China National Geographic (Full Three Volumes)

Author: Lu Dada, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: Black soil predicts fertility, further showcasing the cheerfulness of Northeast China. Yellow soil reflects the simplicity of Northwest China, embracing the scorching sun. Landmass in the sea always clings tightly to the continental shelf like a garment. The translucent rime ice silently admires the 3,000-year-old, ever-unfading poplar trees. The poplar trees yearn for the gentle ripples in the Sun Moon Lake. The peonies of the ancient capital of nine dynasties have bloomed, and the literary splendor of Chu is splendid in the three towns and four waters. The goddess of Mount Wu, in the misty, ethereal gauze, walks gracefully with a smile. The songs of the third sister still linger in the ears. The colorful clouds of the south have drunken the face of Shangri-La. The bold spirit of Bashu, the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, the roof of the world, gracefully drifts in a dream of innocence and purity. The vastness of the grasslands, the boundless flatlands, the strategic importance of the pass, the spiritual elegance of the water towns, the inheritance of Confucian rituals, and the prosperity of the Huizhou merchants; the ancient charm of Beijing and Tianjin, the fashion of the Bund, the delicacy of West Lake, the waves of the Yellow Sea. If North China is the grand Tang poetry of the Yellow Bells and the Great Drum, then East China is the lyrical and graceful Huajian Ci.
Geography, as a knowledge concept, coexists with humanity, while geography, as a culture, develops with the progress of humanity. Precisely for this reason, when people are no longer satisfied with a general summary of the essential properties of geographical phenomena, the term "geography" is continuously endowed with more connotations. The concept of "National Geographic" emerged accordingly. It defines a broad and profound scope, becoming the embryo in the mother liquor of civilization, absorbing and integrating human geography, tourism geography, and other academic fields related to geography that float at the edges of various disciplines, thereby creating a new cultural level that encompasses natural, historical, cultural, folk, ecological, and tourism information.
With a deep reflection on this culture and a persistent desire to help more people understand this new concept, after long-term planning and preparation, we have edited and launched this series of books, "China National Geographic," hoping to present the country's geography to a broad readership in a relatively complete form. This series divides China into seven major parts according to the conventional administrative regional division: North China, East China, Northeast China, Northwest China, Central China, Southwest China, and the Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan regions. Each part is further divided into provinces (municipalities, autonomous regions, special administrative regions) and provides detailed introductions on administrative divisions, population, ethnic groups, history and culture, topography, climate, economy, and tourism geography.
The straightforward and detailed language breaks down the barriers of traditional academic geography books, which are often difficult to read, presenting authentic images and simple scholarship in an intuitive manner.
The "China National Geographic: Northeast, Northwest, Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan" volume includes the content on Northeast China, Northwest China, and the Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan regions. Black, yellow, and blue—this is the land, and that is the sea. Sorghum is red, grapes are ripe, and all the splendid colors are.
The "China National Geographic: Central China and Southwest China" volume includes the content on Central China and Southwest China. Whether it is the charm of the Central Plains, the wealth of Hunan and Hubei, or the romance of Yunnan and Guizhou, differences do not signify anything. Collecting the essence and preserving the commonality is, in itself, a subtle manifestation of civilization.
The "China National Geographic: North China and East China" volume includes the content on North China and East China. Bold, boundless, and wise, as well as fashionable—just as the music of the Qilu region, with its resounding zithers, blends with the gentle and soft mountain waters like fine silk, it all renders the colors of the vast Chinese land.