The soil and water loss area of Shanxi Province i8 100

000 km~2

soilerosion makes land productivity lower

reservior deposited

river bedlifted

salinity

flood and drought frequent.However

significant resultsof both economy and ecology havd been obtained from the construction ofthe structure model in "fivefloorbuilding" and level terrace for 249 ha.forestation for 906.4 ha

planting grasses for 154.5 ha

etc. based on localnatural conditions

the way out to develop mountain areas is to harnesssmall watershed through development of animal husbandry by plantinggrasses and trees

construction of capital farml to increase yield andproduction

and growth of economic forest and so on

it is also suggestedthat the first of all is to build bases of grain and diversifiedeconomy

and to develop farming actively.Attention must be paid to the problemthat while it is harnessed it is destroyed.