The Central China Loess Plateau Mixed Forests ecoregion (WWF ID: PA0411) covers an elongated plateau across north-central China, characterized by accumulated soils of wind-blown dust known as loess and glacial till.

The ecoregion is located west of the lower Yellow River basin and the North China Plain.

[3][4] The plateau supports mixed deciduous broadleaf forests in the northern and eastern areas, although vegetation gets more sparse and poor towards the southwest.

Conversion of forest to agriculture over time has led to erosion and loss of vegetation, which has been severe in some areas.

[5] Since the 1950s the government has heavily supported tree-planting programs for erosion control in the region, converting unproductive agricultural land on steep slopes to forest.