Hills, Plains and Rivers
The Sichuan Basin consists of low hills and alluvial plains, and several major rivers flow into the Chang Jiang (Yangtze River), which passes through the southern part of the basin. The seismically active Longmenshan Fault - the source of the catastrophic 2008 Sichuan earthquake - runs along the western boundary of the basin, separating it from the Tibetan plateau to the west.
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