自然之旅
2007-8
五洲传播
刘莹
159
周效政
China is located in east Eurasia and on the Pacific west coast,covering 9.6 million sq.km of land and 3 million sq.km of sea.It stretches across four time zones east to west and covers 5,500 km north to south,while the elevation gap between its highest peak and lowest point reaches nearly 9,000meters.The great geographical differences and contrasts have made this land both dynamic and magnificent.There are snow-capped mountains,glaciers,evergreen rain forests,desolate gobis and deserts,vibrant lakes and coasts,spectacular valleys and waterfalls,and boundless grasslands and wetlands.In China,almost all types of natural scenery that exist in the world can be found,and this book intends to help you learn something about its beauty.
THE SPLENDOR OF CHINA'S NATURAL BEAUTYGREAT MOUNTAINS Mount Qomolangma: On Top of the World Mount Namiagbarwa: A Myth in the Clouds Mount Taishan:Head of the Five Great Mountains The Yellow Mountain: A Mountain of Art The MeiIi Snow Mountain: Honor Guard of the Snow God The Danxia Mountain: A Wonderland of Red Rocks The Rongbuk Glacier: A City of Ice and Snow The Hailuogou GlaCier: Grand ice Fall From HeavenRIVERS AND LAKES The Yangtze River: China's Artery The Yellow River: Cradle of the Chinese Civilization The Three Gorges: Beyond Time and Space The Three Parallel Rivers: Dancing Mountains and Rivers The Kanas Lake: Unparalleled Beauty The Namco Lake: Heavenly Lake on the Plateau The Qinghai Lake: A Sea in the Heart of the Land Jiuzhaigou: A Colorful PaintingDESERTS AND GRASSLANDS The Taklimakan Desert: Graveyard of Ancient Civilizations The Badain Jaran Desert: On Top of All Deserts The Hut.un Buir Grassland: A Thousand-Year-Old Idyllic Song Bayanbulak: A Swan Lake in the Embrace of Snowy Mountains Zoige: A Highland Jade The Yellow River Delta Wetland: The Youngest SoilGEOLOGICAL WONDERS The Lunan Stone Forest: Natural Stone Sculptures Wulingyuan: Thousands of Cliffs in Competition With Each Other The Yuanmou Clay Forest: A Golden Palace of Gods Zhijin Cave: An Underground Treasure House Wu'erhe: Residence of Devils Guilin: A Beautiful Legend of a Thousand Years The Yellow Dragon Ravine: A Huge Dragon Hidden in Deep Mountains Yeliu: A Sculpture Park on the CoastCOLORFUL ECO-SYSTEMS The Tropical Rain Forest in Xishuangbanna: A Wild Jungle The Bamboo Sea in Southern Sichuan:A Tranquil World of Bamboo The Diverse.Leaf Poplar Forest in Luntai:Heroic Trees in the Desert The Changbai Mountain Forest: Virgin Forest in North China The Giant Panda Habitat in Sichuan:Homeland of the Giant Pandas Hoh Xil Highland Wildlife Habitat: A Paradise in No Man's Land Shennongjia: A Mystic Haven for WildlifeBLUE TERRITORY Chengshantou: A Battlefield of Land and Sea The South China Sea Islands: China's Pearl NecklaceAPPENDIX:CHINA'S GENERALNATURAL CONDITIONS
插图：Usually it takes millions of years for a sea to turninto land, but this could be realized in a fewmonths at the Yellow River Delta. Only here canthe rapid transformation of land and sea be witnessed. The Yellow River Delta is located at the river's estuaryin north Shandong Province. Like a huge yellow dragon,the Yellow River carries a large quantity of sand and siltand roars through until it gushes into Bohai Bay, dyeinga large area yellow. Each year the river carries more thanone billion tons of sand and silt from the inland to itsestuary, which gathers sediment to form the "newestland" on the earth and constantly pushes the coastlineforward, at an annual average speed of 2 to 3 km. As aresult, China sees an increase of its land by scores of sq.km every year. The Yellow River Delta is a huge sector of landcentered at the course of the Yellow River, with thoseareas farthest from the sea in existence from the earliesttimes. Therefore, walking from the inland to the seasidealong the river can yield answers to the mystery of thetransformation of land and sea.
《自然之旅(英文版)》：中国之旅
英文是从中文翻译过来的，但是书很不错，图片也很好，印刷质量对得起这个价钱。好多书店里也有，但是没有像当当这样可以打折。可以买来送给不会读中文的人，很不错。推荐。