1. Name of Station

Qianyanzhou Experimental Station of Red Soil and Hilly Land (Qianyanzhou Station for short), Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS)

2. The history of Qianyanzhou Station

In 1982, the station was founded by CAS as the pilot experimental site of Integrated Scientific Survey in Mountainous-hilly Region of South China. In 1985, it was designated as the base of Integrated Development Demonstration Base of Mountain-Lake-River Project of Jiangxi Province. In 1998, the CAS and Jiangxi Provincial Government officially established the Station and gave its present name. In 1992, MAB nominated it as international experimental station, and UND Jiangxi Project used as a training center. Since 1998, it has been one of the basic CERN stations. In 2002, Jiangxi Key Laboratory for Ecological Process and Information System was established and affiliated to the station.

3. Natural Conditions of Qianyanzhou Station

The station lies in the Taihe County, central Jiangxi Province (26°44'N, 115°4'E). The average elevation is approximately 100m, relative relief is 20-50m, and the annual mean temperature is 17.8. The annual active accumulated temperature (e0 and e10) is 6523 and 6015 respectively. The annual mean rainfall is 1360mm, the sunshine is 44 , solar total radiation is 4349MJm-2, and frost-free period is 290 d. The station is situated in the north part of North Sub-tropic zone with red earth hills. The original vegetation used to be evergreen broad-leaved forest, but due to degradation, it was replaced by planted forest and grassland, shrub and some secondary vegetation. The planted pine forest, citrus garden, farmland and fish pond are main land use types, the red soil, paddy soil and meadow soil are main soil types. Soil-forming materials are red sand tone, sand gravel tone, debris tone and steam sediments.

4. Long-term Objective of Qianyanzhou Station

The long-term objective is to study the ecological process and the environmental impacts of ecosystem degradation and restoration. In recent years, priorities have been given to the study on carbon and water Fluxes of forests, the impact of UV-B enrichment on agricultural ecosystem the sustainable management of water and soil resources and integrated river basin management.

5. The Major Tasks of Qianyanzhou Station

• The characteristics of material cycle in ecosystem and its environmental impacts
•  Forest primary productivity and its structure at community level.
• Mechanism of sustentation and measures of conservation of subtropical forest ecosystem
• Policy options for degraded ecosystem restoration
• Hydrological process and river basins management
• Eco-information integration ,resolution and data sharing
• Regional ecosystem management and sustainable development strategic studies 

6. Available and on-going monitoring database

7. Station Staff

•  Prof. Lin Yaoming won the first prize of Technology Innovation Award issued by CAS 1996.
•  Liu Yunfen won the first prize of Key S &T Achievement Award issued by State Planning Commission, Ministry of S & T and Ministry of Finance in 1996
•  Liu Yunfen won the second prize of Technology Innovation Award issued by the Ministry of Agriculture in 1997
• Cheng Tong won the prize of Key S &T Achievement Award issued by State Planning Commission, Ministry of S & T and Ministry of Finance in 1997
•  Wang Hongqing won the first prize of Technology Innovation Award issued by CAS in 1997.
• Li Jiayong won the first prize of Technology Innovation Award issued by Jiangxi Provincial Government in 2002.

9. Contact information of Qianyanzhou Station
Dr. Wang Huiming
3 Datun Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100101
Tel:+86-10-6488 8896
Email: wanghm@igsnrr.ac.cn 

10.research projects:

