What is the origin and development of ancient rice?

Rice was one of the most important food crops in ancient China? China is one of the origins of rice in Asia, with a history of domestication and cultivation of at least 7000 years?

China had a lot of experience in rice cultivation techniques in ancient times, such as fire tillage, crop rotation and interplanting, which became the origin center of rice cultivation in the world and spread to neighboring countries in East Asia? Besides, the utilization of rice resources by our ancestors was advanced in the world?

There are many folklore stories about rice cultivation in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region? For example, at first, the variety of rice was as big as grapefruit. After the water rose, it was submerged again. The improved rice seeds were brought back by the old woman of Inakamiyama, and the seeds became smaller. Is this the case now?

There is also a saying that rice is cut several times a year, and people are too hard, so the rice god changes it to only two crops a year or one crop?

Such myths and legends show that ancient information is preserved here, all pointing to the origin of rice civilization.

Rice is a native crop in China? Neolithic rice remains unearthed in China are widely distributed? Among them, the earliest rice remains excavated at Pengtoushan site in Lixian County, Hunan Province belong to the early Neolithic culture, and the exact age has not yet been determined?

Later, the rice remains in Luojiajiao, Zhejiang Province, have been around for more than 7,000 years. Indica rice and japonica rice coexist? A large number of carbonized rice and farm tools unearthed from Hemudu site in Yuyao, Zhejiang province are particularly eye-catching? Are they all the earliest rice remains in the world?

Many Neolithic rice remains dating from 4,000 to 5,000 years ago have also been found in the Yellow River Basin, such as Yangshao Cultural Site in Mianchi, Henan Province, Shucun Village in Huang Lian, Xichuan, Henan Province, and Yangjiayuan Site in Qixia, Shandong Province, which fully shows that rice cultivation in the Yellow River Basin has a long history?

According to historical records, the word "rice" was first seen in inscriptions on bronze. There are many poems about rice in the book of songs, such as "rice in October" and "soaking in a paddy field", which shows that there were many clear records about rice as early as the Shang and Zhou dynasties more than 3,000 years ago?

During the Warring States Period, there was "upland rice" in The Book of Rites and "Lingdao" in Guanzi Yuan Di, both of which were upland rice? There is also the name of "glutinous rice" in the Book of Rites and the Moon Order. Is it glutinous rice?

The origin of rice