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二、我国棉花生产(国外英文资料) Second, our country cotton production (1) the importance of cotton Cotton is the strategic material for national peoples livelihood and the second largest crop after food. Cotton is involved in agricultural products and textile industry, is the country more than 100 million, the major source of income of farmers, is the main raw material, the textile industry is also the broad masses of the Peoples Daily necessities, or export of cotton yarn and cotton goods. Cotton flowers can also be used to make tire cord, gunpowder and medical cotton. Therefore, cotton production, circulation, processing and consumption, and the peoples life are linked to the interests of the broad masses of farmers, and also has important influence to the development of the national economy.   (2) distribution of cotton and sectional   The distribution of cotton areas in China. Suitable for cotton area wide value in our country, the scope of cotton in 18 to 46 degrees north latitude, roughly between 76-124 degrees east longitude, the south of hainan island, north arrived in xinjiang manas agricultural areas, east from Taiwan province, the Yangtze river delta coastal zone and liaohe river, west to the western tarim basin, xinjiang, the country except Tibet, qinghai, Inner Mongolia, heilongjiang, jilin, such as a few provinces (autonomous regions), can grow cotton (see figure 1). Cotton production in the province of more than 200000 tons in 2001 are as follows: in xinjiang (1.458 million tons), henan (828000 tons), shandong (781000 tons), 461000 tonnes (461000 tons), hebei), jiangsu, hubei (374000 tons) and anhui (357000 tons).  Figure 1: major cotton producing areas distribution  in our country Source: China agricultural information network. The cotton division of our country.Wide cotton region in China, according to the requirement of the cotton on the ecological conditions, combining with the characteristics of cotton production, as well as cotton distribution and social