China is the second largest country in Asia by area after Russia, and is considered the third largest in the world in respect to land and sea area. China borders 14 nations: Vietnam, Laos, Burma, India, Bhutan, Nepal, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Russia, Mongolia and North Korea. Additionally the border between PRC and ROC is located in territorial waters.
Landscapes of China
The territory of China contains a large variety of landscapes. In the east, along the shores of the Yellow Sea and theEast China Sea, there are extensive and densely populated alluvial plains, while on the edges of the Inner Mongolian plateau in the north, grasslands can be seen. Southern China is dominated by hill country and lowmountain ranges. In the central-east are the deltas of China's two major rivers, the Yellow River and Yangtze River(Chang Jiang). Other major rivers include the Xi, Mekong, Brahmaputra and Amur.
To the west, major mountain ranges, notably the Himalayas, with China's highest point at the eastern half of Mount Everest, and high plateaus feature among the more arid landscapes such as the Taklamakan and the Gobi Desert.
