rice cultivation in china

img.: poster by Sun Jingbo; The Royal Library: The National Library of Denmark and Copenhagen University Library; CC-BY-NC-ND via Europeana.

Flows of people, objects and knowledge went back and forth between Europe and China across centuries, and are witnessed by a wealth of China-related cultural heritage preserved in European Institutions.
Discover the interesting stories that are told in digitized collections available on Europeana, carefully curated and selected by the Editorial Team of PAGODE – Europeana China.

Today’s gallery is about “Rice cultivation in China“.

Did you know that China produces almost a third of the world’s rice? As different types of rice crops are planted and harvested throughout the year, cultivating rice is a continuous and labour intensive job.

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PAGODE – Europeana China is co-financed by the Connecting Europe Facility Programme of the European Union, under GA n. INEA/CEF/ICT/A2019/1931839