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Chinese university helps Mekong River countries through rice-fish co-culture

STORY: Chinese university helps Mekong River countries through rice-fish co-culture SHOOTING TIME: May 15-16, 2024 DATELINE: May 20, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:10 LOCATION: XUANCHENG, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the project launched by Shanghai Ocean University 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WU XUGAN, Professor at the College of Fisheries and Life Science, Shanghai Ocean University 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): KAMARA ABDULAI MERRY, Sierra Leonean student at Shanghai Ocean University 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): KAMARA ABDULAI MERRY, Sierra Leonean student at Shanghai Ocean University STORYLINE: An agricultural project launched by Shanghai Ocean University helps farmers in countries along the Mekong River through rice-fish co-culture technology. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WU XUGAN, Professor at the College of Fisheries and Life Science, Shanghai Ocean University Under the Belt and Road (BRI) framework, China has proposed the Lancang-Mekong cooperation. So we launched this project in this context. Because Chi

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Sci-tech stations in China channel college talents to countryside

STORY: Sci-tech stations in China channel college talents to countryside DATELINE: Sept. 24, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:01 LOCATION: WUHAN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of paddy fields 2. various of Du Chanchan working 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WANG WEIBIN, Director of Hubei Xiantao Ratoon Rice Sci-tech Station 4. various of the Sci-tech station 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): HUANG JIANLIANG, Professor at Huazhong Agricultural University STORYLINE: Du Chanchan, who had never seen paddy fields or live ducks before she came to pursue her postgraduate study at Huazhong Agricultural University in central China's Hubei Province, is now an expert of rice. In the past five years, the 28-year-old spent over 300 days a year at Hubei Xiantao Ratoon Rice Sci-tech Station, exploring the co-culture system of ratoon rice and ducks, an agricultural technique that can boost crop yield with minimal environmental impact. Her research has been promoted to many places in Xiantao City, helping farmers increase more than 4

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Int'l students witness rural revitalization in NE China

STORY: Int'l students witness rural revitalization in NE China DATELINE: July 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:34 LOCATION: SHENYANG, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of village scenes in Panjin, Liaoning Province 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): MAIMOUNA AMATOU RAHMANE THIAM, Int'l student from Senegal STORYLINE: A total of 24 international students from 20 countries have participated in a tour in Panjin City, northeast China's Liaoning Province from July 20 to 23, to experience the vitality of China's rural revitalization. In a rice-crab co-culture production base in Ping'an village, international students had the chance to learn about the local rice planting techniques and how rice and crabs can be grown together in the same field. They also shared with local students the agriculture and rural development in other parts of the world. At Zengjia village, a model village for rural environmental enhancement in Panjin, international students admired the lotus flowers and participated in the volunteer work. SOU

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-VILLAGE-AGRICULTURE HERITAGE SYSTEM (CN)

(230528) -- HANGZHOU, May 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 25, 2023 shows a view of the rice-fish co-culture system in Longxian Village of Qingtian County, east China's Zhejiang Province. TO GO WITH: Across China: Agriculture heritage system revives China's "United Nations village" (Xinhua/Du Xiaoyi)

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ITALY-ROME-FAO-GIAHS SITES-NEW CERTIFICATES

(230523) -- ROME, May 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A representative of Qingyuan Forest-Mushroom Co-culture System in China's Zhejiang Province communicates with an attendee at the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) headquarters in Rome, Italy, May 22, 2023. The FAO awarded certificates at its headquarters here to 24 new Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) sites on Monday. The 24 sites, which have been designated by FAO since the last ceremony in 2018, are located in 12 countries, including China, Spain, Ecuador, Iran, Italy, Japan, South Korea, and Morocco. TO GO WITH "FAO designates 24 new Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems" (Xinhua/Jin Mamengni)

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Mushroom-growing area in E China recognized as Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System

STORY: Mushroom-growing area in E China recognized as Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System DATELINE: Nov. 6, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:58 LOCATION: HANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of mushrooms in forests 2. various of Qingyuan Forest-Mushroom Co-culture System STORYLINE: A mushroom-growing area in Qingyuan County, east China's Zhejiang Province, was formally recognized as Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System (GIAHS) by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Thursday in Rome, Italy. The Qingyuan Forest-Mushroom Co-culture System (QFMCS) is an agroforestry system in a high-altitude mountainous region. It focuses on sustainable forest management, development of the mushroom industry, and the cyclic use of resources. The system provides an example for forest conservation, understory management and edible fungus cultivation in mountainous regions. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Hangzhou, China. (XHTV)

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CHINA-HEBEI-XIONG'AN-PADDY FIELDS (CN)

(220925) -- SHIJIAZHUANG, Sept. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on Sept. 24, 2022 shows paddy fields at a rice planting demonstration zone in Dawang Town of Anxin County of Xiong'an New Area, north China's Hebei Province. Anxin County of Xiong'an New Area has a long history of rice cultivation. Located near Baiyangdian Lake, the largest wetland ecosystem in northern China, Anxin County has exceptional irrigation advantage in rice planting. In recent years, Anxin County has adopted rice-fish and rice-crab co-culture modes to build a modern eco-agriculture demonstration zone. (Xinhua/Yang Shiyao)

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CHINA-HEBEI-XIONG'AN-PADDY FIELDS (CN)

(220925) -- SHIJIAZHUANG, Sept. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on Sept. 24, 2022 shows paddy fields at a rice planting demonstration zone in Dawang Town of Anxin County of Xiong'an New Area, north China's Hebei Province. Anxin County of Xiong'an New Area has a long history of rice cultivation. Located near Baiyangdian Lake, the largest wetland ecosystem in northern China, Anxin County has exceptional irrigation advantage in rice planting. In recent years, Anxin County has adopted rice-fish and rice-crab co-culture modes to build a modern eco-agriculture demonstration zone. (Xinhua/Zhu Xudong)

