Saturday, April 26, 2008

Climate in China

Most of China is situated in the temperate zone. Some parts of south China are located in tropical in tropical and subtropical zones while the northern part is near the frigid zones. The temperature varies greatly in different parts f the country. In north China, summers are warm and short and winters long and cold.

In the tropical and subtropical south, trees and other vegetation remain green all year. The eastern coastal regions of China are warm and humid and have four distinct seasons. But the temperatures in the interior area of northwest China change greatly during the daytime. Because its high elevation, the Qinghai-Tiber Plateau area, a special alpine cold zone, has low temperatures all year round.

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