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<DIV><FONT face=Arial
size=2>Climate<BR>.....................................................=
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href="http://www.regit.com/regitour/home.htm"><BR></A><FONT =
face=Arial
size=2>The largest part of China is in a moderate zone with clearly =
recognizable
seasons. The country has great climatic differences resulting from the =
monsoon,
the expanse of the land mass, and the considerable differences in =
altitude.
While it is generally warm and humid in south - eastern and central =
China, the
north and north east are relatively dry. The best times for traveling =
are spring
(May) and autumn (September and October) . China stretches across 35 =
degree of
latitude, resulting in a great variation of regional climates. In many =
areas,
the summer is hot and rainy, with a high level of humidity, while the =
winter is
dry. In northern China, more than 80 percent of rainfall occurs in the =
summer
months, but only 40 percent of the annual rainfall occur in southern =
China
during this season. There are frequent typhoons in south east China =
during the
rainy season, between July and September. North of the Yangzi, the =
winter can be
extremely cold. The northern regions, particularly , show a clear =
alteration of
the four seasons. </FONT>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>The north-east has hot, dry summers and =
long, cold
winters. Summer in the desert regions of Xinjiang and Inner Mongolia is =
also hot
and dry, while winter is cold and dry. On the Tibet Qinghai Plateau =
(average
altitude - 4,000 metres), summer is short and moderately warm, while =
winters can
get very cold. There is little rainfall throughout the year. The =
differences in
day and night temperatures are very great. In central China, the summers =
are hot
and humid, with a lot of rainfall in the late summer months. In the low =
lying
regions of the Yangzi, winter is somewhat milder than in the central =
Chinese
loess mountain regions or in Sichuan , which is enclosed by mountains. =
In the
regions around Beijing, X’ian and Zhengzhou, there are occasional sand =
storms in
winter and spring. A mild climate with warm summers and cool winters =
generally
prevails on the Yunnan Guizhou High Plateau, with little rainfall, and =
very rare
frosts. Southern China has a sub-tropical climate. Rainfall is =
distributed
around the year, the summers are long, humid and hot, and the winters =
are short
with cooler temperatures. </FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#800000>Most metropolitan areas of China =
are in the
east, so there may well be quite a bit of humidity - at least in the =
summer.
Beijing is right across the Yellow Sea from North Korea, and we =
Americans all
know from watching M*A*S*H, that it gets pretty darn cold and dry in the =
winter
there.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#800000>I am also on the boat that =
suspects a little
more marketing input than science to all this grey market =
stuff.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#800000>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>----- Original Message ----- <BR>> =
<< what
Mr. Campbell said. He said Guangzhou is pretty humid<BR>> -- roughly =
like the
tropics in S. America. Maybe they don't have the huge<BR>> climate =
changes
that many places in the U.S. experience. ??? >><BR>> <BR>> I =
understand that, however, I don't think anyplace can get much more humid =
<BR>> that New Orleans, so I still have to wonder what is going
on. I dunno, I have <BR>> wondered how much of the Yamaha =
"grey
market cautions" are based on marketing <BR>> and how much is really =
based on
the wood. I have several customers with Kawai <BR>> "Model 500" =
pianos
from wayyyy back, and they haven't fallen apart or <BR>> anything =
else that I
can ascribe to mis-climate. (I have also seen some obvious grey =
<BR>>
market pianos that seem to behave just like their more legitimate
brethren). <BR>> I do wonder... <BR>> Ed Foote RPT
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