Exterior Rivers ( 06-11-27 )

Practically all the large rivers in China belong to the exterior river system, directly or indirectly emptying into the seas. Because China’s terrain is high in the west and low in the east, most of its rivers flow westeast into the Pacific, including the Heilong, Liaohe, Haihe, Huanghe, Huaihe, Changjiang (Yangtze River), Minjiang, Zhujiang and Lancang rivers. The area drained by these rivers belongs to the Pacific catchment area, and covers 5.4459 million square kilometers, or 56.8 percent of ...

Huangguoshu Waterfall (黄果树瀑布) ( 06-11-27 )

The Huangguoshu waterfall, one of the largest in China, is situated over the Baishui River, one of the headstreams of the Dabang River in the Zhenning Bouyei-Miao Autonomous County southwest of Guizhou (贵州). As part of the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, the terrain is carved by the mountains into many canyons, rapids and waterfalls. The bed of the Baishui River is like a staircase descending step by step, forming nine falls at each step, of which the Huangguoshu waterfall is the largest. The ...

Interior rivers ( 06-11-27 )

Interior rivers have no outlet to the sea but flow into inland lakes or disappear in deserts. Most of China’s interior rivers are found in the arid northwest north of the Kunlun range and the Northern Tibet Plateau to its south and are fed by the glaciers and melting snow from the Tianshan, Kunlun and Qilian ranges. Although chiefly seasonal waterways that dry up most of the year these rivers are of great importance to agriculture and animal husbandry in the northwest. The interior rivers of ...

5 Pools and 18 Waterfalls at Jinggang Mountain ( 06-11-27 )

The Jinggang Mountain (井冈山) is located in the west of Jiangxi Province (江西), with basins surrounded by precipitous mountains. This lush mountain area is known as "the cradle of the Chinese Revolution" because it is the first rural revolutionary base set up by Mao Zedong during the second Civil Revolutionary War. There are one after another waterfalls and pools in Jinggang Mountain, and among them, five pools and five waterfalls lie in the Jade Valley less than two kilometers long. ...

Beidaihe (北戴河) ( 06-11-27 )

Located 15km west of Qinhuangdao City (秦皇岛) in Hebei Province (河北) and 300 km to the east of Beijing, Beidaihe is an ideal seaside resort area on the Bohai Gulf in north China. It has a zigzag sand beach of 20 miles long. The beautiful Lianfeng Mountain rises steeply by the seashore -- lush pines and cypresses, secluded paths and winding bridges make the place unique and appealing. The Beidaihe beach begins at the mouth of the Daihe River in the west, and ends at the Yingjiao Ting (Eagle Horn ...

Changbaishan Waterfall (长白山瀑布) ( 06-11-27 )

China Five Mountain Ranges ( 06-11-27 )

Dalongqiu Waterfall (大龙丘瀑布) in Yandang ( 06-11-27 )

Daming Lake (Lake of Great Light) (大明湖) ( 06-11-27 )

Diaoshuilou Waterfall (吊水楼瀑布) ( 06-11-27 )

Freshwater Lakes ( 06-11-27 )

Fuchun River(富春江) ( 06-11-27 )

Heavenly Pond Waterfall ( 06-11-27 )

Huangshan Waterfalls ( 06-11-27 )

Hukou Waterfall (壶口瀑布) ( 06-11-27 )

Jiuzhaigou (九寨沟) Waterfalls ( 06-11-27 )

Main Rivers in China ( 06-11-27 )

Mandian Waterfall (曼典瀑布) ( 06-11-27 )

Qiandao Lake (Thousand-Island Lake) (千岛湖) ( 06-11-27 )

Saltwater lakes ( 06-11-27 )