Virtual Field Trip:

Stops Around
China

Fun Facts:
The Tanggula Mountains are
sometimes called Tanggula

Shan, or Dangla Mountains.

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The Jiuzhaigou Valley was

inscribed as a World Biosphere
Reserve in 1997.

Another name for the Yangtze

The biosphere, lithosphere,

and hydrosphere are part of the
three stops we are taking
together on our virtual field trip.
This simply means, one location
will consist of water, one
consisting of ecosystems, and
latest a natural earth formation.

River is Chang Jiang which

means long river in Chinese.

By: Sherly Hy

Map created on Google Earth

Stop #1: Yangtze River

The longest river in China and the third
longest in the world is the Yangtze
River. This river has over 700
tributaries. Some of its major ones
include: Chishui River, Min River, Han
River, Tuo River, and Xiang River. The
Yangtze Rivers age is still debated by
geologists but its estimated to be
approximately over 45 millions years
old. The source of this river is said to be
the Tanggula Mountains which is where
we will be taking our next stop.

Stop #2: Tanggula Mountains

Stop #3: Jiuzhaigou

The Tanggula Mountains are the

source for many rivers including
the Yangtze River. Some of the
others are the Nu River, Salween
River, and Mekong River.
Though the mountains do not
seem particularly high because it
is surrounded by plateaus
averaging of 16,500 feet, some of
its peaks are higher than 19,000
feet.

The Jiuzhaigou is a nature reserve

and national park located in the north
of Sichuan Province in China. This
valley is known for its colorful lakes
and waterfalls. In the fall, the lakes
turn into a hue of red, yellow, and
orange. There are a number of
animals that call the Jiuzhaigou home
including giant pandas, snub-nosed
monkeys, and many others. The
Jiuzhaigou is actually composed of
three valleys that form together into a
Y shape. Its location lies on the fault
lines between the Qinghai-Tibet plate
and the Yangtze Plate. The
earthquakes here are part of how the
landscape has been shaped.

Source:
http://www.britannica.com/plac
e/Tanggula-Mountains

Source:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jiuzhaigo
u

Source: Hogan, C. (2012). Yangtze

River. Retrieved from
http://www.eoearth.org/view/article/1738
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Image Source: https://www.tnc.org.hk/wpcontent/uploads/work_2.6.1Yangtze.jpg

Image Source:
http://www.tibetdiscovery.com/images/traininfo/scenery-on-the-road/tanggulamountain.jpg

Image Source:
http://www.chinadiscovery.com/assets/image
s/jiuzhaigou/jiuzhaigou-autumn-full.jpg