Located in the middle part of Hotan region

Hotan River basin is one of the important political

economic and cultural areas in Hotan region

Southern Xinjiang.However

it has the inconvenient communications

extremely fragile ecological environment

concentrated population with a low living standard

and is in shortage of water resources.In crder to lift out of poverty and backwardness as soon as possible

the urgent matter is to rationally exploit and utiiixe the water and land resources and to protect the ecloogical environment.In this paper

the water and land resources and some existing problems in Hotan River basin are analyzed.Based on the study on the relationship between population growth

economic development

natural resources and environment in the basin

the exploitation and utilization of water and land resources as well as the ceonomic development in the future are simulated by using a developed systematical dynamic model.Finally.some suggestions are put forward for sustainable development

which are mainly to manage and distribute the water resources of the river basin unifidely

hasten the construction of water saving projects and develop water-saving irrigation

reclaim wasteland moderately

control population growth strctly

protect the green corridor and prevent the desert moving southward.