•  The study of model and technology on sustainable and high effective agriculture in southeast hill of China
  Project title: The study of model and technology on sustainable and high effective agriculture in southeast hill of China
  Sub-project title: physiology base of resistance to heat or cold stress and culture technology with high quality of citrus
  Project type: The tenth "five years" brainstorming plan of science and technology in China
  Sub-project Leader: Wang Lijun, postdoctor, Qianyanzhou Ecology Station of Institute of Geographic Science and Natural Resource Research,CAS, e-mail:wlj105@263.net, telphone:01064856537
  Participants: Li Jiayiong, professor, Qianyanzhou Ecology Station of Institute of Geographic Science and Natural Resource Research ,CAS,
  Leading Institution: the institute of soil and fertilizer , Chinese academy of agricultural science
  Participating Institution: Institute of Geographic Science and Natural Resource Research ,CAS
  Duration: 2001-2005
  Research Objectives: Effect of salicylic acid on response of citrus to heat or cold stress and mechanism of resistance of citrus to heat or cold stress. Bring forward systemic regulation and control technology
  Research Content:
  A. Changes of photosynthesis, hormone and proteins of citrus leaves sprayed by salicylic acid under heat or cold stress
  B. Seek regulation and control technology to heat or cold stress for citrus through employ salicylic acid and other materials
  C. Culture Sphaceloma fawcettii Jenk and Screen effective medicament in lab, then validate their effects in the fields.
  Key words: Citrus, heat stress, cold stress, Sphaceloma fawcettii Jenk
  Funding:50000 RMB
• The physio-ecological effect of intensified ultraviolet-B on main rice varieties in red earth and hilly region of China
  Project title: The physio-ecological effect of intensified ultraviolet-B on main rice varieties in red earth and hilly region of China
  Project type: The project funded by National Natural Science Foundation of China
  Project leader: LI Haitao, Associate professor. Add: 917 building, 3 Datun Rd, Beijing, 100101, email:yuxb@igsnrr.ac.cn. Tel: 010?64889669 ext 806. Fax: 010?64889669.
  Responsible Institution: Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural resources Research, CAS
  Duration: 2001-2003
  Objectives: The physio-ecological response of the selected rice varieties to intensified ultraviolet-B, caused by ozone depletion
  Main Components:
  A. The morphological and anatomical change of investigated rice varieties under intensified UVB radiation
  B. The effects of increased UVB on growth and photosynthesis of investigated rice varieties
  C. The effects of increased UVB on yield, nutrient accumulation and quality of investigated rice varieties
  Keywords: UVB. Rice.Red earth hilly region
  Funding: 190,000 RMB
•  Wheat production responses to elevated carbon dioxide concentrations on plateau in thin air condition
  Project title: Wheat production responses to elevated carbon dioxide concentrations on plateau in thin
  Project type: NSFC General Project
  Project leader: Liu Yunfen professor, Add: 917 building, 3 Datun Rd, Beijing, 100101, email:yuxb@igsnrr.ac.cn. Tel:86-10-64889820. Fax:86-10-64889820.
  Responsible Institution: Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources research, CAS
  Duration: 2001-2003
  Objectives: Determine the relationships between wheat carbon change rate and elevated carbon dioxide concentrations of short-term response and long-term accommodate on plateau in thin air and high light condition by the experiment of emission of leaf's chamber, OTC and field elevated CO2.
  Main Components:
  A. Experimentation of photosynthesis on the field of wheat
  B. Simulation crop production on the different climatic scenario.
  Key words: Tibet Plateau, wheat, elevated carbon dioxide concentrations
  Funding: 220, 000 RMB
•  Agents and hydro-climate effects of the agri-forest complex working in hilly area in South China.
  Project title: Agents and hydro-climate effects of the agri-forest complex working in hilly area in South China
  Project type: Innovation Pilot Project,CAS
  Project leader: Li jiayong, professor, Add: 917 building, 3 Datun Rd, Beijing 100101, email:linym@igsnrr.ac.cn. Tel:86-10-64889669. Fax:86-10-64889669.
  Responsible Institution: Qianyanzhou Experimental Station, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources research, CAS.
  Duration: 2000-2003
  Objectives:
