牧区是以草原畜牧业为基础产业的特殊经济区域，我国草原牧区的面积达3亿多公顷，主要集中分布于中西部经济地带和边疆少数民族地区。牧区的改革与发展特别是市场经济的发育，对于我国社会主义市场经济的全面协调推进，逐步改变经济发展的区域不平衡，实现各民族共同富裕和稳固 The pastoral area is a special economic area based on grassland husbandry and animal husbandry. The area of ​​grassland and pasture in our country is over 300 million hectares, mainly concentrated in the economic zone of central and western regions and the border ethnic minority areas. The reform and development of the pastoral areas, especially the development of the market economy, have fully and steadily promoted the socialist market economy in our country and gradually changed the regional imbalance in economic development so as to bring about the common prosperity and solidarity of all ethnic groups