Which provinces are included in the northwest region?

Including Xinjiang, Qinghai, Gansu, Shaanxi and Ningxia. Northwest China is a region in the northwest inland of China, including the western Daxinganling Mountains, Kunlun Mountains-Altun Mountains-Qilian Mountains and the north of the Great Wall, including the western Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, the western Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, the western Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region and the northwest Gansu Province.

Located in the northwest inland of China, it has a vast area, drought and water shortage, widespread deserts, many sandstorms, fragile ecology, sparse population, abundant resources, difficult development, long international border and favorable border trade.

geographical environment

The topography of the western region includes Tianshan Mountain, Altun Mountain, Qilian Mountain, Kunlun Mountain, Altai Mountain, Hexi Corridor, Junggar Basin, Tarim Basin, Taklimakan Desert, Turpan Basin and other mountains, basins, deserts and Gobi. From east to west, the natural landscape in the western region can be divided into loess plateau, Gobi desert, desert grassland and Gobi desert.

The northwest region in the first-class division of land meteorological geography in China includes Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai and Ningxia. Northwest China is deep inland, far away from the sea. The high terrain of plateau and mountain blocks the humid airflow, which leads to scarce precipitation and arid climate in this area, forming a vast desert and Gobi desert landscape.