Physical Geography There are two unique landforms in China. One is Gobi Desert, and other one is Tibetan highlands. Gobi Desert Gobi Desert occupy the north and Mongolia in the 500 thousand square miles of land in China. Different from many deserts, there is no dunes in Gobi, it consisted of bare rock, similar to South Dakota. The temperature in Gobi is rising in the summer, however winter temperatures will decline to below the freezing point, the first snow will drop in September. Some areas of Gobi receive only one measurable precipitation every two to three years. Taklimakan Desert, located in the west of Gobi, sandwiched between the Kunlun Mountains and Tianshan Mountains. It is hotter than Gobi. The Taklimakan desert is the largest desert in China and the largest desert in the world. Up to 700 feet high across the desert crescent dune migration in the barren wasteland, out of the surrounding mountains rivers dry up. The formation of the main reason is due to flood alluvial. When floods occur, especially in mountainous areas, the following …show more content…
The most influential among them is "eight great delicacies", including all dishes of Sichuan, Guangdong, Jiangsu, Shandong, Fujian, Hunan, Anhui and Zhejiang, with precise skills of molding, heating, coloring and seasoning. Chinese cuisine is famous for its cooking methods and the breadth of the food, as well as the food therapy emphasized by traditional Chinese medicine. China's staple food is the south rice, the northern wheat bread and the noodles. The previous generations' diet was mainly food and simple vegetables, while meat was specially used for special occasions. Pork is the most popular meat in China, about 3/4 of the country's meat consumption in China. Many branches of Chinese food, such as Hong Kong food and American food, have appeared in the country where Chinese nationals are