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This vast area of southwest China, the size of France and Spain combined, is famous for its clusters of conical hills, like giant upturned egg cartons, separated by dry empty valleys.
相當于法國和西班牙國土加起來那么大的中國西南的廣闊土地，因為宛如被干燥中空的谷地隔離開來的巨大蛋盒般連綿的錐形山脈而聞名于世。
This is the karst, a limestone terrain which has become the defining image of southern China.
這就是喀斯特地貌，石灰石地貌儼然成為南部中國的標志性特征。
Karst landscapes are often studded with rocky outcrops, forcing local farmers to cultivate tiny fields.
喀斯特地貌通常以突起的裸巖狀態分布。這迫使當地農民只得在破碎的小塊土地上耕作。
The people who live here are among the poorest in China. In neighbouring Yunnan Province, limestone rocks have taken over entirely.
當地人是中國最貧窮的居民之一。在毗鄰的云南省，遍布著石灰石。
