THE SUPERIORITY AND AGRICULTURAL UTILIZATION OF THE NATURAL RESOURCES OF THE LIAODONG PENINSULA IN LIAONING PROVINCE
辽东半岛自然资源的优势及其在农业中的利用

The Liaodong Peninsula in Liaoning Prov ince belongs to the broad-leaf forest landscape of warm temperate zone. Influenced by the ocean, the climate here is warmer and more humid than those of the areas of the same latitude in China, offering favourable conditions for 'he development of agriculture, forestry, fruits and sericulture in the area. Furthermore, the sea-coast of the Peninsula is tortuous and has many bays which are convenient for communication and fishery.In this paper, the main characteristics of physical geography, the superiority, uilization oriehtation and exploitation strategy of fhe natural resources of the Peninsula are discussed. At the same time, the author has pointed out that the development of fruits and sericulture should be carried out according to local conditions and that the resources of the ocean and seacoast should be exploited and utilized rationally. At the end of the paper, the seacoast of the area has been divided into 3 utilization sections, i.e., (1) the eastern coast should be mainly utilized for reclaiming fields from the sea and cultivating aquatic products, (2) the southern coast should be mainly utilized for cultivating aquatic products and developing seaports and tourism, and (3) the western coast should be mainly utilized for evaporating bring to make salts and cultivating aquatic products.