China Lies in East Asia on the western shore of the Pacific. The beautiful country of 9.6 million square kilometers declines from west to east. The geographical features is a result of the orogenic movements. Tens of milliions of years ago the Indian Plate and Eurasian Plate clashed and the joining part was pushed upward to form the "roof of the world"---Qinghai-Tibet Plateau where the world's highest peak, the Qomolangma soars 8,848.13 meters above sea level.

China has many mountains famous for their beautiful shapes. Mount Tai has been worshipped as the holiest mountain. Mount Hua is famous for its sheer cliffs. Mount Song tells the earth's history of 4 billions years with its clear-cut geological strata. Huangshan Mountains are said to have all the beauty of the mountains in the world. The ancient trees in the Shennongjia Mountains are shrouded in mist all year round.

China also has many great rivers. The Yangtze, the third longest in the world, is famous for its Three Gorges. The Yellow River is called "Mother River" by the Chinese. The upper reaches have many dangerous shoals. When the Yellow River reaches Hukou in Shanxi, the river is suddenly closed in by two peaks. Before Hukou the river is 400 meters wide. The currents squeeze through the narrow opening and tumble down to form a thunderous waterfall of 20 meters high.

The Huangguoshu Waterfalls in Guizhou Province, made up with two dozen falls, are known as the "Number One Fall in Asia". One of the falls can bellow when a mountain flood is coming

The Lijiang River and Fuchun River are favored by tourists for their placid water and beautiful landscapes along them.

China has a coast line of 18,000 kilometers. Beidaihe, Yalong Bay and "the Remotest Spot on Earth" on Hainan Island are now much loved summer or winter resorts.

Among the many famous springs is Butterfly Spring in Dali, Yunnan Provice. On April 25 every year, numerous butterflies gather in a huge tree by the spring. They bite each other by the tail to hand from the tree down to the water surface of the spring. The Shy Spring in Guangyuan in Sichuan Province will withdrasw its water when there is sound nearby, thus its name"Shy". The Grescent Moon Spring at the foot of Mingsha Hill in Dunhuang, Gansu Province, has existed for mroe than 1,000 years despite the constant encroaching of the sand dunes all round it.