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Golmud

China > Qinghai > Golmud

Average elevation: 12,051 ft

Guangzhou

China > Guangdong Province > Guangzhou

The elevation of the prefecture generally increases from southwest to northeast, with mountains forming the backbone of the city and the ocean comprising the front. Tiantang Peak (天堂顶, "Heavenly Peak") is the highest point of elevation at 1,210 metres (3,970 ft) above sea level.

Average elevation: 69 ft

Inner Mongolia

China

Inner Mongolia largely consists of the northern side of the North China Craton, a tilted and sedimented Precambrian block. In the extreme southwest is the edge of the Tibetan Plateau where the autonomous region's highest peak, Main Peak in the Helan Mountains reaches 3,556 metres (11,670 ft), and is still…

Average elevation: 2,920 ft

Guanyin

China > Sichuan

Average elevation: 1,083 ft

Mêdog County

China > Tibet

Due to the large elevation difference in the terrain, there are obvious vertical climate changes in the mountains. The annual sunshine hours in Medog County are 1500.7 hours, and the annual average temperature in the valley area is 18°C–22°C. The average temperature in July is 25°C–28°C, and the…

Average elevation: 11,240 ft

Datan

China > Hebei > Chengde

Average elevation: 4,993 ft

Suicheng

China > Guangdong Province > Zhanjiang City

Average elevation: 69 ft

Lanzhou

China > Gansu

Average elevation: 6,873 ft

Laishui County

China > Hebei > Baoding City

Average elevation: 2,192 ft

Kashgar City

China > Xinjiang

Average elevation: 4,705 ft

Jianhe

China > Guizhou

Average elevation: 2,651 ft

Yanjiang District

China > Sichuan

Average elevation: 1,342 ft

Tibetan Plateau

China > Tibet > Nyima County > 尼玛镇

Average elevation: 14,757 ft

Kangbashi District

China > Inner Mongolia

Average elevation: 4,459 ft

Huanglong Scenic and Historic Interest Area

China > Sichuan > Songpan County

Repeated glaciation events, the unique terrane structure, the formation of tufa, the stratum of carbonic acid rock, and climatic conditions such as Arctic-alpine sunlight have created this world-famous travertine landscape. Huanglong covers an area of 700 km2 at an altitude between 1700m and 5588m. Major…

Average elevation: 10,991 ft

Yangjiang City

China > Guangdong Province

Average elevation: 561 ft

Danfeng

China > Shaanxi > Shangluo

Average elevation: 3,146 ft

Kunlun Mountains

China > Tibet > Rutog County > Dongru

Average elevation: 20,302 ft

Yuanyang County

China > Yunnan

It covers an area of 2,200 km2 (850 sq mi) and has a population of approximately 365,000 (2002), of which 88% belong to ethnic minorities and 95% is associated with agriculture. The majority of the inhabitants of the county are from the Hani ethnic group. The GDP of Yuanyang county in 2021 was 9,312 million…

Average elevation: 4,455 ft

Ping'ancun

China > Hebei > Shijiazhuang

Average elevation: 269 ft

Changsha County

China > Hunan

Changsha County is located in the northern part of the Changsha-Hengyang Hilly Basin (Chinese: 长衡丘陵盆地). It is located at the southern end of the Mufu Mountains, Lianyun Mountains (Chinese: 连云山) and the branches of Dalong Mountain (Chinese: 大龙山), and the northern edge of the Zhuzhou…

Average elevation: 331 ft

Qaidam

China > Qinghai > Da Qaidam

Average elevation: 11,329 ft

Jinji Town

China > Anhui > Chuzhou > Tianchang City

Average elevation: 121 ft

Taijiang

China > Guizhou

The Taijiang River is located at the northern foot of Leigong Mountain, the main peak of Miaoling in the east of the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, and the south bank of the middle reaches of the Qingshui River. The topography of the territory is unique, with scattered mountains, basins and river valleys,…

