What terrain does Guangzhou belong to?

Guangzhou is a hilly region, with high terrain in the northeast and low terrain in the southwest, backed by the sea, hilly and mountainous areas in the north, and concentrated forests. The highest peak is the paradise top at the junction of Conghua City and Longmen County in the north, with an altitude of 12 10 meters. Northeast Tibet is a middle-low mountain, and Baiyun Mountain is called "the lung of the city". The central part is a hilly basin and the southern part is a coastal alluvial plain, which is an integral part of the Pearl River Delta.

Guangzhou is located in the south water-rich area, with developed water system, numerous rivers (swells) and vast waters. There are 22 rivers with rainfall collection area exceeding 100 square kilometer, and 22 rivers with river width exceeding 5 meters 1368 rivers with total length of 5,597.36 kilometers and river density of 0.75 kilometers/square kilometer, which constitute the unique cultural characteristics of Lingnan water town.

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The mountains of Guangzhou

Baiyun mountain 1

Baiyun Mountain, located in Baiyun District, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, is one of the famous mountains in South Guangdong, and has been called "the first show in Yangcheng" since ancient times. This mountain is quite wide and consists of more than 30 peaks. It is a branch of Jiulian Mountain, the highest peak in Guangdong. It covers an area of 20.98 square kilometers, and the main peak, Moxingling, is 382 meters high.

2. Lianhua Mountain

Lianhua Mountain is amazing. More than 300 years ago, Qu Dajun, a famous patriotic poet, praised Lianhua Mountain as "the guardian of the ocean, the flash point of South Vietnam's border defense, and the home of a county's geomantic omen" in his article Xinyu, Guangdong. In recent years, it has been rated as a national AAAA-level tourist area, a provincial-level scenic spot in Guangdong Province and one of the eight scenic spots in Yangcheng in the new century. It is the first choice for you to visit ancient times, pray, enjoy flowers and have a holiday.

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