Does Gansu belong to the plateau area?

Gansu province is located in the geographical center of the motherland, in the upper reaches of the Yellow River, with a vast territory. It is between 3211′ ~ 42 57 ′ north latitude and 9213 ′ ~108 46 ′ east longitude. It borders Shaanxi in the east, Ningxia in the northeast, Sichuan in the south, Qinghai and Xinjiang in the west, Inner Mongolia in the north and the People's Republic of Mongolia in the north. Gansu has complex and diverse landforms, including mountains, plateaus, Pingchuan, river valleys, deserts and Gobi, with complete types and staggered distribution, and the terrain inclines from southwest to northeast. The terrain is long and narrow, with a length of 1.655 km from east to west and a width of 530 km from north to south. Complex terrain can be roughly divided into six different terrain areas:

Longnan Mountain Area: There are high mountains and deep valleys, rich vegetation and endless streams everywhere. This area generally includes the mountainous areas south of Weishui, Lintan and east of Diebu, which is the western extension of Qinling Mountains. The hills are high in the west and low in the east, the green hills are opposite, the streams are surging, and the peaks are steep, just like the scenery in the south of the Yangtze River and the mountains are winding. The "slim show" in southern Xinjiang and the "rough" in the north have been perfectly integrated here.

Loess Plateau in Central Gansu Province: Located in the central and eastern part of Gansu Province, it starts from Shaanxi-Gansu border in the east and reaches Wushaoling in the west. The ancestors of the Chinese nation were born here, and the homes of the descendants of the Chinese people were established here. Hundreds of millions of years of crustal changes, wars and disasters have eroded it, making it fragmented, especially in the central part of Dingxi, which has become one of the poorest places in the motherland, but it contains endless treasures. There are pines and cypresses, gurgling streams, rich oil and coal, and famous mountains and rivers. The Yellow River flows through here, creating many natural dangers, such as night crossing, Xiongguan fortress and Meiyukou Canyon. The waterwheels of Liujiaxia, Yanguo Gorge and Bapan Gorge have given this land endless strength and light, made it glow with youth and changed the poverty of the past.

Gannan Plateau: It is the "roof of the world"-the corner of the eastern edge of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, with a towering terrain and an average elevation of more than 3,000 meters. It is a typical plateau area. Here, the grass beach is broad, the water plants are rich and beautiful, and Mazhuang cattle are fat, which is one of the main animal husbandry bases in Gansu Province.

Hexi Corridor: Located at the northern foot of Qilian Mountain and the southern foot of Beishan Mountain, it starts from Wushaoling in the east and ends at the junction of Gan Xin in the west. It is a long and narrow strip inclined from east to west and from south to north. The altitude is between1000-1500m. It is about 1000 km long and varies in width from several kilometers to 100 km. It is a famous Gobi oasis with flat terrain, good mechanized farming conditions, sufficient light and heat and abundant water resources. It has broad prospects for developing agriculture and is the main commodity grain base in Gansu Province.

Qilian Mountains: south of Hexi Corridor, with a length of 1000 kilometers, most of which are above 3500 meters above sea level. It is a natural solid reservoir in Hexi Corridor, with obvious vertical distribution of vegetation, desert, grassland, forest and snow, forming a colorful three-dimensional picture.

North of Hexi Corridor: The east-west length is 1000 kilometers, and the altitude is 1000-3600 meters. People used to call it Beishan, which is close to Tengger Desert and Badain Jaran Desert. The wind is high and the sand is heavy, the rocks are exposed, the desert is contiguous, and the plains between mountains are difficult to cultivate. Although there are few people, you can enjoy the scenery beyond the Great Wall of "lonely smoke in the desert, long river setting the yen".

Gansu is a mountainous province, with mountains and plateaus as the main terrain. The most important mountain ranges are Qilian Mountain, Wushaoling Mountain and Liupanshan Mountain, followed by Altun Mountain, Mazong Mountain, Heli Mountain, Longshou Mountain, Xiqingshan Mountain and Ziwuling Mountain, mostly in the northwest-southeast direction. Most of the forest resources in this province are concentrated in these mountainous areas, and most rivers form their own diversion sources from these mountainous areas. (