What is planted in Hetao Plain?

From the southern foot of Yinshan Mountain to the south bank of the Yellow River is the Hetao Plain. Hetao Plain can be divided into four parts according to landform: Wulanbu Desert, Houtao Plain, Ming An Chuan Plain and Sanhuhe Plain.

Wulanbuhe Desert is located in the southwest of Bayannaoer City, covering an area of 2,500 square kilometers.

The Houtao Plain is about180km long from east to west and 60km wide from north to south, with a total area of10000km2. The Yellow River surrounds the Ordos Plateau.

In the Ming Dynasty, An Chuan was about 50 kilometers long from east to west, with an area of about 1800 square kilometers. It was an intermountain basin.

Sanhuhe Plain is about 70km long from east to west and 3km- 15km wide from north to south, showing a narrow strip shape.

The above four parts of the local people are collectively called Houtao Plain.

Hetao plain, flat terrain, fertile land, vertical and horizontal channels, farmland all over. There are more than 9.6 million mu of cultivated land, and now more than 5 million mu has been reclaimed, which is rich in wheat, corn, sorghum, soybean, ramie, sunflower, beet, hops, melons and fruits, Chinese cabbage and other crops. This is the main wheat producing area in the autonomous region. Hami melon, Chinese cabbage, hops, sunflower, medlar, etc. , are well-known national specialties.

Hetao Plain is famous for its abundant grains, and it is known as "the granary on the plug" or "the south of the Jiangbei River". It is a fertile land with fertile soil.

The Yellow River flows through Bayannaoer League for 340 kilometers, with an annual total flow of 310.50 billion cubic meters, and is rich in water resources. 1959, the Yellow River three sheng Water Control Project was completed. 1969 Excavation of main canal (Second Yellow River), total length 180 km. 1975, the main drainage ditch project was completed, ending the history of irrigation without drainage.

Because the Yellow River water irrigated the fertile soil of Hetao, it brought people the joy of harvest. They sang in a melodious climbing tone: "North of the Yellow River, south of Yinshan Mountain, Hetao Rice and Grain River is 800 miles. The rivers are interlaced and dense, and the buildings are like Jiangnan. "