Average elevation: 2,933 ft

Huashan District

China > Anhui

Average elevation: 66 ft

Gonghui

China > Hebei > Zhangjiakou

Average elevation: 4,409 ft

Wuyishan

China > Fujian

Average elevation: 2,031 ft

Mt.Tai

China > Sichuan > Kangding

Average elevation: 18,323 ft

Bailang Peak

China > Inner Mongolia > Bailang

Average elevation: 3,927 ft

Qianxinan

China > Guizhou

Average elevation: 4,892 ft

吉巴村

China > Tibet > Chamdo City

Average elevation: 11,644 ft

Fuping County

China > Shaanxi > Weinan City

Average elevation: 2,215 ft

Zhangbei County

China > Hebei > Zhangjiakou

Average elevation: 4,570 ft

Mount Makalu

China > Tibet > Tingri County

Makalu (Nepali: मकालु हिमाल, romanized: Makālu himāl; Chinese: 马卡鲁峰; pinyin: Mǎkǎlǔ Fēng) is the fifth-highest mountain on Earth, with a summit at an elevation of 8,485 metres (27,838 ft) AMSL. It is located in the Mahalangur Himalayas 19 km (12 mi) southeast of Mount Everest,…

Average elevation: 24,537 ft

Songkou

China > Guangdong Province > Meizhou

Average elevation: 469 ft

Chutsenkha

China > Tibet > Markam County

Average elevation: 13,261 ft

Tading

China > Tibet > Xaitongmoin County > 塔丁乡

Average elevation: 14,157 ft

Yuexiu District

China > Guangdong Province

Average elevation: 75 ft

Burqin County

China > Xinjiang

Average elevation: 5,259 ft

Jiangcheng

China > Yunnan > Yuxi

Average elevation: 6,237 ft

Nar

China > Tibet

Average elevation: 14,528 ft

Wuhai City

China > Inner Mongolia

Average elevation: 4,350 ft

Ju County

China > Shandong

Average elevation: 554 ft

Sewu

China > Tibet > Amdo County

Average elevation: 16,522 ft

Renqiu City

China > Hebei

Average elevation: 33 ft

Lianyungang

China > Jiangsu

Lianyungang City, where Huaguoshan Scenic Area is located, is located in the middle of China's thousands of miles of maritime territory, in the northeast of Jiangsu Province, bordering the Yellow Sea to the east, the Central Plains to the west, Qilu to the north, Jianghuai to the south, and facing Japan and…

Average elevation: 56 ft

Tian Shan

China

The Torugart Pass, at 3,752 metres (12,310 ft), marks the border between Kyrgyzstan and Xinjiang. The lower-altitude, forested Alatau ranges in the northern Tian Shan is home to Turkic-speaking pastoral tribes.

Average elevation: 5,620 ft

Zhengcheng

China > Shandong > Linyi

Average elevation: 942 ft

Fenghua District

China > Zhejiang

Average elevation: 682 ft

Balghuntai Town

China > Xinjiang > Hejing County

Average elevation: 10,384 ft

Golden Peak

China > Sichuan > Emeishan City

Average elevation: 8,045 ft

Danli

China > Beijing > Mentougou District

Average elevation: 692 ft

Sumdorong Chu

China > Tibet > Tsona City >

Average elevation: 15,479 ft

Purple Mountain

China > Jiangsu > Xuanwu District

A small mountain with an area of about 20 square kilometres (7.7 sq mi), the altitude of Purple Mountain at the top and foot of the mountain is about 448 metres (1,470 ft) and 20 metres (66 ft) respectively. The annual average rainfall is 1,000 millimetres (39 in) to 1,050 millimetres (41 in), and the average…

Average elevation: 240 ft

Kunming

China > Yunnan

Kunming is at an altitude of 1,900 metres (6,234 feet) above sea level and a latitude just north of the Tropic of Cancer, and is situated in the middle of the Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau. Kunming is the fourth most populous city in Western China, after Chongqing, Chengdu, and Xi'an, and the third most populous…

Average elevation: 6,549 ft

Fujian

China

The province is mostly mountainous and is traditionally said to be "eight parts mountain, one part water, and one part farmland" (八山一水一分田). The northwest is higher in altitude, with the Wuyi Mountains forming the border between Fujian and Jiangxi. It is the most forested provincial-level…

Average elevation: 991 ft

Hainan Province

China

Even while Hainan Island was a part of Guangdong it had a considerable amount of local autonomy; the southern half of the island was an autonomous prefecture. Hainan's elevation to provincial level in 1988 increased its accountability to the Central People's Government, but by designating the new province a…

