The highest area of topography' is formed by the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau at the average height of over 4,000 meters which also includes Mount Everest.
Next to it there are large basins and plateaus, most of which are 1,000 - 2,000 meters high. Mountains divide each feature from one another (China like never before,n.d.).
The next area is featured by broad plains which is dotted with the foothills and lower mountains, with altitudes of over 500 meters. Here are located famous plains: the Northeast, the North China, and the Middle-Lower Yangtze Plains. These areas have very fertile soil and have a suitable environment for agriculture.
2.1 Rivers and Lakes
There are many rivers and lakes in China. The Yangtze is the longest in Asia and it is the third-longest in the world. The Yellow River is known as 'Mother River of the Chinese People’. China is considered a cradle of civilization, with its known history beginning with an ancient civilization.
Lakes are also important for the Chinese. The lakes provide China with precious resources such as …show more content…
There are examples of Stone Age pottery and sculpture from about 10,000BC. After this period, Chinese art is normally classified by the dynasty in which it was produced. Perhaps because these ruling dynasties were stable for hundreds of years, very fine work in ceramics, textiles and other techniques was able to develop and flourish in various Imperial factories. Chinese porcelain and other forms of art was used both within China and abroad to show the power of the Emperors; whereas ink wash painting was done by scholars and court painters who were able to produce more individual work. Since more contact with the West occurred in the 19th century, China has developed a contemporary art scene as well as the more traditional forms of