Northeast China Plain

The Northeast China Plain (simplified Chinese: 东北平原; traditional Chinese: 東北平原; pinyin: Dōngběi Píngyuán), also known as the Manchurian Plain, is located in Northeast China. It lies between the Greater and Lesser Khingan and Changbai mountains. Covering 350,000 km², it is China's largest plain, with an elevation of lower than 200 meters. The Songhua, Nen, and Liao rivers run through its vast and fertile land.

This plain includes Songnan Plain in north, Liaohe Plain in the south and Shanjiang Plain in the northeast.

It is suitable for mechanized farming, and huge areas are planted with wheat, corn, soy beans, rice, sugar beets, sunflowers. There are very few trees on this landscape that have not been planted, typically poplars in long rows along roads, or on either side of the train tracks. Also, there are not many fences on the landscape, no long running fences, though there are many wooden or stone fences adjacent to the houses. There are also much wetland, vast marshes, and many areas that are subject to flooding.

External links

ISEE Newsletter, Vol.9, No. 4

Plains of China

Northeast China Plain	Sanjiang Plain Songnen Plain Liaohe Plain Amur River Valley Yalu River Valley

North China Plain	Haihe Plain Yellow River Flood Plain Yellow River Delta Jiaolai Plain Huaihe Plain Huanghuai Plain Lixiahe Plain

Middle and Lower Reaches Plain of Yangtze River	Lianghu Plain (Dongtinghu Plain Jianghan Plain) Boyanghu Plain Wanzhong Yanjiang Plain Yangtze River Delta Taihu Plain Hangjiahu Plain Xiaoshao Plain Ganfu Plain Liyang Plain Chaohu Plain Jianghuai Plain

Coastal Plains in Southeast China	Ningshao Plain Wenhuang Plain Weirui Plain Aojiang Plain Fujian Plains(Fuzhou Plain Xinghua Plain Quanzhou Plain Zhangzhou Plain) Chaoshan Plain Pearl River Delta Xunjiang Plain Nanliu River Delta Binyang Plain Yuen Long Plain

Upper and Middle Reaches Plains of Yellow River	Huangshui Valley Yinchuan Plain Hetao Plain Tumochuan Plain Fen River Valley Yuncheng Basin Qinshui Basin Guanzhong Plain

Other Plains	Chengdu Plain Han River Valley Ili River Valley Hexi Corridor

Coordinates: 45°00′N 125°00′E / 45.000°N 125.000°E / 45.000; 125.000