Average elevation: 312 ft

Anda City

China > Heilongjiang

Average elevation: 525 ft

Liaocheng

China > Shandong

Average elevation: 151 ft

Yiqi

China > Anhui > Huangshan

Average elevation: 472 ft

Lianjiang

China > Guangdong Province > Zhanjiang City

Average elevation: 164 ft

Hanjiang District

China > Jiangsu

Average elevation: 39 ft

Guandu District

China > Yunnan > Kunming

Average elevation: 6,680 ft

Badaling

China > Beijing > Yanqing District

Average elevation: 2,247 ft

Yingde

China > Guangdong Province

Average elevation: 932 ft

Zhaixi

China > Jiangxi > Ji'an City

Average elevation: 1,138 ft

Lushan County

China > Henan > Pingdingshan

Average elevation: 1,204 ft

Qinhuai District

China > Jiangsu

Average elevation: 56 ft

Sham Tseng Village

China > Hong Kong > Tsuen Wan District

Average elevation: 325 ft

Yiqen

China > Tibet > Pasho County

Average elevation: 15,518 ft

Angan Hôt

China > Inner Mongolia > Zhenglan Banner

Average elevation: 4,131 ft

Jiangjin District

China > Chongqing

Jiangjin lies within central China at 105°49′—106°38′of longitude and 28°28′—29°28′of north latitude. The landscape and topography of Jiangjin slopes from high elevations in the south and low in the north. Luohuangzhongba stands at the lowest elevation (178.5 m). The highest site, Wugongba in…

Average elevation: 1,709 ft

Jiading District

China > Shanghai

Average elevation: 13 ft

Magu

China > Qinghai > Nangchen County

Average elevation: 13,576 ft

Lixia District

China > Shandong

Average elevation: 469 ft

Xinjiang County

China > Shanxi

Average elevation: 1,759 ft

Qiaoxi District

China > Hebei > Zhangjiakou

Average elevation: 3,009 ft

Fuxin City

China > Liaoning

Average elevation: 633 ft

Garzê County

China > Sichuan

Due to its elevation, Garzê County has a monsoon-influenced humid continental climate (Köppen Dwb) and subarctic climate, with cold but very dry winters, and warm summers with frequent rain. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from −3.9 °C (25.0 °F) in January to 14.2 °C (57.6 °F) in July,…

Average elevation: 14,045 ft

Three Gorges Dam

China > Hubei > Yichang

Average elevation: 312 ft

Hongkou District

China > Shanghai

Average elevation: 23 ft

Jiangning District

China > Jiangsu

Average elevation: 108 ft

Licheng District

China > Shandong

Average elevation: 587 ft

Min River

China > Fujian > Fuzhou City

Average elevation: 325 ft

Zigui County

China > Hubei

Average elevation: 2,365 ft

Jurong

China > Jiangsu

Average elevation: 105 ft

Hohhot

China > Inner Mongolia

Average elevation: 4,026 ft

Danyang

China > Guangxi > Du'an Yao Autonomous County

Average elevation: 791 ft

Taishan District

China > Shandong

Average elevation: 938 ft

Qinghai

China

The Qaidam basin lies in the northwest part of the province at an altitude between 3000 and 5000 meters above sea level. About a third of this resource rich basin is desert.

Average elevation: 12,172 ft

Harbin

China > Heilongjiang

Harbin, with a total land area of 53,068 km2 (20,490 sq mi), is located in southern Heilongjiang province and is the provincial capital. The prefecture is also located at the southeastern edge of the Songnen Plain, a major part of China's Northeastern Plain. The city center also sits on the southern bank of…

Average elevation: 820 ft

五台山

China > Inner Mongolia > Songshan District

Average elevation: 4,659 ft

埔里

China > Fujian > Minhou County

Average elevation: 656 ft

Haikou City

China > Hainan Province

Average elevation: 131 ft

Changchun City

China > Jilin

Changchun lies in the middle portion of the Northeast China Plain. Its municipality area is located at latitude 43° 05′−45° 15′ N and longitude 124° 18′−127° 02' E. The total area of Changchun municipality is 20,571 km2 (7,943 sq mi), including metro areas of 2,583 square kilometres (997 sq mi),…

Average elevation: 705 ft

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