Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau
Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau | |
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Yungui Plateau | |
Southwest China | |
Coordinates | 26°N 105°E / 26°N 105°E |
Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau | |
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Hanyu Pinyin | Yúnguì Gāoyuán |
Wade–Giles | Yün2-kuei4 Kao1-yüan2 |
Yungui Plateau | |
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Hanyu Pinyin | Yúnguì Gāoyuán |
Wade–Giles | Yün2-kuei4 Kao1-yüan2 |
The Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau or Yungui Plateau (
Geography
Definition
Under the strictest definition, the Yungui Plateau stretches from the Red River Fault in Yunnan in the southwest to the Wuling Mountains in Hunan in the northeast.[1] This plateau region includes most of eastern Yunnan and most of Guizhou. It is common, however, for much of the rest of Yunnan and surrounding highland areas to be referred to as part of the Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau even where there are no plateau-like characteristics.[2]
Under the broader definition of the Yungui Plateau, the provinces would include not only Yunnan and Guizhou but also Gulin County and the southernmost extremes of Sichuan, eastern Chongqing, southwestern Hubei, western Hunan, and northwestern Guangxi.[1]
Human geography
Located in
Major cities on the Yungui Plateau include Kunming, Guiyang, and Zunyi. The Yungui Plateau is home to many extreme engineering feats where railways and expressways have been built to traverse the challenging terrain. The world's highest bridge, the Beipanjiang Bridge, is located on the Yunnan-Guizhou border in the heart of the plateau.
Physical geography
The Yungui Plateau is a large mountainous region with rugged terrain including steep karst peaks and deep gorges.[5] The plateau is buttressed by the large Hengduan Mountains to the northwest and by lowland regions to the north, east, and southeast. Other major mountain ranges cross or surround portions of the Yungui Plateau. The Wumeng Mountains and Wulian Feng form a barrier through north-central Yungui along the Jinsha (Upper Yangtze) River. To the north, the Dalou Mountains run along the Yungui's edge with the Sichuan Basin. The Wuling Mountains in the northeast form a transitional terrain between the plateau and the Yangtze Plain. In the south, the Miao Range steps down to the karst hills of South China. Across the Red River to the southwest, the Ailao Mountains form a definitive barrier.[1][6]
The high mountain peaks of Eastern
Major lakes have formed in the Yunnan portions of the Yungui Plateau, including
Climate and ecology
The climate gradually transitions from drier in the southwest to rainier in the northeast. In east-central Yunnan, parts of the Yungui Plateau experience a
Footnotes
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- ^ "Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 2007-08-06.
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- ^ "China National Human Development Report 2016 Social Innovation for Inclusive Human Development" (PDF). China Publishing Group Corporation China Translation & Publishing House. 2016.
- ^ "Chinese History and Statistics - Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau Upland". Retrieved 2007-08-06.
- ^ Suettinger, Robert Lee; Kuo, Ping-chia. "Yunnan". Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
- ISBN 9787508506654. Retrieved 2007-12-02.
- ^ "Yunnan Plateau subtropical evergreen forests". Global Species. Myers Enterprises II. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
- ^ "Guizhou Plateau broadleaf and mixed forests". Global Species. Myers Enterprises II. Retrieved 31 July 2017.