The nature of land is divided into three categories: agricultural land, construction land and unused land. These include:

1, agricultural land refers to the land directly used for agricultural production, including cultivated land, woodland, grassland, farmland water conservancy land, aquaculture water surface, etc.

2. Construction land refers to the land for building buildings and structures, including urban and rural residential and public facilities, industrial and mining land, transportation and water conservancy facilities, tourism land and military facilities (including rural homestead and collective construction land, such as rural squares, etc.). );

3. Unused land refers to land other than agricultural land and construction land, such as barren hills, gullies, hills and beaches.

"Land Management Law of the People's Republic of China" Article 4 The state practices a land use control system.

The state formulates the overall land use planning, defines the land use, and divides the land into agricultural land, construction land and unused land. Strictly restrict the conversion of agricultural land into construction land, control the total amount of construction land, and implement special protection for cultivated land.

The agricultural land mentioned in the preceding paragraph refers to the land directly used for agricultural production, including cultivated land, woodland, grassland, farmland water conservancy land and aquaculture water surface. Construction land refers to the land for building buildings and structures, including urban and rural residential and public facilities, industrial and mining land, transportation and water conservancy facilities, tourism land and military facilities; Unused land refers to land other than agricultural land and construction land.

Units and individuals using land must use the land in strict accordance with the purposes determined in the overall land use planning.

Article 3 It is a basic national policy of our country to cherish and make rational use of land and effectively protect cultivated land. People's governments at all levels shall take measures to comprehensively plan, strictly manage, protect and develop land resources and stop illegal occupation of land.

Article 5 The competent department of natural resources in the State Council shall be responsible for land management and supervision throughout the country.

The establishment and responsibilities of natural resources departments of local people's governments at or above the county level shall be determined by the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government in accordance with the relevant provisions of the State Council.