Pictures of the World Amazing photos of landscapes, people and animals

I will continue to write about China, a destination that I find really impressive for the traveler, in part thanks to its magnificent natural landscapes.

This is a gallery of aerial photos taken by George Steinmetz, who spent three months touring their eight provinces between 2006 and 2007.

Section of the Great Wall in Jianshanling, after a snow quite unusual:

By George Steinmetz

The Li river in the Guilin province:

By George Steinmetz

Sand dune in the desert of Kumetage:

Kumetage desert, by George Steinmetz

Green hills and plantations of rapeseed in bloom:

Rapeseed in bloom, by George Steinmetz

Rice terraces and a village of the Miao ethnic minority in Lonji:

Rice terraces, by George Steinmetz

Sandstone formations in the Kuqa Canyon:

The Kuqa Canyon, by George Steinmetz

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