DSN → CKG

Mu Us Desert Edge

Vast sand dunes and desert reclamation projects visible shortly after departure from Ordos.

Mount Taibai

The highest peak of the Qinling Range, often featuring snow at the summit well into the spring.

Qinling Valleys

Deep, narrow valleys where you can spot high-speed rail tracks and tunnels weaving through the rock.

Jialing River Gorges

The emerald-colored Jialing River winding through steep canyons as the plane enters the basin.

Sichuan Basin Fringe

The sudden and dramatic drop from high mountains into the fertile, hazy green plains of the basin.

Ordos Steppe

The arid transition zone between the Mu Us Desert and the yellow earth of the Loess Plateau.

Loess Terraces

Unique agricultural terracing carved into the soft, yellow silt hills of northern Shaanxi.

Eastern Qinling

Dense, forest-covered ridges that mark the biological and climatic divide between North and South China.

Daba Mountains

Rugged, mist-shrouded limestone peaks that form the northern rim of the Sichuan Basin.

Chongqing Sprawl

The massive urban density and high-rise clusters of the Liangjiang New Area during the descent.