Characteristics of land-use in river valleys of Taihang mountains area，Hebei Province

Using the theory of landscape ecology，the land-use characteristics of main valleys are analyzed in 7 rivers of Taihang mountains area of Hebei Province．The results show that the valley land-use patterns of 7 rivers are similar despite that the river properties ，landforn'l characteristics and water situations are different from each other，and farmland occupies 50％ ～ 80％．village 20％ and forest land less than 10％ of valley area．The land-use types increase from upstream to downstream．The land patches are relatively fragmented，and the number of land patch is 5 or 6 per 1000 meters valley．The reserved watercourse oceupies 15％～ 30％ of valley area in Fuping County．and no more than 10％in Yuanshi County．