Kuleli sonto sizokhuluma ngento ethile ngezwe lethu—- iRiphabhulikhi Yabantu baseShayina.

I-People's Republic of China itholakala engxenyeni esempumalanga yezwekazi lase-Asia, ogwini olusentshonalanga yePacific. Liyizwe elikhulu, elihlanganisa amakhilomitha-skwele ayizigidi ezingu-9.6. I-China icishe ibe yikhulu nesikhombisa ngobukhulu kuneFrance, ingamakhilomitha-skwele ayisigidi esisodwa ngaphansi kwayo yonke iYurophu, kanye namakhilomitha-skwele ayizi-600,000 amancane kune-Oceania (e-Australia, eNew Zealand, kanye neziqhingi zaseningizimu nephakathi kwePacific). Indawo eyengeziwe yolwandle, okuhlanganisa amanzi asendaweni, izindawo zomnotho ezikhethekile, kanye neshelufu yezwekazi, ifinyelela kumakhilomitha-skwele angaphezu kwezigidi ezintathu, okwenza indawo yonke yaseShayina ibe cishe amakhilomitha-skwele ayizigidi ezingu-13.

Izintaba zaseHimalaya zaseNtshonalanga yeShayina zivame ukubizwa ngokuthi uphahla lomhlaba. INtaba iQomolangma (eyaziwa eNtshonalanga njengeNtaba i-Everest), ephakeme ngamamitha angu-8,800, iyisiqongo esiphakeme kakhulu sophahla. IShayina isuka endaweni yayo esentshonalanga kakhulu ePamir Plateau kuya lapho kuhlangana khona imifula iHeilongjiang neWusuli, amakhilomitha angu-5,200 empumalanga.

Lapho izakhamuzi zasempumalanga yeShayina zibingelela ukusa, abantu basentshonalanga yeShayina basabhekene namahora amane obumnyama. Iphuzu elisenyakatho kakhulu eShayina litholakala maphakathi noMfula iHeilongjiang, enyakatho yeMohe esifundazweni saseHeilongjiang.

Iphuzu eliseningizimu kakhulu litholakala eZengmu'ansha esiqhingini saseNansha, cishe amakhilomitha angu-5,500 ukusuka lapho. Lapho inyakatho yeShayina isabanjwe yiqhwa neqhwa, izimbali sezivele ziqhakaza eningizimu epholile. ULwandle iBohai, uLwandle oluphuzi, ulwandle lwase-East China, kanye noLwandle lwaseNingizimu China zingumngcele weShayina empumalanga naseningizimu, ndawonye zakha indawo enkulu yolwandle. ULwandle oluphuzi, uLwandle lwase-East China, kanye noLwandle lwaseNingizimu China zixhumana ngqo noLwandle iPacific, kuyilapho uLwandle iBohai, oluphakathi “kwezingalo” ezimbili ze-peninsula yaseLiaodong neShandong, lwakha ulwandle lwesiqhingi. Indawo yolwandle yaseShayina ihlanganisa iziqhingi ezingu-5,400, ezinendawo engamakhilomitha-skwele angu-80,000. Iziqhingi ezimbili ezinkulu kunazo zonke, iTaiwan neHainan, zimboza amakhilomitha-skwele angu-36,000 kanye namakhilomitha-skwele angu-34,000 ngokulandelana.

Kusukela eNyakatho kuya eningizimu, imifula yolwandle yaseShayina yakhiwa yiBohai, iTaiwan, iBashi, kanye neQiongzhou Straits. IShayina inomngcele womhlaba ongamakhilomitha angu-20,000, kanye namakhilomitha angu-18,000 ogwini lolwandle. Uma isuka kunoma iyiphi indawo emngceleni waseShayina futhi ijikeleza ngokuphelele iye endaweni yokuqala, ibanga elihanjiwe lingalingana nokuzungeza umhlaba enkabazwe.

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