Protection Forest for Yangtze River

(整期优先)网络出版时间:1995-09-19
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TheYangtzeRiveristhelargestriverinChina,about6,300kilometreslongwithadrainageareaandpopulationaccountingfor18.8percentand33percentrespectivelyinChina.AimingatincreasingforestandvegetationareasonthemiddleandupperreachesoftheYangtzeRivertocontrolwaterandsoilerosion,theChinesegovernmentin1989decidedtocommenceaconstructionprojectfortheprotectionoftheforestsystemonthemiddleandupperreachesoftheYangtzeRiver.Theprojectcovers645counties(citiesanddistricts)in13provinces,