THE LAND RESOURCE OF THE WEST KUNLUN MOUNTAINS
西昆仑地区土地资源

The mountain areas in the Kezilesu, Kashi, and Hotan regions of Xinjiang which belong to the West Kunlun Mountains occupy 90 percent, 57 percent, and 42 percent of their respective total areas. The surroundings are very gool for developing animal husbandry. The rational utilization according to the natural ecolJgical conditions of the different vertical zones of the mountains can give full play to the productive effect of land resources.At present, the land use in the valleys is most intensive. Thereafter, unified planning of the mountains is important for preventing land, from deterioration due to overgrazing. The distribution of loess of the Kunlun Mountains has obvious relations to the attributes of the land resources and productivity.