Series of Readers on China's Important Agricultural Heritage Systems Published

Website News  Under the guidance of the Agricultural Products Processing Bureau of the Ministry of Agriculture, the “China's Important Agricultural Heritage Systems” series of readers, edited and published by China Agriculture Press, has recently been published and distributed. This book is a systematic record and vivid presentation of China's Important Agricultural Heritage Systems. The first batch of the series comprises 11 books in total, including: The Rice-Fish Symbiosis System of Qingtian, Zhejiang, The Rice Cultivation Culture System of Wannian, Jiangxi, The Rice-Fish-Duck System of Congjiang, Guizhou, The Ancient Tea Plantations and Tea Culture System of Pu'er, Yunnan, The Dryland Farming System of Aohan, Inner Mongolia, The Ancient Chinese Torreya Community of Kuaijishan, Shaoxing, Zhejiang, The Traditional Urban Vineyard of Xuanhua, Hebei, The Ancient Jujube Garden of Jiaxian, Shaanxi, The Jasmine and Tea Culture System of Fuzhou, Fujian, The Traditional Duotian Agricultural System of Xinghua, Jiangsu, and The Hani Rice Terraces System of Honghe, Yunnan.

The publication of the series of readers on agricultural heritage systems is a vigorous exploration carried out to thoroughly implement the relevant decisions and arrangements of the Central Government, and is a major contribution to the protection and promotion of agricultural heritage.

This set of readers systematically expounds the origin and evolution, ecological and cultural characteristics of important agricultural heritage systems, analyzes their historical and contemporary value as well as the current status of protection and utilization, and proposes sustainable protection and management countermeasures. In the future, in accordance with the progress of the discovery and protection of agricultural heritage, the “China's Important Agricultural Heritage Systems” series of readers will be published successively, to strengthen publicity and promotion and create a favorable social environment.