Chinese Scenery: Qinghai Lake / Mount Hua / Lijiang

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Chinese Scenery: Qinghai Lake / Mount Hua / Lijiang

中国风光系列：青海湖 / 华山 / 丽江

Order No. D4003

ISBN: 7887460700

EAN: 6937475384219

Picture Format: NTSC (good for North American users)

Length: 60 min.

Number of Disc: 1

Language: Chinese with English and Simplified Chinese subtitles

Publisher: China Intercontinental Audiovisual Press

Pub Year: 2007

Price: $14.95

Qinghai Lake, located in the northeast of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau which is credited to be the roof of the world, is the biggest enclosed lake and salt-water lake. Qinghai Lake, stretching over a vast area, provides a beautiful landscape. In 1994, Qinghai Lake was acknowledged to be the key scenic resort and historic site in China. In 1997, it was acknowledged to be national nature reserve area.

Mount Hua, located in Huayin city, Shanxi province, is famous for its steepness and dangerousness. Mount Hua is proud of its beautiful landscape. Besides, as a Taoist Holy Mountain, it is also considered as the No. 1 steep mountain. Mount Hua consists of five minor mountains. Seen in the distance, Mount Hua looks like a stoned lotus breaking into the clouds. Around the main peaks, there are more than 70 minor peaks which look like the petals of the lotus. Mount Hua is proud of its long history. Human and natural landscape can be seen everywhere. To probe into the relics of Chinese civilization, Yellow River is the starting point, while Mount Hua is guiding clue.

Lijiang, located in the verge of Qinghai-Tibet Plaeau and in the area of Yunnan province, covers an area of 20,600 square kilometers. The landform of Lijiag is complicated and diversified, such as mountains, level lands and river valley. The difference of altitude can reach 4,581 meters. The whole area enjoy three kinds of climates typical of semitropical areas, temperate latitudes and the intemperate zones. There are beautiful landscapes, profound and particular Naixi nationality folkway, and long history of Dongba civilization that greatly attract to people. Lijiang was acknowledged by UNESCO to be the list of World Heritage.

Instruction: The following introduction is in Chinese. If your computer doesn’t show Chinese characters, please right click your mouse, select Encoding and then select Chinese Simplified to read in Chinese.

青海湖位于“世界屋脊”青藏高原东北部，是中国最大的内陆湖泊和咸水湖。青海湖地区地域辽阔，风景优美，北魏著名的地理学家郦道元在《水经注》中就曾有描述。1994年，青海湖被列为中国“国家重点风景名胜区”，在1997年又被列为中国“国家级自然保护区”

华山位于中国陕西省华阴市境内，素来都以奇险著称。华山不仅风景迷人，而且还是道教名山，被誉为“奇险天下第一山”。华山由东西南北中五个山峰组成，远远看去象一朵石莲直插云霄，主峰周围还有七十多座小峰环卫而立，宛如层层莲瓣。华山有丰富的历史文化积淀，人文景观比比皆是。寻找华夏文化的遗迹，脉在黄河，根在华山。

丽江位于青藏高原东南缘、中国云南省境内，总面积2.06万平方公里，丽江地区地貌复杂多样，山区、平坝、河谷等多种地貌类型并存，境内海拔高差达4581米。全区兼有亚热带、温带和寒带三种气候。这里有优美的自然风景，浓郁、独特的纳西族风情，以及悠久灿烂的东巴文化，令人叹为观止，被联合国教科文组织列入世界遗产名录。

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