右玉县地处雁门关外,塞上高原。解放初期,由于风大沙多,十年九旱,无霜期短,植被稀少,水土流失严重,农业生产十分落后,粮食亩产只有三、四十斤。建国以来,在毛主席革命路线指引下,右玉县委带领全县人民大搞植树造林的群众运动,到1977年底,全县造林面积65万亩,森林覆盖率达到21.5%。由于林业的发展,初步改变了气候,控制了水土流失,减轻了风沙危害,起到了促进农、牧业发展的显著作用。 Youyu County is located outside Yanmen, plug plateau. In the early days of the liberation, due to the large amount of sand, the ten years of nine droughts, the short frost-free period, the rare vegetation and the serious soil erosion, the agricultural production lagged behind with only three or 40 jin of grain per mu. Since the founding of the People’s Republic, under the guidance of Chairman Mao’s revolutionary line, the Youyu County Committee led the people of the county to vigorously engage in the mass movement of afforestation. By the end of 1977, the afforestation area of ​​the county was 650,000 mu with a forest coverage rate of 21.5%. Due to the development of forestry, the climate has been initially changed, the soil and water loss has been controlled, the damage caused by wind and sand has been alleviated, and a significant role has been played in promoting the development of agriculture and animal husbandry.