What are the four pastoral areas in China?

The four pastoral areas in China are Inner Mongolia, Xinjiang, Tibet and Qinghai.

Inner Mongolia pastoral area

Inner Mongolia pastoral area is the largest pastoral area in China. Livestock production ranks first in China, second in China, fourth in China, and first in China in sheep hair, goat hair and camel hair. Inner Mongolia pastoral area belongs to temperate grassland pastoral area, and the main excellent livestock species are Sanhe cattle and Sanhe horse.

Xinjiang pastoral area

Xinjiang pastoral area is the second largest pastoral area in China, which belongs to mountain pasture. . The main famous animal husbandry varieties are: fine wool sheep, lamb skin sheep, Altay big tail sheep, Hotan sheep, Ilima, camel and so on.

Tibetan pastoral area

Tibet pastoral area is the largest alpine meadow grassland animal husbandry area in China. Due to the cold natural conditions, the grassland quality in the valley area in the mountainous area of southeast Tibet is good, and the main livestock species are Tibetan yak, Tibetan sheep and kurama.

Qinghai pastoral area

Qinghai pastoral area is the fourth largest pastoral area in China, and it is also the province with the largest number of yaks and the best quality. Qinghai pastoral area is an alpine pasture.