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The Geography of Outer China

In the Ancient times China was divided into two. One side was called inner China and the other side was called Outer China. Not a lot of people lived in Outer China it was mostly used for farming and growing crops. In Outer China it has the Tibet Qinghai Plateau, the Northeastern Plain, and the Northwestern deserts. These are all great geographical features of Ancient Outer China.

One of the geographical features of Outer China is the Tibet Qinghai Plateau. It is the major geographical region of Outer China. The Tibet Qinghai Plateau is the world’s largest Plateau. It is 13,500 feet above sea level. It is also called “Roof of the World.” It is rocky and surrounded by mountains. It is really cold and there are only 50 days a year without frost. Most snowstorms happen in July in the Tibet Qinghai Plateau. So overall it is a cold place to grow crops or to live.

The other geographical feature of Outer China is the Northeastern Plain. The Northeastern Plain is sometimes called Inner Mongolia or Manchuria. It has low hills and plains and there is mostly prairie grass that provided food for horses, sheep and other animals. It has an area of about 135,000 square miles. There are short warm summers and dry cold winters. The two major rivers are Liao and Sungari. The plain isn’t the best place to grow crops because at times it gets to cold or too dry.

Another geographical feature is the Northwestern deserts. The deserts are the Taklamankan desert and Gobi desert. The Taklamankan desert means “If you go in you won’t come out.” It covers an area of about 123,550 square miles. It is not far from the Tibet Qinghai Plateau. Since there are no rivers in the desert there are oases. This is the only place where you can find water. The major oasis towns are Kashgar, Karkand, and Khotan. It is a hard place to live and very dry. The other desert is the Gobi desert. It has extreme climates it can reach up to 40 degrees Celsius to -40 in the winter. There are only a few sand dunes in Gobi there are mostly just rocky surfaces. Two humped camels live there and a small population of Gobi bears live there too. In some areas there can be a chance of rain in once every two or three years. There can be strong winds that can make traveling dangerous. There is some oasis that provided drinking water. The Northwestern deserts are hard places to live and dangerous places to travel.

Even though outer china was mostly used for farming it still had great features. From the Tibet Qinghai Plateau to the Northeastern Plains and to the Northwestern deserts. Outer China is a beautiful place with great extremes and dangerous features. China’s ancient geography is fascinating and amazing. China is a big place and even though in ancient times it was divided into two outer China still was a big place and had so many great features.