TYN → CKG

Loess Plateau Gullies

Incredible patterns of soil erosion and terraced farming unique to the Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces.

Yellow River Curves

The dramatic 'S' bends of the Yellow River as it carves through the canyon border between Shanxi and Shaanxi.

Guanzhong Plain

The fertile, flat agricultural heartland surrounding Xi'an visible to the west of the flight path.

Mount Taibai

The snow-capped summit of the Qinling Mountains, standing as the highest point in eastern China.

Sichuan Basin Mist

The atmospheric transition as the plane descends into the characteristic fog and rolling hills of Chongqing.

Taiyuan Cityscape

Aerial view of the Fen River crossing through the heart of Taiyuan shortly after takeoff.

Sanmenxia Reservoir

The massive expanse where the Yellow River widens near the border of Shanxi and Henan.

Eastern Qinling

Dense, rugged ridge lines of the central mountain shield that separates North and South China.

Daba Mountains

Lush, green mountain ranges that signal the entry into the moist Sichuan Basin climate zone.

Yangtze Tributaries

Intricate networks of rivers and streams carving through the hills on the approach to Chongqing.