Where in China is there red soil?

Red soil in China is mainly distributed in the low mountainous and hilly areas south of the Yangtze River, including: most of Jiangxi and Hunan provinces, southern Yunnan and southeastern Hubei, Guangdong, northern Fujian, Guizhou, Sichuan, Parts of Zhejiang, Anhui, Jiangsu, etc., as well as southern Tibet and other places.

In the vast hilly areas south of the Yangtze River, there is a type of red soil that developed under the local high temperature and rain, called red soil. This soil contains iron. It contains more aluminum, less organic matter, strong acidity, and heavy soil texture. It is one of the low-yield soils in southern my country.

The Dongchuan Red Land in Yunnan is considered by experts to be the most impressive red land in the world except Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and its scene is even more spectacular than the Brazilian Red Land. Extended information

Historically, Yunnan has always been called the Red Soil Plateau, which is named after the widespread red soil within its territory.

The Yunnan laterite plateau is the result of the interaction of multiple factors such as climate and soil structure. As long as you drive into Yunnan, from Xuanwei City in Qujing in eastern Yunnan to Baoshan and Tengchong in western Yunnan, or from Dali to Lijiang in the north, this area stretching for nearly a thousand kilometers is called the Central Yunnan Plateau.

On the vast Central Yunnan Plateau, red soil can be seen everywhere, especially when the sky clears after the rain and the sun shines brightly, the land becomes as red as blood. This soil is slightly acidic.

The Central Yunnan Plateau is located on the watershed of the Jinsha River (Yangtze River), Lancang River (Mekong River), Nanpan River (Pearl River), and Yuanjiang River (Red River), with an average altitude of more than 2,000 meters.

Dongchuan has a long history of copper smelting. The soil here is bright red due to the copper content. It was also formed because copper smelting in the past dynasties cut down excessive trees on the mountains and exposed a large amount of red soil. Large red patches.

This place has attracted many travel enthusiasts, and has become an enthusiast-level photography destination for Chinese and foreign photographers to capture the most beautiful shots. In the layers of terraced fields, on the fiery red soil, wheat flowers, buckwheat flowers, rape flowers and radish flowers bloom alternately throughout the year. The colors are dazzling, and the bright and intense colors spread to the end of the sky. September to December every year is the best season to appreciate the red earth.

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