China's vast land leads to enor- mous difference in annual precipita- tion in different parts of the country,with the annual precipitation averag- ing 629 mm. Exposed to monsoon seasons, south China enjoys more precipitation; this is particularly with the coastal area in southeast China, where the annual average precipitation reaches more than 1,000 mm. North- west China, located in the hinterland of the Eurasian Continent, has compara- tively less precipitation, with the an- nual average precipitation staying be- low 200 mm. Ruqiang in Tarim Basin of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region is the driest part of China, with the annual average precipitation being no more than 10 mm |
