TOPOGRAPHY
The eastern plains and southern coasts of the country consists of fertile lowlands and foothills, and is the location of most of China's agricultural output and human population. Macau lies in the southern coastal region. The southern areas of the country (South of the Yangtze River) consists of hilly and mountainous terrain. The west and north of the country is dominated by sunken
basins (such as the
Gobi and the
Taklamakan), rolling
plateaus, and towering
massifs.
COMFORT ZONE
According to the Design Code for Residential Buildings GB50096-1999 , the comfort zone temperature S is defined in the range of 16 to 29°C for summer and winter periods.\cite{Sun_2013}