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Chengdu Plain is situated at the upper reaches of the Changjiang River in the subtropical zone, with a height of 450–750 m above the sea level and a gradient of 4‰. It covers an area of about 7500 square kilometres, with an average annual rainfall of about 1000 mm. It is generally used for a rotation of rice and winter dryland crops. As devoted mainly to rice plantation this plain is characterized by its high elevation and vast expanse of rice fields.
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**an-wan, Z. (1981). Paddy Soils in Chengdu Plain and their Classification. In: Proceedings of Symposium on Paddy Soils. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-68141-7_42
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