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The early domestication process of rice in ancient India was based around the wild species Oryza nivara. This led to the local development of a mix of 'wetland' and 'dryland' agriculture of local Oryza sativa var. indica rice agriculture, before the truly 'wetland' rice Oryza sativa var. japonica, arrived around 2000 BC. [30]
Ancient terraced rice fields in Yuanyang County, Yunnan Peanut harvest in Jiangxia, Hubei. About 75% of China's cultivated area is used for food crops. Rice is China's most important crop, raised on about 25% of the cultivated area.
Spatial distribution of rice, millet and mixed farming sites in Neolithic China (He et al., 2017) [8] The earliest paddy field found dates to 4330 BC, based on carbon dating of grains of rice and soil organic matter found at the Chaodun site in Kunshan.
The Five Grains or Cereals (traditional Chinese: 五穀; simplified Chinese: 五谷; pinyin: Wǔ Gǔ) are a set of five farmed crops that were important in ancient China. In modern Chinese wǔgǔ refers to rice, wheat, foxtail millet, proso millet and soybeans. [1] [2] It is also used as term for all grain crops in general. [3]
Agriculture is an important theme in Chinese mythology. There are many myths about the invention of agriculture that have been told or written about in China. [1] Chinese mythology refers to those myths found in the historical geographic area of China.
Ancient rice terraces in Yuanyang County, Yunnan. Records from the Warring States, Qin dynasty, and Han dynasty provide a picture of early Chinese agriculture from the 5th century BC to 2nd century AD which included a nationwide granary system and widespread use of sericulture.
The earliest evidence for rice and foxtail millet agriculture in southwest China was discovered at the type site at Baodun. [1] The site at Yufu is also surrounded by two walls: The inner wall covers and area of around 25 ha (250,000 m 2), while the outer wall covers and area of around 40 ha (400,000 m 2). [2]
Rice terraces in Yunnan, China. Rice production in China is the amount of rice planted, grown, and harvested for consumption in the mainland of China.. It is an important part of the national economy, [3] where it is the world's largest producer of rice, making up 30% of global rice production. [3]