Loess Plateau (English: Loess Plateau) is the largest loess deposition area in the world, which is located in the north-central part of China, more than 0/000 kilometers from east to west and 700 kilometers from north to south, including the vast areas west of Taihang Mountain, east of Sun Moon Mountain in Qinghai Province, north of Qinling Mountain and south of the Great Wall.
It spans Shanxi Province, Shaanxi Province, Gansu Province, Qinghai Province, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region and Henan Province, covering an area of about 400,000 square kilometers. Loess thickness 50? Between 80 meters, the maximum thickness 150? 180m. Loess has fine particles, soft soil and rich mineral nutrition, which is beneficial to farming. Valley agriculture has a long history and is the cradle of ancient culture in China. The Loess Plateau is rich in coal, oil, bauxite and other resources, and it is also an important energy and chemical base in China.
Loess has fine particles, soft soil and rich mineral nutrition, which is beneficial to farming. Basins and valleys have a long history of farming and are the cradle of ancient culture in China. Except for a few rocky mountains, the plateau is covered with a deep loess layer with a thickness of 50-80 meters, and the maximum thickness is 150~ 180 meters. The Loess Plateau is rich in minerals, and the reserves of coal, iron ore and rare earth minerals are very large.