In order to increase benefit from erosion control

several ways which took vegetation measures as principal one had been made according to the view of ecologic economy and erosion characteristics in Fujian province. These ways include closing off the afforested hills with planting

planting grass and shrubs as first step

and then combining trees with fodder grasses

shrubs

establishing ecological fruit garden

improving tea garden for erosion control

stump control and utilization

etc. Through those ways

410.6 thousand hectare of land in erosion had been harnessed in Fujian

significant ecologic and economic benefits had been achicved from 1983 to the end of 1987.