What are the characteristics and cultural differences of China's topography?

China is high in the west and low in the east. Mountains, plateaus and hills account for 67% of the land area, while basins and plains account for 33% of the land area. The mountains are mostly east-west and northeast-southwest, mainly including Altai Mountain, Tianshan Mountain, Kunlun Mountain, Karakorum Mountain, Himalayan Mountain, Yinshan Mountain, Qinling Mountain, Nanling Mountain, Daxinganling Mountain, Changbai Mountain, Taihang Mountain, Wuyishan Mountain, Taiwan Province Mountain and Hengduan Mountain.

There is the highest Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in the world in the west, with an average elevation of more than 4,000 meters. It is called "the roof of the world", and Mount Everest is 8848.86 meters above sea level, which is the highest peak in the world. Inner Mongolia, Xinjiang, Loess Plateau, Sichuan Basin and Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau in the north and east are the second steps of China's topography.

Daxinganling-Taihang Mountain-Wushan Mountain-Wuling Mountain-Xuefeng Mountain is the third step, and the coastline from east to east is mostly plain and hilly. The continental shelf to the east and south of the coastline is rich in seabed resources.

Culture:

China's culture has a long history, profound and colorful. It is the cultural suzerain of East Asian cultural circle and occupies an important position in the world cultural system. Due to the differences in geographical location and natural conditions, humanities and economy also have their own characteristics. Traditional cultural and artistic forms include poetry, opera, calligraphy and Chinese painting, among which Spring Festival, Lantern Festival, Tomb-Sweeping Day, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival and Double Ninth Festival are important traditional festivals in China.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-China