Dragon's Backbone rice terraces

Dragon's Backbones?

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March 11th 2010
A feast for the eyes and for the stomach, Longji (Dragon's Backbone) rice terraces are both absolutely stunning and absolutely essential in a country that needs at least 135 million metric tonnes of rice a year. Rice is the most important crop in China and the country is the world's largest rice producer. China grows two main varieties of rice and that grown in the south, at Dragon's Backbone rice ... read more

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more