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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loess_Plateau
The *Loess Plateau* (simplified
Chinese<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simplified_Chinese_characters>:
黄 
<http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E9%BB%84>土<http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E5%9C%9F>
高 
<http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E9%AB%98>原<http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E5%8E%9F>;
traditional 
Chinese<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traditional_Chinese_characters>:
黃土高原; pinyin <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinyin>: *Huángtǔ Gāoyuán*),
also known as the *Huangtu Plateau*, is a
plateau<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plateau>that covers an area of
some 640,000
km² <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1_E11_m%C2%B2> in the upper and middle
reaches of China <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China>'s Yellow
River<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_River>.
Loess <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loess> is the name for the
silty<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silt>
sediment <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sediment> that has been deposited by
wind storms on the plateau over the ages. Loess is a highly
erosion<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erosion>-prone
soil that is susceptible to the forces of wind and water; in fact, the soil
of this region has been called the "most highly erodible soil on
earth".[1]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loess_Plateau#cite_note-1>The
Loess Plateau and its dusty soil cover almost all of
Shanxi <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanxi> and
Shaanxi<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaanxi>provinces, as well as
parts of
Gansu <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gansu> province, the Ningxia Hui
Autonomous Region <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ningxia>, and the Inner
Mongolia <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inner_Mongolia> Autonomous Region.

Agriculture and environment
 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gansu>
 The Loess Plateau was highly fertile and easy to farm in ancient times,
which contributed to the development of early Chinese civilization around
the Loess Plateau.Centuries of
deforestation<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deforestation>and
over-grazing, exacerbated by China's population increase, have
resulted
in degenerated ecosystems <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystem>,
desertification <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desertification>, and poor
local economies. In 1994 an effort known as the *Loess Plateau Watershed
Rehabilitation Project* was launched to mitigate desertification; limited
success has resulted for a portion of the Loess Plateau, where now trees
and grass have turned green. A major focus of the Project was to try to
guide the people living in the Plateau to use more
sustainable<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sustainable>ways of living
such as keeping goats in pens not being allowed to roam free
and erode the soft silty soil found in the plateau. Many trees were planted
and nature is now reclaiming a portion of the Loess Plateau. Results have
reduced the massive silt loads to the Yellow River by about one
percent.[4]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loess_Plateau#cite_note-4>The
Loess Plateau was formed over long geologic
times <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geologic_time>, and scientists have
derived valuable information about global climate
change<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_change>from samples taken
from the deep layer of its silty
soil.<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loess_Plateau#cite_note-4>

Loess Plateau in China youtube
https://www.google.com/search?q=Loess+Plateau+in+China+youtube&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&channel=sb


   1. WORLD BANK *CHINA* - *Loess Plateau* Rehabilitation *...* -
*YouTube*<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QX1ex9PeFpY>
   www.*youtube*.com/watch?v...‎
   YouTube
   Aug 11, 2008 - Uploaded by AGRO RURAL
   EL PROYECTO DE REHABILITACIÓN DE LA MESETA DE *LOESS* EN *CHINA* El
   objetivo principal del *...*
   2. *Loess Plateau* - *China* -
*YouTube*<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQBeYffZ_SI>
   www.*youtube*.com/watch?v=NQBeYffZ...‎
   YouTube
   Aug 14, 2008 - Uploaded by WorldBank
   Home to more than 50 million people, the *Loess Plateau in
China's*Northwest takes its name from the dry
   *...*
   3. Greening *China's Loess Plateau* -- by John D Liu -
*YouTube*<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAmai36XJDk>
   www.*youtube*.com/watch?v...‎
   YouTube
   Jan 30, 2013 - Uploaded by Patrick Worms
   This short take is extracted from "Hope in a Changing Climate", John D.
   Liu's wonderful documentary. It *...*
   4. The incredible story of the *Loess Plateau* also known as *...* -
   *YouTube* <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjLV_aVRUmQ>
   www.*youtube*.com/watch?v=bjLV...‎
   YouTube
   May 6, 2012 - Uploaded by Mattijn van Hoek
   The Lessons of the *Loess Plateau* shows how an ancient civilization
   failed *...* But recently the *Chinese* people *...*
   5. 300% Increase in Agricultural Income on 8.6 Million Acres -
*YouTube*<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sK8JNXHcBMA>
   www.*youtube*.com/watch?v...‎
   YouTube
   Mar 22, 2012 - Uploaded by FoodAbundance
   The area of restoration on the *Loess Plateau in China* is the size of
   Belgium and thousands of years of *...*
   6. Lessons of the *Loess Plateau* -
*YouTube*<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QUSIJ80n50>
   www.*youtube*.com/watch?v=8QUSIJ80n50‎
   YouTube
   Jun 27, 2012 - Uploaded by EcopointAsia TV
   In 2005, the *Chinese* government, in cooperation with the World
*...*of 35,000 square kilometers on the
   *Loess* *...*
   7. The Lessons of the *Loess Plateau* 1/6 -
*YouTube*<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYCARwFRN9g>
   www.*youtube*.com/watch?v...‎
   YouTube
   Feb 6, 2009 - Uploaded by EarthsHopeChannel
   EarthsHope.org The Lessons of the *Loess Plateau* shows how an ancient
   *...* But recently the *Chinese* People *...*
   8. An abrupt shift in dust source on the *Chinese Loess Plateau*
*...*<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mh0S4Oc7A7Q>
   www.*youtube*.com/watch?v...‎
   YouTube
   Nov 19, 2013 - Uploaded by Elsevier
   An abrupt shift in dust source on the *Chinese Loess Plateau* revealed
   through high sampling resolution OSL *...*
   9. *Loess Plateau* - *YouTube*<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNiTf0waF0c>
   www.*youtube*.com/watch?v=sNiTf0waF0c‎
   YouTube
   Jun 25, 2010 - Uploaded by Jeremy Colledge
   The *Loess Plateau* ... *...* *Loess Plateau* *...* Income on 8.6
   Million Acres - *Loess Plateau in China*by *...*
   10. Geography 9/11 "*China's* Sorrow": Yellow River and *Loess Plateau*
   *...* <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvNgrIhWrng>
   www.*youtube*.com/watch?v=uvNgrIhWrng‎
   YouTube
   Jan 20, 2014 - Uploaded by mysterbee06
   Hugely important: Why is the river that gave life to the earliest
*China*also known as "
   *China's* Sorrow"

   11. Loess Plateau in China images
   12.
   
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