The numerous beautiful sea-beaches are an ideal place to go to for vacations. China has a good number of rivers with a total length of some 220 thousand kilometers. Next to it is the Yellow River with a length of 5,463 kilometers. Originating on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, most of the major rivers have great drops in elevation. Therefore, China is abundant in water resources, and ranks first in the world, with a reserve of 680 million kilowatts of electricity power.
China has a varied climate and a marked monsoon climate.
The South-East China adjacent to the sea is endowed with a humid climate with plenty of rainfall and small variation in temperature. The North-West China far away from the sea, has very dry weather with little rainfall and big temperature variations. China is the country in the world with the widest coverage of areas by the monsoon climate, in addition to the marked difference in climate from area to area. Her varied topography with big difference in elevation between East China and West China has great bearing upon climate. Generally speaking, an increase of 1000 meters in altitude means a drop of 6 degree Celsius in temperature.