It is the highest plateau in the world, with an average elevation of 4500 meters, and is called the roof of the world. There are a series of high mountains on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Mount Everest, the main peak of the Himalayas, is 8848 meters above sea level, which is the highest peak in the world. There are more than 1000 lakes on the plateau, which is the plateau with the most lakes in the world. Qinghai Lake is the largest saltwater lake in China, and the bird island in the lake is famous at home and abroad. Namu Lake is the highest lake in the world. There are many basins on the plateau. It is a Tibetan community, with animal husbandry as the main area.
Inner Mongolian Plateau
The altitude is about 1000 meters. It is a good natural pasture with open terrain and abundant aquatic plants. Mongolian herders are scattered on grasslands, and agriculture in Hetao Plain is developed.
loess plateau
It is one of the four cultural cradles in the world, with an altitude of1000 ~ 2000m and a loess layer covering 50 ~ 80m. Cave dwellings in northern Shaanxi have local characteristics.
the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau
It is a typical limestone karst landform with peculiar stone forests, solitary stone peaks, deep caves and swaying underground rivers. There is the famous Huangguoshu Waterfall on the plateau, which flies directly to the "Rhinoceros Pond" from a 57-meter-high cliff, making it the largest waterfall in China. The agricultural conditions in this area are extremely poor, and it is the area with the highest density and number of ethnic minorities in China.