▁wild wood ▁gradually ▁gave ▁way ▁to ▁open ▁pla ins ▁and ▁fields ▁as ▁human ▁populations ▁increased ▁and ▁began ▁to ▁explo it ▁and ▁develop ▁the ▁land ▁to ▁their ▁advantage . ▁ ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁areas ▁of ▁wood land ▁that ▁remain ▁in ▁England ▁descend ▁from ▁the ▁original ▁wild wood , ▁but ▁are ▁now ▁in ▁a ▁semi - natural ▁state ▁due ▁to ▁being ▁managed ▁and ▁controlled , ▁including ▁as ▁a ▁source ▁of ▁tim ber . ▁These ▁are ▁known ▁as ▁ancient ▁wood land . ▁True ▁wild wood ▁is ▁thought ▁to ▁be ▁no ▁longer ▁ext ant ▁in ▁the ▁UK . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : L ands cape ▁Category : H ab itats ▁Category : Ge ography ▁of ▁England <0x0A> </s> ▁X u ▁M eng j ia ▁( ; ▁born ▁August ▁ 1 9 5 7 ) ▁is ▁a ▁former ▁Chinese ▁politician ▁who ▁spent ▁most ▁of ▁his ▁career ▁in ▁South west ▁China ' s ▁S ich uan ▁province . ▁He ▁was ▁investig ated ▁by ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁of ▁China ' s ▁anti - gra ft ▁ag ency ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁Pre viously ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁Secretary ▁of ▁Ya ' an . ▁ ▁X u ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁and ▁ 1 8 th ▁National ▁Congress ▁of ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁of ▁China . ▁ ▁Life ▁and ▁career ▁X u ▁was ▁born ▁and ▁raised ▁in ▁Y ib in , ▁S ich uan . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁Cultural ▁Revolution , ▁he ▁became ▁a