  Main Components:
  Key words:
  Funding: 600,000 RMB.
• Study on measuring and modeling carbon flux of artificial forest ecosystem in medium subtropics hilly region of China
  Project title: Study on measuring and modeling carbon flux of artificial forest ecosystem in medium subtropics hilly region of China
  Project type: Innovation Pilot Project,CAS
  Project leader: Li jiayong, professor, Add: 917 building, 3 Datun Rd, Beijing 100101, email:linym@igsnrr.ac.cn. Tel:86-10-64889669. Fax:86-10-64889669.
  Responsible Institution: Qianyanzhou Experimental Station, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources research, CAS.
  Duration: 2001-2004
  Objectives: Find solution to the problems about the experimentation of measuring carbon flux in artificial forest ecosystem in red earth area in sub-tropical zone; Introduce, improve and establish the bio-geochemistry cycle model of carbon; Illuminate temporal and spatial distribution of carbon flux in ecosystem; Forecast environmental effect of carbon cycle in forest ecosystem in the near future.
  Main Components:
  A. Study on carbon and nitrogen flux among soil, vegetation and air in different kind of artificial forests and the influence of ecological factors on them
  B. Study on modeling of carbon and nitrogen cycle among soil, vegetation and air in artificial forests; Study on temporal and spatial distribution of source and sink of carbon and nitrogen.
  Key words:
  Funding: 470,2800 RMB.
• Integrated studies and policy analysis of major eco-environmental problems
  Project title: Integrated studies and policy analysis of major eco-environmental problems
  Project type: Innovation Pilot Project, CAS, (Module 03-02 of Terrestrial Ecosystem Assessment)
  Project leader: Yu Xiubo associate professor, Add: 917 building, 3 Datun Rd, Beijing, 100101, email:yuxb@igsnrr.ac.cn. Tel:86-10-64889820. Fax:86-10-64889820.
  Leading Institutions: Eco-environment Research Center, CAS. Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources research, CAS
  Duration: 2000-2003
  Objectives: Based on the analysis of current situation of eco-environmental problems, dynamic change and driving forces, the project will provide the integrated policy options and recommendations on eco-environment restoration and management.
  Main Components:
  A. National eco-environment condition analysis;
  B. Dynamic changes and driving forces analysis;
  C. Integrated policy options and recommendations on eco-environment restoration and management.
  Key words: Terrestrial ecosystem, eco-environment problems, integrated options, and policy recommendations
  Funding: 150,000 RMB
• Conduct and research the household economic sustainable development in karst areas of shuicheng county in Guizhou
  Project title: Conduct and research the household economic sustainable development in karst areas of shuicheng county in Guizhou
  Project type:. Important Project, CAS
  Project leader: Zhang Hongzhi, associate professor, Add: 917 building, 3 Datun Rd, Beijing, 100101, email:zhanghz@igsnrr.ac.cn. Tel:86-10-648899669-807. Fax:86-10-64889669.
  Leading Institution Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources research, CAS
  Duration: 2001-2003
  Objectives: the project aims to restore ecological and economical balance, eliminate poverty through comprehensive planning in west karst mountain areas of Guizhou.
  Main Components:
  A: To research the analysis of poverty, population and environment degradation, and identify the potential for sustainable development.
  B: To harmonize household economic development and the restoration environmental balance.
  C: To train the farmer and carry out poverty elimination project.
  Key words: kasrt; poverty; household economic
  Funding: 180,000 RMB.
• Farmland ecosystem assessment (Module 05-03, belong to West China Ecosystem Assessment
  Project title: Farmland ecosystem assessment
  Project type: Key International Cooperation Project of Ministry of Sciences and Technology
  Project leader: Yu Xiubo associate professor, Add: 917 building, 3 Datun Rd, Beijing, 100101, email:yuxb@igsnrr.ac.cn. Tel:86-10-64889820. Fax:86-10-64889820.
  Participant: Wang Chuansheng, associate professor, Add: 917 building, 3 Datun Rd, Beijing, 100101, email:wangcs@igsnrr.ac.cn.
  Responsible Institutions: Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural resources Research, CAS, Chinese Academy of Forest Sciences, Environment Information Center of State Environment Protection Agency
