spread of rice farmingFuzhou BasinIn ancient China, productive lowlands were vital in the development and spread of rice-dependent economies centered on paddy field farming. This paper compares and analyzes two independent lines of evidence documenting the late Holocene formation of lowlands suitable ...
Around 2008, the village organized voluntary farming teams, and village officials took the lead in helping poor families and unemployed locals to cultivate the terraced fields and pass on ancient rice farming skills. It also cooperated with a company on tourism development. In 2019, 1.5 million vi...
southwest China's Yunnan Province, Feb. 28, 2025. Rice cultivation, fish farming, and duck raising -- all in the awe-inspiring terraces. It is a way of life that weaves a story of ecological harmony, traditional wisdom, and modern innovation. ...
This discovery helps to resolve a mystery about one of the region's major events in natural and cultural history, by documenting when rice farming spread into Indonesia, ultimately from a source in mainland China. At the Minanga Sipakko site in Sulawesi, preserved leaf and husk phytoliths of...
At night, I stayed in simple home stays run by farming families. Over multi-course meals 6 (feature) local specialties like sticky rice, I learned 7 (much) about the terraces and village life. The feeling of community spirit and connection to the natural environment was unique. ...
Rice is a type of staple food(主食)in many parts of Asia.It is grown in more than 100 countries in the world.According to a research in recent years,it was first grown in ancient southern China 7000 years ago and later found in India around 4500 years ago.Rice growing was brought to...
"It is now possible to promote environmentally-friendly farming while catering to the needs of the market," said Luo, adding that he plans to explore eco-tourism at Wannian. "People love to see the old rice-planting tradition. I bet a child would love to get into the paddy field and tr...
Along the paths, I passed orange groves and met friendly locals who offered me fresh lychee.At night, I stayed in simple home stays run by farming families. Over multi-course meals featuring (feature)local specialties like sticky rice, I learned _more_(much)about the terraces and village ...
by documenting when rice farming spread into Indonesia, ultimately from a source in mainland China. At the Minanga Sipakko site in Sulawesi, preserved leaf and husk phytoliths of rice show the diagnostic morphology of domesticated varieties, and the discarded husks indicate on-site processing of ...
it is clear that these farming systems had been significantly intensified, with regionally specific forms of rotation (Guo1982). During the Han Dynasty, collective labor projects involving irrigation expanded across northern China and spread into arid western China (Zhang and Tian2015; Li et al.2017...