical rain forest in xishuangbanna: a wild jungle
��the bamboo sea in southern sichuan:a tranquil world of bamboo
��the diverse.leaf poplar forest in luntai:heroic trees in the desert
��the changbai mountain forest: virgin forest in north china
��the giant panda habitat in sichuan:homeland of the giant pandas
��hoh xil highland wildlife habitat: a paradise in no man's land
��shennongjia: a mystic haven for wildlife
blue territory
��chengshantou: a battlefield of land and sea
��the south china sea islands: china's pearl necklace
appendix:china's general
natural conditions