中国山区占全国国土总面积的66%,占全国总人口的40%。全国90%的森林面积,84%的木材积蓄量,77%的草原面积,93%的水力资源,3万多种高等植物和品类繁多的农副产品分布在山区。中国山区所拥有的矿物燃料,黑色和有色金属,稀有金属,建筑陶瓷和化工原料以及日见重要的旅游资源等,在我国乃至世界都占有突出地位,这些都是发展山区经济、富裕山区人民生活的雄厚物质基础。由于山区自然地理环境复杂、交通闭塞,历来不被封建统治者所重视,致使山区生产力水平一直很 China’s mountainous regions account for 66% of the country’s total land area and 40% of the country’s total population. 90% of the country’s forest area, 84% of timber reserves, 77% of the grassland area, 93% of the water resources, more than 30,000 kinds of higher plants and a wide range of agricultural and sideline products are located in the mountains. The fossil fuels, black and non-ferrous metals, rare metals, building ceramics and chemical raw materials owned by the mountainous regions of China and the increasingly important tourism resources all occupy a prominent place in our country and even in the world. These are all aspects of developing the economy in mountainous areas and people’s life in the rich mountainous areas The strong material foundation. Due to the complexity of the natural geographical environment in mountains and the blockage of traffic, it has never been taken seriously by the feudal rulers, which has led to the fact that the productivity level in mountainous areas has been very high