During the last Ice Age, which ended 11,000 years ago, the winds blew from the Gobi Desert toward the Loess Plateau. During glacial periods, the winds blew from the Qaidam Basin toward the Loess ...

The Loess Plateau, situated in northern China, boasts distinct geographical features delineating its expanse: it abuts the Inner Mongolia Plateau to the north, the eastern boundary is demarcated ...

Taihang Mountain sites on the unique step-fault zone of the Loess Plateau and North China Plain, with huge altitude difference in landform (2,000 meters), good vegetation cover, cool climate and ...

He Xiubin, Keli Tang, Xinbao Zhang, Soil Erosion Dynamics on the Chinese Loess Plateau in the Last 10,000 Years, Mountain Research and Development, Vol. 24, No. 4 (Nov., 2004), pp. 342-347 ...

Xu Yong1*, Tang Qing1, Zhang Tongsheng1, Yang Qinke2, Influence of Ecological Defarming Scenarios on Agriculture in Ansai County, Loess Plateau, China, Mountain Research and Development, Vol. 29, No.

Located in the central region of the Loess Plateau and west bank of the Yellow River, an ancient stone city in Wubao county of Yulin city, Shaanxi province, was called "Fortress Wubao" for its ...

Early hominins ventured out into the world beyond Africa even earlier than we've given them credit for, according to a new stone-tool find on the southern edge of China's Loess Plateau. Hominins ...

Second Loess Plateau project: IDA contributed US$50 million; IBRD US$99 million; and government/counterpart funding US$90 million. (China was still eligible for credits from the International ...