China's topography is highly rugged, with mountains, plateaus, and hills accounting for nearly 67% of its total land area.
* **Highest Point:** Mount Everest (Zhumulangma), shared with Nepal, at 8,848 meters (29,031 feet). * **Lowest Point:** The Turpan Depression in Xinjiang, sitting at 154 meters (505 feet) below sea level. * **Major Mountain Ranges:** The Himalayas, Kunlun Mountains, Tian Shan, and Qinling Mountains, the latter of which forms a natural north-south dividing line. * **Plateaus:** The Tibetan Plateau (averaging over 4,000 meters in elevation), the Loess Plateau, and the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau. * **Plains:** The North China Plain and the Northeast Plain, which are critical for the nation's agriculture.
