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Guangxi is known for its picturesque mountains and rivers. High on four sides and low in the middle, it is called the Guangxi Basin topographically. Its northwestern portion is part of the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau and its northern portion is locked in the Jiuwandashan, Damiao and Tianping mountains. The northeastern portion is part of the Nanling Mountain Area, comprising the Yuechengling, Haiyang, Dupangling and Mengzhuling ranges which extend southwestward parallel to each other. In the south are the Yunkaidashan, Liuwandashan, Shiwandashan and Daqingshan mountains. Most of the mountains are 1,000-1,500 meters above sea level. In the Guangxi Basin, there is an arc-shaped range, of which the highest mountain chain is the Dayao Mountains. The central part of the basin contains vast areas of flatland with fertile soil and is the major grain and sugar-cane grower of the region. The southern half also contains wide areas of hilly land interspersed with orchards and rice fields. Limestone predominates over more than half of Guangxi. The Guilin-Yangshuo area has a karst topography where the age-old erosion of the limestone has given shape to numerous exotic pinnacles and spires, bizarre sink-holes and caverns, and picturesque hills and subterranean streams. As a popular saying goes, "The landscape of Guilin is unmatched throughout the land, but even more beautiful than the scenery of Guilin is that of Yangshuo."
There are numerous rivers with large volumes of flow. The Zhujiang river system drains 85 per cent of Guangxi?s total area. Its trunk streams consist of the Nanpan, Hongshui, Qianjiang and Xunjiang and its principal branch streams are the Yujiang, Liujiang and Guijiang.
(china.org.cn)
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