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December 2, 2002

China Trip Report - September 2002

Introduction

The following slides give a brief introduction to the geography and agriculture of Shanxi, Shaanxi, and Shandong provinces.  Please click on the thumbnails to see the full-size image.

 

Part 1--Shanxi and Shaanxi Slide2.JPG (10631 bytes) Map showing route of the China trip through Shaanxi and Shanxi provinces. Slide3.JPG (54850 bytes) AVHRR Satellite image of Shanxi and Shaanxi on October 2, 2002 Slide4.JPG (76954 bytes) Photo showing terraces cut into loess soils, and severe erosion, in Shaanxi. Slide11.JPG (61295 bytes)
Photo showing the steep hills and narrow valleys in Shaanxi. Slide9.JPG (49257 bytes) Photo showing millet, a popular crop, in Shanxi. Slide10.JPG (65382 bytes) Photo showing traditional cave homes, near Zhidan, in Shaanxi province. Slide12.JPG (67752 bytes) Photo showing the Yellow River at the Shaanxi/Shanxi border at Hukou. Slide13.JPG (50142 bytes)
Part 2--Shandong Slide14.JPG (8169 bytes) Map showing trip route through Shandong province. Slide15.JPG (55805 bytes) AVHRR satellite image of Shandong/Hebei on October 3, 2002. Slide16.JPG (55564 bytes) Photo a farmed area with mountains in the background in Shandong province. Slide19.JPG (48370 bytes)
Photo of mountains near Jinan, in Shandong province.. Slide20.JPG (44329 bytes) Photo showing corn from the 2002/23 harvest. Slide21.JPG (76609 bytes) Photo showing wheat being planted in Shandong for the 20023/04 crop. Slide22.JPG (71156 bytes) Photo of the Yellow River, near Jinan, in Shandong province.. Slide23.JPG (30508 bytes)
 
For more information, contact Paulette Sandene
with the Production Estimates and Crop Assessment Division,
Center for Remote Sensing Analysis at (202) 202-690-0133.

 

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