China is one of the countries with the most rivers in the world. China has so many long rivers. Among them, there are more than 1,500 rivers with a drainage area of more than 1,000 square kilometers. Chinese rivers, according to the circulation pattern of river runoff, include outflow rivers that flow into the ocean, and inflow rivers that are not connected to the ocean. China's rivers are unevenly distributed, with both inflow and outflow areas. These rivers are not only an important part of China's geographical environment, but also rich in natural resources.
The book has 12 chapters in the following order:
Chapter 1: Introduction to Chinese Rivers (第一章：中国河流简介)
Chapter 2: Yangtze River (第二章：长江)
Chapter 3: The Three Gorges Dam (第三章：三峡大坝)
Chapter 4: Yellow River (第四章：黄河)
Chapter 5: Pearl River (第五章：珠江)
Chapter 6: Songhua River (第六章：松花江)
Chapter 7: Huaihe River (第七章：淮河)
Chapter 8: The Grand Canal (第八章：大运河)
Chapter 9: Heilongjiang River (第九章：黑龙江)
Chapter 10: Han River (第十章：汉江)
Chapter 11: Brahmaputra River (第十一章：雅鲁藏布江)
Chapter 12: The Three Parallel Rivers (第十二章：三江并流)
The current book volume, Chinese Rivers (中国河流), is a Chinese reading practice book. It would introduce you to the most important rivers in China (such as the Yangtze River, Yellow River, Heilongjiang River, Songhua River, Pearl River, etc.). The second 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.
