山西省地处黄土高原的东部,万里黄河之中游。西有吕梁山,东有太行山,山峦起伏,沟壑纵横,山区丘陵面积占总面积80％以上。全省县县都存在着水土流失问题,水土流失的程度在黄河流域乃至全国都是很严重的。在社会经济发展的长河中,山西人民同自然灾害长期斗争中,无疑包括同危害人民生存的危机——水土流失进行斗争中,创造出灿烂的人类文明。 Shanxi Province is located in the eastern part of the Loess Plateau, the middle reaches of the Yellow River. There Lvliangshan West, Taihang Mountain in the east, undulating hills, ravines aspect, mountainous hilly area of ​​more than 80% of the total area. There are soil and water loss problems in counties and counties across the province, and the extent of soil erosion is very serious in the Yellow River basin and even in the whole country. In the long course of social and economic development, the long-term struggle of the people of Shanxi Province with natural disasters undoubtedly includes creating a splendid human civilization through the struggle against soil erosion, the crisis that threatens the survival of the people.