Chinese Geography 1

China is located in the east of Asia and the west coast of the Pacific Ocean. China's land area is about 9.6 million square kilometers. It ranks third in the world after Russia and Canada, and is almost the same area as Europe. In fact, Chinese territory has a longitude of more than 60 degrees from east to west, spanning 5 time zones, and a distance of about 5,200 kilometers from east to west. The north-south span of Chinese territory is nearly 50 degrees, and the north-south distance is about 5,500 kilometers. China's mainland coastline is more than 18,000 kilometers long, and there are many excellent harbors along the coast, which are convenient for ships to shelter and dock. There are more than 5,000 Chinese islands, most of which are located in the waters south of the Yangtze River estuary. The largest archipelago in China is the Zhoushan Islands, which is located in the sea east of Zhejiang Province. No wonder, China is a very diverse country with all types of geographical features such as the lofty mountains, rivers, lakes, deserts, forests, grasslands, etc. The book has 10 chapters in the following order: Chapter 1: Overview of China's Geography (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿) Chapter 2: The Land Area (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿) Chapter 3: The Terrain (¿¿¿¿¿¿) Chapter 4: Geographic Regions (¿¿¿¿¿¿) Chapter 5: Rivers and Lakes (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿) Chapter 6: The Yellow River (¿¿¿¿¿¿) Chapter 7: Qinghai Lake (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿) Chapter 8: The Mountains (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿) Chapter 9: The Tibetan Plateau (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿) Chapter 10: Chinese Deserts (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿) The current book volume, Chinese Geography, is a Chinese reading practice book. It would introduce you to the numerous important geographic features of China. The first volume in the Introduction to Chinese Geography Series (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿) includes both the Chinese text (simplified characters) and pinyin Romanization. With about over 1000 unique Chinese characters, the volume would be suitable for the beginners, lower intermediate and advanced level Chinese language learners (HSK 1-6). Overall, the reading series offers you a variety of elementary level books (Level 1/2/3/4) to understand China as well as practice Chinese reading fast.