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GEOGRAPHICAL FEATURES|NATURAL RESOURCES|CLIMATE|POPULATION, ETHNIC GROUPS

 

Land Resources


 

Land Resources  Fauna and Flora Resources  Mineral Resources

 

 
Cultivated Land Grassland Forests
 

Summary

 
 
 
China has more than 400 million hectares of grassland. The diverse types of pasturelands feed many kinds of domestic animals in different seasons. Pasturelands constitute a quarter of the national total area, making China one of the countries with largest area of pasturelands in the world. Natural pasturelands are mainly distributed in areas west and north of the Greater Hinggan Mountains, the Yinshan Mountain and the eastern foot of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, while artificial pasturelands are concentrated in southeast China.

 

 

Inner Mongolia Pastoral Area:

 
Inner Mongolia Pastoral Area: The largest in China, it produces such fine breeds as Sanhe horse and Sanhe cattle.

 

 

Xinjiang Pastoral Area:

 
Xinjiang Pastoral Area: Its fine breeds include Xinjiang fine-wool sheep, Altay big-tail sheep and Ili horse.


 

Qinghai Pastoral Area:

 
Qinghai Pastoral Area: The main yak producing area, it also breeds the world-famous Hequ horse.

 

 

Tibet Pastoral Area:

 
Tibet Pastoral Area: The main yak producing area.