What beautiful lakes and rivers are there in China?

1. Yangtze River:

The Yangtze River is the richest river in China, with a total water resource of 961.6 billion cubic meters, accounting for about 36% of the country’s total river runoff, and is the largest of the Yellow River. 20 times. It ranks third in the world after the Amazon River and the Congo River (Zaire River) in the equatorial rainforest zone. The Yangtze River Basin has a warm climate and abundant rainfall. Due to its vast territory and large terrain changes, it has a variety of climate types.

2. Yellow River:

The Yellow River originates from the Yuegu Zonglie Basin at the northern foot of the Bayan Har Mountains on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, and flows from west to east through Qinghai, Sichuan, Gansu, and Ningxia. , Inner Mongolia, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Henan and Shandong 9 provinces (autonomous regions), and finally flows into the Bohai Sea. The precipitation in the basin is small, dry in winter and dry in spring, and precipitation is concentrated in summer, autumn, July and August. The Yellow River is the most important birthplace of Chinese civilization, and the Chinese call it the "Mother River."

3. Poyang Lake:

China’s largest freshwater lake and the second largest lake in China, located in the northern part of Jiangxi Province. The lake body belongs to Lianxi District of Jiujiang City (formerly Lushan District), Hukou County, Lushan City (formerly Xingzi County), Qingcheng City, Duchang County, Yongxiu County, Xinjian District of Nanchang City, and Poyang County in Jiangxi Province , Yugan County, Nanchang County, Jinxian County and other areas. When the lake water level is 22.59 meters, the lake area is 4070 square kilometers.

4. Dongting Lake:

Dongting Lake is an important storage lake in the Yangtze River Basin. It has strong flood storage capacity and has saved countless floods in the Yangtze River. Jianghan Plain and Wuhan Three The town was able to survive the flood safely. Dongting Lake is an important strategic location in history and the birthplace of traditional Chinese culture. There are many scenic spots in the lake area, and the historical sites represented by Yueyang Tower are important tourism and cultural resources.

5. Qinghai Lake:

Qinghai Lake is 105 kilometers long and 63 kilometers wide, with an altitude of 3196 meters. It is the largest inland lake in China and is located in the northeast of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. The northwest part of Xining City is located between 99°36′～100°16′ east longitude and between 36°32′～37°15′ north latitude. The lake is surrounded by four towering mountains.