When were potatoes introduced to China?

It was introduced to China in the late Ming Dynasty.

The records of potatoes in China first appeared in the late Ming Dynasty. Potatoes were transported to China across the ocean during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty. At that time, they were rare and rare, and only dignitaries could enjoy them. Tens of millions of ordinary people in Qian Qian did not have such luck.

During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, potato planting technology was improved, and the output was constantly improved, and it began to move closer to the table of ordinary people. Especially after the establishment of the Qing dynasty, the government banned the vegetable supply system of the royal family in the Ming dynasty. The supply of vegetables to the royal family was regarded as that the vegetable farmers had turned to ordinary farmers, and the seeds and cultivation methods of various crops were no longer confidential. As a result, potatoes spread all over the country on a large scale.

How did potatoes spread all over the world

1. In the mid-16th century, potatoes were brought to Europe from South America by a Spanish colonist.

2. In 1586, the British defeated the Spanish in the Caribbean and brought potatoes to Britain.

3. In 165, potato became the main food crop in Ireland and began to spread in Europe.

In the 4th and 17th centuries, potato has become an important food crop in Europe and has spread to China.

5. It was brought back to the United States by Irish immigrants in 1719 and began to be planted in the United States.

in the early 18th century, when Peter the Great traveled to Europe, he bought a bag of potatoes and planted them in the palace garden. Later, it gradually developed into folk cultivation.