扬州市沙土区包括江都、泰州、泰县和泰兴县的一部份,总面积约3400平方公里,耕地270万亩,占江苏省沙土地区的1/10多。地面高程一般在4.5～6.0米(废黄河零点),个别高亢田在6.0米以上。这一片地区约成陆于西汉时代,多为坡耕地、龟背田和垛田,土壤沙性重,群众称之为“起风飞上天,下雨淌下河”。粮食作物以旱谷为 Sandy areas in Yangzhou include a part of Jiangdu, Taizhou, Taixian and Taixing with a total area of ​​about 3,400 square kilometers and arable land of 2.7 million mu, accounting for more than 1/10 of the total amount in the sandy areas of Jiangsu Province. Ground elevation is generally 4.5 to 6.0 meters (zero waste Yellow River), individual high field at 6.0 meters above. This area is about the land in the Western Han Dynasty, mostly in sloping fields, turtle fields and piled fields. The soil is so heavy that the masses call it “the wind and the sky, the rain dripping down the river.” Food crops are in wadi