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 (第一章：中国地理概况)
Chapter 2: The Land Area (第二章：土地面积)
Chapter 3: The Terrain (第三章：地形)
Chapter 4: Geographic Regions (第四章：区域)
Chapter 5: Rivers and Lakes (第五章：河流和湖泊)
Chapter 6: The Yellow River (第六章：黄河)
Chapter 7: Qinghai Lake (第七章：青海湖)
Chapter 8: The Mountains (第八章：山区地形)
Chapter 9: The Tibetan Plateau (第九章：青藏高原)
Chapter 10: Chinese Deserts (第十章：中国的沙漠)
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 (中国地理百科全知道) 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.
