How ancient Chinese store grains in large granaries over 1,400 years ago

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How ancient Chinese store grains in large granaries over 1,400 years ago

STORY: How ancient Chinese store grains in large granaries over 1,400 years ago DATELINE: July 29, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:22 LOCATION: HENAN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Liyang Granary 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): DONG YUJIE, Guide of Liyang Granary site STORYLINE: How do ancient Chinese people store grains? Archaeological findings at this site in Xunxian County in Henan Province may offer a glimpse of the grain storage methods 1,400 years ago. Liyang Granary was built from the year 583 in China's Sui Dynasty. It was used as state granary for 600 years. Since 2011, 152 pits have been discovered in the area. The grain storage capacity was estimated at more than 15,000 tonnes, which can feed 80,000 people for a year. The site was added to the UNESCO's World Heritage List in 2014. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): DONG YUJIE, Guide of Liyang Granary site "The biggest granary relic discovered here is up to 13 meters in diameter and 8 meters in depth. It's shaped like a bowl. (In ancient times,) the w

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