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Very large portions of China, particularly all of the Western half (Xinjiang, Tibet and Qinghai) are mountainous and/or very arid.
by ptaipale 12y ago
Very large portions of China, particularly all of the Western half (Xinjiang, Tibet and Qinghai) are mountainous and/or very arid.
- seanmcdirmid 12y agoEven much of eastern China is mountainous, i miss trees in Beijing's winter (they kind of just disappear until spring, not being evergreens).
- ptaipale 12y agoTrue, and overall China has little arable land and comparatively even less woodlands. In Beijing, there are some thujas (cypress-like trees) around but I agree that Beijing winter is not very colourful. And the yellow wind (i.e. sandstorm from Gobi) that you're about to get there just now isn't nice either, despite being a natural phenomenon.
- seanmcdirmid 12y agoNothing that could sustain a forestry industry. Heck, beijing is a heavy importer of live tree transplants. We haven't had real bad dust storms since 2008, though a few days last year were bad. And the wind does blow out the pollution so....