《西藏基本情況叢書:西藏自然資源與自然風光》特色:●Tibet is the world's biggest treasure-house of alpine plants and is also a home to many plateau-dwelling wild animals.●This book divides Tibet into five regions, clearly describing the region's natural resources and unspoilt scenery.●The authors are the renowned geographers Yang Yichou and Li Mingsen, both members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
作者簡介
ThegeographerLiMingsenwasborninJiangsuProvincein1938.HegraduatedfromPekingUniversity'sFacultyofGeologyandGeographyin1963.HethenworkedfortheChineseAcademyofSciences'generalcommitteeforinspectingnaturalresources.Forthepastthreedecadesandmore,hehastakenpartincomprehensivescientificsurveysofsouthwesternChinaandtheQinghai-TibetPlateau.HisworkhastakenhimtotheHimalayas,thedepopulatedareaofQiangtang,theHengduanMountains,andtheremotemountainsandwoodsoftheYunnan-GuizhouPlateau.Hehasmadegreatcontributionstonaturalre-sourceandenvironmentalsciencesandwonmanyawardsfortheprogressofscienceandtechnology.In2000,hewontheChineseAcad-emyofSciences'ZhuKezhenmedalforscien-tifjcfieldwork.YangYichouwasborninJiangsuProvincein1936andisageographer,geomorphologistandscientificexplorer.Heworksasdeputyperma-nentsecretary-generaloftheChineseAssocia-tionofScientificExploration.HegraduatedfromNanjingUniversity'sFac-ultyofGeographyin1957.In1959,hebegantoresearchtheQinghai-TibetPlateauandhasbeentheremorethan20times.HehasbeentotheYarlungZangboGrandCanyoneighttimes.Hehasmadegreatcontributionstotheexplo-rationofthecanyonandtoprovingthatitistheworld'sbiggestcanyon.HehaswonmajorawardssuchastheNationalNaturalScienceAward(first-class)and the Tan Kah-kee(Chen Jiageng)award for earth sciences.
圖書目錄
ONE GENERALDESCRIPTION Ⅰ. The Breath-taking Scenery of the "Roof of the World" Ⅱ. Diverse Natural Resources Ⅲ. The Appearance of Man in the "Land of Snows" TWO THE NORTHERN TIBET PLATEAU——PARADISE OF WILDLIFE Ⅰ. Vast Subnival Grasslands Ⅱ. Lakes Like Stars Studding the Sky Ⅲ. Salt Lakes Ⅳ. The Mysterious "No-Man's Land" V. "Masters" of the Plateau THREE NGARI- THE ROOF OF THE PLATEAU Ⅰ. The King of the Holy Mountains -Gangdise and Mount Kangrinboqe Ⅱ. The Holy Lake and the Ghost Lake Ⅲ. The Earth Forest and the Guge Kingdom Ruins Ⅳ. Bangong Co and Maindong Co V. "Soft Gold" - Cashmere Wool FOUR THE HIMALAYAS Ⅰ. Mighty Mountain Range Ⅱ. Mount Qomolangma - the "Third Goddess" Ⅲ. Rich Altitudinal Eco-System Ⅳ. Enthusiasm for Mountain Climbing FIVE THE BEAUTIFUL AND RICHLY ENDOWEDYARLUNG ZANGBO Ⅰ. The Hanging River - the Mother River of Tibetans Ⅱ. The Spectacular "Braided Water Systems" and Deserts in the " Land of Snow" Ⅲ. Tibet's Granary - the "Golden Delta" Ⅳ. Lhasa, the Holy City V. Yamzho Yumco - A Pearlin Southern Tibet VⅠ. The "Heroic City" (Gyangze) and the Best Plantation (Xigaze) VⅡ. The Green Treasure House - the Nyang River Area VⅢ. The Himalayan Geothermal Belt IX. The World's No. 1 Great Canyon SIX THE GROTESQUE MOUNTAINS AND GORGES OF SOUTH EAST TIBET Ⅰ. The Ancient Town of Qamdo - Gateway of Eastern Tibet Ⅱ. Three Rivers Running in Parallel Ⅲ. The Lush-Green Bamda Pastures Ⅳ. The Ancient "Tea-for-Horses" Trade Route V. Beautiful Alpine Lakes VⅠ. Zayu County - Southern-Style Scenery VⅡ. Wonders of Maritime Glaciers VⅢ. The Shangri-la in Tibet SEVEN PROTECTING THE LAST UNSPOILED HIGHLAND Ⅰ. The Call of the People Ⅱ. Quiet Changes in the Environment Ⅲ. Arduous Course for Achieving Harmony Between Man and Nature APPENDIX: VARIETIES AND DISTRIBUTION OF NATURAL RESOURCES IN TIBET