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... plains of southeast China . Except for the Ch'eng - tu Plain , the region is very hilly . In the eastern half of the basin are numerous folds , forming a series of ridges and valleys that trend northeast to southwest . The lack of ...
... plains of southeast China . Except for the Ch'eng - tu Plain , the region is very hilly . In the eastern half of the basin are numerous folds , forming a series of ridges and valleys that trend northeast to southwest . The lack of ...
Page 162
... plains , and deciduous and coniferous forest in the western highlands . Intensive settlement of the plains has long since led to the clearance of the trees to make way for cultivation . The mountains , however , retain some of their ...
... plains , and deciduous and coniferous forest in the western highlands . Intensive settlement of the plains has long since led to the clearance of the trees to make way for cultivation . The mountains , however , retain some of their ...
Page 506
... Plains , farmers were for the most part success- ful because the weather was generally favourable . Severe drought conditions in the 1890s , however , shattered the illusion that life on the plains was necessarily good and drove out ...
... Plains , farmers were for the most part success- ful because the weather was generally favourable . Severe drought conditions in the 1890s , however , shattered the illusion that life on the plains was necessarily good and drove out ...
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