东川市地处云南高原腹地,位于东经102°47′0″至103°18′35″,北纬25°47′5″至26°32′52″之间。在历史上东川素以“铜都”而著称,早在一千八百年前的东汉时期已经开采冶炼,并长期采用伐薪烧炭炼铜的方法,消耗了当地大量的森林资源。随着东川境内水土流失的不断加剧,对于该地区历史上森林植被破坏的状况越来越引起各方人士的关注。本文通过对境内烧炭树种及烧炭方式的调查,探讨了 Dongchuan City is located in the hinterland of the Yunnan Plateau, between 102 ° 47’0 “and 103 ° 18’35” east longitude and between latitude 25 ° 47’5 “and 26 ° 32’52” north. Historically, Dongchuan was known as the “copper capital”. As early as 1,800 years ago, the Eastern Han Dynasty had smelted and smelted copper and used it for a long time, consuming a large amount of local forest resources. With the increasing soil erosion in Dongchuan, people from all walks of life have drawn more and more attention to the situation of the destruction of forest vegetation in the history of the region. This article through the domestic charcoal species and charcoal survey, discussed