▁the ▁all uv ial ▁lands ▁at ▁the ▁east ▁of ▁it . ▁The ▁all uv ial ▁East ▁China ▁plain ▁extends ▁from ▁just ▁south ▁of ▁Be ij ing ▁in ▁the ▁north , ▁to ▁the ▁Yang t ze ▁river ▁delta ▁in ▁the ▁south , ▁pun ctu ated ▁only ▁by ▁the ▁ igne ous ▁Sh and ong ▁high lands ▁and ▁pen ins ula . ▁ ▁South ▁of ▁the ▁Yang t ze ▁river , ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁landscape ▁is ▁mountain ous , ▁domin ated ▁by ▁sed iment ary ▁depos its ▁and ▁by ▁the ▁South ▁China ▁C rat on . ▁The ▁most ▁famous ▁scen ery ▁in ▁China ▁is ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁kar st ▁land sc apes ▁of ▁Gu ang xi ▁and ▁Y unn an ▁provinces . ▁The ▁all uv ial ▁S ich uan ▁bas in ▁is ▁surrounded ▁by ▁mountains , ▁the ▁Q in ling ▁mountains ▁to ▁the ▁north ▁and ▁the ▁H imal aya ▁to ▁the ▁west ▁and ▁south west . ▁ ▁Much ▁of ▁N ortheast ▁China , ▁or ▁Man ch uria , ▁is ▁domin ated ▁by ▁all uv ial ▁pla ins , ▁but ▁the ▁border ▁regions ▁with ▁Korea ▁are ▁also ▁highly ▁mountain ous . ▁In ▁the ▁west , ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁Tib et an ▁Pl ate au ▁is ▁in ▁China , ▁and ▁aver ages ▁over ▁ 4 0 0 0 ▁metres ▁in ▁elev ation . ▁ ▁The ▁Y unn an - Gu iz hou ▁plate au ▁is ▁also ▁an ▁extension ▁of ▁the ▁Tib et an ▁Pl ate au . ▁ ▁H imal aya ▁and ▁Tib et an ▁Pl ate