Official Reply of the State Council with regard to the approval of the Land Use Plans of Beijing. Country/Territory China Document type Miscellaneous Date 2000 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Land & soil Keyword Agricultural land Urban land Land-use planning Subdivision of land Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, Eastern Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific Entry into force notes Entry into force on 8 January 2000. Abstract Official Reply of the State Council with regard to the approval of the Land Use Plans 1997-2010 of Beijing. Beijing is the capital city of China and the political and culture center, which has large population with limited land. The Reply approves the Plans and emphasizes to strengthen the administration of land resources. By the year of 2010, the reduction of cultivated land shall not exceed 23940000 qing (= 6.6667 hectares), the basic farmland shall be 299330000 qing, the land use for construction shall be controlled within 610 square kilometers. Full text Chinese