Beijing's city government has tried to slow the loss of rural land.

The community should advance public education on the value of rural lands.

It is a mix of urban, suburban and rural land.

Some 500 houses were built elsewhere on surrounding rural land.

In the South, however, the amount of rural land that became suburban declined only slightly during the 1990's.

Under the new system, most territorial authorities cover both urban and rural land.

That still leaves a wide range of rural and pastoral land.

A central common green and a belt of rural land around the town were reserved for use by residents.

"The bush" is a term used for rural, undeveloped land or country areas in certain countries.

This problem is even greater within areas such as Arizona, due to the vast amount of rural land.