List of Chinese plateaus

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Loess plateau in China
Location of the Loess Plateau in China

This is a list of Chinese plateaus / highlands / plateaus . The four major plateaus are the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (Qing-Zang gaoyuan 青藏高原 ), the Inner Mongolia Plateau (Nei Menggu gaoyuan 內蒙古 高原 ), the Loess Plateau (Huangtu gaoyuan 黃土高原 , see illustration) and the Yunnan-Guizhou- Plateau (Yun-Gui gaoyuan 雲貴 高原 ). Further classifications are made according to the topographical differences. The following translations of the Chinese terms try to follow the Chinese terms as closely as possible:

Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

  • Plateau of Northern Tibet (Zangbei gaoyuan 藏北高原 )
  • Plateau of Eastern Tibet (Zangdong gaoyuan 藏 東 高原 )
  • South Qinghai Plateau (Qingnan gaoyuan 青 南 高原 )
  • West Sichuan Plateau (Chuanxi gaoyuan 川西 高原 )

Inner Mongolia Plateau

  • Hulun Buir Plateau ( 呼倫貝爾 高原 )
  • Xilin Gol Plateau ( 錫林郭勒 高原 )
  • Ulanqab Plateau ( 烏蘭察布 高原 )
  • Ordos Plateau ( 鄂爾多斯 高原  /  鄂尔多斯 高原 )
  • Alxa Plateau ( 阿拉善 高原 )
  • Bayan Nur Plateau ( 巴彥淖爾 高原 )

Loess Plateau

  • North Shaanxi Plateau (Shaanbei gaoyuan 陝北 高原 )
  • North Shanxi Plateau (Shanbei gaoyuan 晉北 高原 )
  • South Shanxi Plateau (Shannan gaoyuan 晉南 高原 )
  • South Ningxia Plateau (Ningnan gaoyuan 寧南 高原 )
  • East Gansu Plateau (Gandong gaoyuan 甘 東 高原 )

Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau

  • East Yunnan Plateau (Diandong gaoyuan 滇東 高原 )
  • North Yunnan Plateau (Dianbei gaoyuan 滇 北 高原 )
  • West Yunnan Plateau (Diandong xiyuan 滇西 高原 )
  • Central Yunnan Plateau (Dianzhong gaoyuan 滇中 高原 )
  • North Guizhou Plateau (Qianbei gaoyuan 黔北 高原 )
  • Central Guizhou Plateau (Qianzhong gaoyuan 黔中 高原 )
  • West Guizhou Plateau (Qianxi gaoyuan 黔西 高原 )

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