When autumn comes, it’s harvest time in China. China’s grain output(粮食生产)was about 664 million tons in 2019. Rice made up much of the output. How important is rice? What other uses are there for it? Let’s learn more together.

Rice on your dinner table is common. But it is very important for the human body. It build up people’s energy. About two-thirds of the world’s people eat rice.

Rice is easy to grow with enough water. People can grow it on wet and dry land, in rain forests (热带雨林) or deserts(沙漠). It grows well between 18℃ to 35℃. A good rainfall also helps its harvest rice.

In China, people began to grow rice about 3, 000 to 4,000 years ago. Now, Chinese people eat almost every day. They cook fried rice and porridge. There are also some rice-based foods for festivals. Every Spring Festival, people make New Year’s cake with sticky rice(糯米), With it, they wish for a better future. The Dragon Boat Festival is a time to eat zongzi. People remember the great poet Qu Yuan on that day.

1.Was China’s grain output about 664 million tons in 2019?

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2.What do about two-thirds of the world’s people eat?

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3.When did people begin to grow rice in China?

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4.Because of COVID-19, is China’s grain output(粮食生产) enough for Chinese this year? why or why not?

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