China`s Western Loess Plateau Royalty-Free Stock Image

The Loess Plateau is located in the northern part of China, one of China`s four major plateaus, is one of the birthplace of ancient Chinese civilization, is also the most concentrated and largest area of the Earth`s loess area, the total area of 640,000 square kilometers. Loess granular, soft soil, rich in mineral nutrients, farming, basin and valley Reclamation has a long history. In addition to a few rocky mountains, the thickness of the loess between 50~80 meters, the thickest up to 150~180 meters. The picture is the Loess plateau in northern Shaanxi, China.