Ecological environment construction in arid areas of northwest China-a case study of Xinier zone in Yuli County of Xinjiang

As the ecological environment is seriously degenerated in the arid area of northwest China,ecological environment construction plays an important role in implementation of the grand strategy of developing west China. Taking Xinier zone in Yuli County in the middle reach of the Kongque River as example, major ecological environment problems, status of the water resources and quantity of water available for the construction of the ecological environment were analyzed. Based on the analysis, a layout for ecological environment construction in that zone has been proposed.