  Duration: 2002-2004
  Objectives: Based on the spatial-temporal features of farmland ecosystem in West China, the sub-project will analysis the potential trends and scenarios in the future, and provide the scientific support to the sustainable agriculture development and West China Development Strategy.
  Main Components:
  a. Current conditions and spatial-temporal patterns analysis of farmland ecosystems in West China;
  b. Dynamic changes and scenarios analysis of farmland ecosystems in West China;
  c. Integrated policy options and recommendations for improvement of farmland ecosystems in West China
  Key words: West China, farmland ecosystem, assessment
  Funding: 150,000 RMB
• The stationary research of forest ecosystem in Jigongshan National Nature Reserve of Henan Province
  Project title: The stationary research of forest ecosystem in Jigongshan National Nature Reserve of Henan Province
  Project type: The project of Henan Province and CAS
  Project leader : LI Haitao, Associate professor. Add: 917 building, 3 Datun Rd, Beijing, 100101, email:yuxb@igsnrr.ac.cn. Tel: 010-64889669 ext 806. Fax: 010-64889669.
  Responsible Institution: Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural resources Research, CAS
  Duration: 2002-2004
  Objectives:The structure and function of forest ecosystem and its sustainability
  Main Components:
  A The carbon storage and process of typical ecosystems in Jigongshan National Nature Reserve
  B. The relationship between gap dynamics and forest species diversity of typical ecosystems in Jigongshan National Nature Reserve
  C. The relationship between forest tourism and forest construction and management of typical ecosystems in Jigongshan National Nature Reserve
  Keywords: Carbon storage, Gap dynamics, Forest tourism
  Funding: 170,000 RMB
• Study on measuring and modeling carbon flux of artificial forest ecosystem in red earth hilly region of China
  Project title: Study on measuring and modeling carbon flux of artificial forest ecosystem in red earth hilly region of China
  Project type: Innovation Pilot Project, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources research, CAS
  Project leader : Liu Yunfen professor,Add: Qianyanzhou Ecological Station of Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, 917 building, 3 Datun Rd, Beijing,100101, email: yuxb@igsnrr.ac.cn. Tel:86-10-64889820. Fax:86-10-64889820.
  Leading Institution: Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, CAS
  Duration: 2001-2004
  Objectives: Find solution to the problems about the experimentation of measuring carbon flux in artificial forest ecosystem in red earth area in sub-tropical zone; Introduce, improve and establish the bio-geochemistry cycle model of carbon; Illuminate temporal and spatial distribution of carbon flux in ecosystem; Forecast environmental effect of carbon cycle in forest ecosystem in the near future.
  Main Components:
  A Study on carbon and nitrogen flux among soil, vegetation and air in different kind of artificial forests and the influence of ecological factors on them
  B Study on modeling of carbon and nitrogen cycle among soil, vegetation and air in artificial forests; Study on temporal and spatial distribution of source and sink of carbon and nitrogen.
  Key words: carbon flux.measuring and modeling.artificial forest?red earth hilly
  Funding: 300 000 RMB
• The integrated experimental study on pattern and process of carbon storage of vegetation and soil in red earth and hilly region of the Southern China
  Project title: The integrated experimental study on pattern and process of carbon storage of vegetation and soil in red earth and hilly region of the Southern China
  Project type: Innovation Pilot Project, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources research, CAS
  Project leader : LI Haitao, Associate professor. Add: 917 building, 3 Datun Rd, Beijing, 100101, email:yuxb@igsnrr.ac.cn. Tel: 010?64889669 ext 806. Fax: 010?64889669.
  Responsible Institution: Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural resources Research, CAS
  Duration: 2002-2004
  Objectives: The pattern and process of carbon storage of vegetation and soil in red earth and hilly region of the Southern China
  Main Components:
  A The pattern and process of carbon storage of vegetation and soil in red earth and hilly region of the Southern China
  B The spatial pattern of carbon storage of vegetation and soil in red earth and hilly region of the Southern China
