After leaving the experimental site struck by thunder with the dog,
it was another long journey.
Xi'an is considered to be located at the southeastern corner of the Loess Plateau, but it is actually on the Guanzhong Plain between the Loess Plateau and the Qinling.
This is also known as the Wei River Plain.
Because the plain's formation is due to the Wei River and its tributaries' perennial erosion.
So after leaving Xi'an,
he walked north, slightly to the west,
he hadn't officially stepped into the territory of the Loess Plateau by noon, but the surrounding environment had already started to change due to its proximity to the Loess Plateau.
As he got farther from Xi'an, the terrain began to show the typical features of the Loess Plateau — undulating loess landforms, crisscrossing gullies, and the occasional terraced fields.
At noon, the sun was hanging high.
The air was permeated with a dryness.
