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| China's land drops off in escarpments eastward to the ocean, letting in humid
air current and leading many rivers eastward. Among the rivers totaling 220,000
kilometers in length in China, the Changjiang (Yangtze) and the Huanghe (Yellow)
are world known.
China has beautiful scenery, with mountains and ranges, highlands, plains,
basins, and hills. The highlands and hill regions account for 65 percent of the
country's total land mass, and there are more than 2,000 lakes. The highest
mountain peak is Qomolangma (Everest), the highest in the world, 8,848 meters
above sea level; the lowest point is
the Turpan Basin, 154 meters below sea level.
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