2014年11月14日星期五

Rivers and Lakes

All the major river systems of Chinaincluding the three longest the Yangtze
River
Yellow Riverand West River known by mosr of beginner Chinesenow generally west to east and drain into the Pacific OceanIn allabout 50 percent of the total land area drains to the PacificAbout 1 0 percent of the country, area drains to the Indian Ocean and Arctic OceanThe remaining 40 percent has no outlet to the seaInsteadthese areas drain to the arid basins of the west and northwhere the streams evaporate perfectly from deep underground water resenresPrincipal among these rivers is the Tarim(塔里木河 ta li mu he for you to learn to speak Chinese language). Most of China’s important lakes lie along the middle and Lower Yangtze Valley. The two largest in the middle portion are the Dongting hu Lake and Poyanghu Lake with an easy pronunciation to speak ChineseIn summerwhen the snow is carried downstream from the mountainsthese lakes increase significantly in area and seIve as natural reservoirs for excess water.         
            The Taihu Lake is the largest of several lakes in the Yangtze River DeIta
and The Hong zehu Lake and Gaoyouhu Lake lie just to the north of the DeltaManv
saline lakes,some of considerable size
dot the Tibetan plateauWhile you are learning Chinese geography and speaking Chinese, the largest is the marshy Qinghaihu Lake in the less elevated northeastBut the high plateau contains several others nearly as largeIn addition to numerous natural lakesChina has more than 2000 resenoirs that have been constructed primarily for irrigation and flood control



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