PROTECTION AND RATIONAL USE OF THE LAND RESOURCE IN THE MANAS RIVER BASIN OF XINJIANG

<正> The Manas River valley, situated in the middle part of northern slope of TianshanMountains, in a geographcal position of N43°20′--45°56′, E84°57′--86°43′,composed of Manas and Shawan counties, and the 8th Agricaltural Reclamation Division,has a total area of 24328Km~2. This area belongs to the arid regions of China with a great distance to the sea. For in-

PROTECTION AND RATIONAL USE OF THE LAND RESOURCE IN THE MANAS RIVER BASIN OF XINJIANG