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Fig. 5
Region III karst landform
(cap-shaped karst in Shandong by
Chen Weihai)
3.5
Arid-Semiarid Temperate Karst Landform
Region (V)
developed temperate karst types regionally (Yuan
1993
),
including bare karst, covered and buried karst, with an area
of 100,651 km
2
in total. It is characterised morphologically
by ridge hill valleys, cluster hill valleys and karst mountain
valleys (dry valley, Fig.
6
) (Chen
1988
). Only one national
karst geopark is established in this region.
The arid-semiarid temperate karst landform region borders
Region IV to the east, and its southern boundary is from the
Qinling Mountains to Qilian Mountain, Altun Mountain and
Fig. 6
Region IV karst landform
(karst dry valley in Hebei by
Zhang Yuanhai)