  C The process of carbon storage of vegetation and soil in red earth and hilly region of the Southern China
  Keywords: vegetation, soil, carbon storage
  Funding: 120,000 RMB
• Study on the coupling mechanism and flux of water, sensible heat and carbon of an experimental watershed in the artificial forest of Qianyanzhou, Jiangxi Province, China.
  Project title: Study on the coupling mechanism and flux of water, sensible heat and carbon of an experimental watershed in the artificial forest of Qianyanzhou, Jiangxi Province, China
  Project type: The sub-project of the backbone project of knowledge innovation program of IGSNRR, Establishment of distributive model and process of hydraulic cycle of watersheds in typical regions of China.
  Project leader: LI Haitao, Associate professor. Add: 917 building, 3 Datun Rd, Beijing, 100101, email:yuxb@igsnrr.ac.cn. Tel: 010?64889669 ext 806. Fax: 010?64889669.
  Leading Institution: Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural resources Research, CAS
  Duration: 2002-2004
  Objectives: The coupling mechanism and flux of water, sensible heat and carbon of vegetation-atmosphere system at a small scale
  Main Components:
  A. The measurement and calculation of flux of water, sensible heat and carbon of
  artificial forest in a typical watershed
  B. The measurement and calculation of water use efficiency of artificial forest in a typical watershed
  Keywords: water, sensible heat, carbon flux, water use efficiency
  Fund: 180,000 RMB
• Theory establishment and proceeding methods for tables of the balance between farmland and water resources
  Project title: Theory establishment and proceeding methods for tables of the balance between farmland and water resources
  Project type: Innovation Pilot Project, IGSNRR,CAS
  Project leader: Lin Yaoming, professor, Add: 917 building, 3 Datun Rd, Beijing 100101, email:linym@igsnrr.ac.cn. Tel:86-10-64889669. Fax:86-10-64889669.
  Leading Institution: Qianyanzhou Experimental Station, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources research, CAS.
  Duration: 2000-2003
  Objectives: Theory establishment and proceeding methods for tables of the balance between farmland and water resources in China.
  Main Components: Water requirement, precipitation, soil moisture content, deficit, surplus and their changing process for the main crops of all counties in China.
  Key words: farmland, water resources, balance, and methods.
  Funding: 80,000 RMB.
• Basin hydrological experiments and its characteristics of red-earth hilly area in South China.
  Project title: Basin hydrological experiments and its characteristics of red-earth hilly area in South China.
  Project type: Innovation Pilot Project, IGSNRR,CAS
  Project leader: Lin Yaoming, professor, Add: 917 building, 3 Datun Rd, Beijing 100101, email:linym@igsnrr.ac.cn. Tel:86-10-64889669. Fax:86-10-64889669.
  Leading Institution: Qianyanzhou Experimental Station, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources research, CAS.
  Duration: 2000-2004
  Objectives: Intensify the hydrological surveys in Qianyanzhou Experimental Basin, and study on the cycles of substance and energy in the "atmosphere Csoil - vegetation" interface. Give securities to the distributed hydrological model.
  Main Components:
  A Monitoring the courses of rainfall, runoff,soil moisture, groundwater, and the interactions of these elements
  B Relationship between water cycle and land use /cover change.
  Key words: experiments, water cycle, characteristics, Red-earth hilly Area.
  Funding: 200,000 RMB.
• Study on characteristics of seasonal change of land cover in red earth hilly area
  Project title: Study on characteristics of seasonal change of land cover in red earth hilly area
  Project type: Innovation Pilot Project, IGSNRR,CAS
  Project leader: Li jiayong, professor, Add: 917 building, 3 Datun Rd, Beijing 100101, email:linym@igsnrr.ac.cn. Tel:86-10-64889669. Fax:86-10-64889669.
  Leading Institution: Qianyanzhou Experimental Station, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources research, CAS.
  Objectives: establishing seasonal characteristic spectrum of main land cover types in varying spatial scale in red earth hilly area in China
  Main Components:
  A Land cover analysis
  B land cover type research
  C compiling of characteristic spectrum of land cover varying to season
  KEY WORDS: Remote sensing data, land cover classification, seasonal change
  Funding: 170,000 RMB.