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2 Combination of animal breeding and aquaculture. Figure 18.2 shows the Xi’an
Breeding farm of Dawa County, Liaoning Province, a typical example of com-
bining animal breeding with aquaculture and forage production.
3 Combination of agriculture, animal husbandry and cottage industry. The Xis-
han village in Zhibo City of Shandong Province has created a successful model
combining agriculture with animal husbandry and cottage processing indus-
try.
4 Combination of agriculture and forestry.
5 In southern China, combinations of aquaculture, animal husbandry and agri-
culture are very popular.
6 Integrated development model in degraded ecosystems. In degraded areas,
eco-restoration, eco-reconstruction and eco-development are very important.
Hongzhuang village of Huaibei City, Anhui Province, has created a special
kind of sustainable agricultural development model near a coal mine.
Having recognized that it is impossible to give a detailed introduction to all of the
different kinds of eco-village models, we will only take Shandu and Liumingying
eco-villages as examples to show how the eco-village in China is organized and
functions.
Figure 18.2 The scheme of Xi’an eco-farming