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CHINA-HEBEI-XIONG'AN-PADDY FIELDS (CN)

(220925) -- SHIJIAZHUANG, Sept. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on Sept. 24, 2022 shows paddy fields at a rice planting demonstration zone in Dawang Town of Anxin County of Xiong'an New Area, north China's Hebei Province. Anxin County of Xiong'an New Area has a long history of rice cultivation. Located near Baiyangdian Lake, the largest wetland ecosystem in northern China, Anxin County has exceptional irrigation advantage in rice planting. In recent years, Anxin County has adopted rice-fish and rice-crab co-culture modes to build a modern eco-agriculture demonstration zone. (Xinhua/Yang Shiyao)

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CHINA-HEBEI-XIONG'AN-PADDY FIELDS (CN)

(220925) -- SHIJIAZHUANG, Sept. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on Sept. 24, 2022 shows paddy fields at a rice planting demonstration zone in Dawang Town of Anxin County of Xiong'an New Area, north China's Hebei Province. Anxin County of Xiong'an New Area has a long history of rice cultivation. Located near Baiyangdian Lake, the largest wetland ecosystem in northern China, Anxin County has exceptional irrigation advantage in rice planting. In recent years, Anxin County has adopted rice-fish and rice-crab co-culture modes to build a modern eco-agriculture demonstration zone. (Xinhua/Zhu Xudong)

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CHINA-HEBEI-XIONG'AN-PADDY FIELDS (CN)

(220925) -- SHIJIAZHUANG, Sept. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on Sept. 24, 2022 shows paddy fields at a rice planting demonstration zone in Dawang Town of Anxin County of Xiong'an New Area, north China's Hebei Province. Anxin County of Xiong'an New Area has a long history of rice cultivation. Located near Baiyangdian Lake, the largest wetland ecosystem in northern China, Anxin County has exceptional irrigation advantage in rice planting. In recent years, Anxin County has adopted rice-fish and rice-crab co-culture modes to build a modern eco-agriculture demonstration zone. (Xinhua/Yang Shiyao)

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CHINA-HEBEI-XIONG'AN-PADDY FIELDS (CN)

(220925) -- SHIJIAZHUANG, Sept. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on Sept. 24, 2022 shows paddy fields at a rice planting demonstration zone in Dawang Town of Anxin County of Xiong'an New Area, north China's Hebei Province. Anxin County of Xiong'an New Area has a long history of rice cultivation. Located near Baiyangdian Lake, the largest wetland ecosystem in northern China, Anxin County has exceptional irrigation advantage in rice planting. In recent years, Anxin County has adopted rice-fish and rice-crab co-culture modes to build a modern eco-agriculture demonstration zone. (Xinhua/Zhu Xudong)

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CHINA-HEBEI-XIONG'AN-PADDY FIELDS (CN)

(220925) -- SHIJIAZHUANG, Sept. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on Sept. 24, 2022 shows paddy fields at a rice planting demonstration zone in Dawang Town of Anxin County of Xiong'an New Area, north China's Hebei Province. Anxin County of Xiong'an New Area has a long history of rice cultivation. Located near Baiyangdian Lake, the largest wetland ecosystem in northern China, Anxin County has exceptional irrigation advantage in rice planting. In recent years, Anxin County has adopted rice-fish and rice-crab co-culture modes to build a modern eco-agriculture demonstration zone. (Xinhua/Yang Shiyao)

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CHINA-HEBEI-XIONG'AN-PADDY FIELDS (CN)

(220925) -- SHIJIAZHUANG, Sept. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on Sept. 24, 2022 shows paddy fields at a rice planting demonstration zone in Dawang Town of Anxin County of Xiong'an New Area, north China's Hebei Province. Anxin County of Xiong'an New Area has a long history of rice cultivation. Located near Baiyangdian Lake, the largest wetland ecosystem in northern China, Anxin County has exceptional irrigation advantage in rice planting. In recent years, Anxin County has adopted rice-fish and rice-crab co-culture modes to build a modern eco-agriculture demonstration zone. (Xinhua/Zhu Xudong)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-RONGSHUI-TERRACED FIELDS-SCENERY (CN)

(220923) -- RONGSHUI, Sept. 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on Sept. 22, 2022 shows terraced fields of the rice-fish co-culture system in Liangyou Village, Hongshui Township, Rongshui Miao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-RONGSHUI-TERRACED FIELDS-SCENERY (CN)

(220923) -- RONGSHUI, Sept. 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on Sept. 22, 2022 shows terraced fields of the rice-fish co-culture system in Liangyou Village, Hongshui Township, Rongshui Miao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)

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(ZhejiangPictorial) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-QINGTIAN-RICE-FISH CO-CULTURE SYSTEM (CN)

(220719) -- QINGTIAN, July 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- In this aerial photo, farmers carry buckets of fish fry before releasing them into rice fields in Xiaozhoushan Township, Qingtian County, east China's Zhejiang Province, June 11, 2020. The rice-fish co-culture system in Qingtian has a history of more than 1,300 years and was listed in the world's first group of the Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) designated by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in 2005. Qingtian, in the southwestern part of Zhejiang, has sufficient water resources and a terraced landscape. The rice-fish co-culture system can bring handsome incomes to local farmers. In 2021, the rice-fish co-culture system in Qingtian covered around 3,700 hectares of paddy fields, with an average rice yield of 7.2 tonnes per hectare. The total output value of rice and fish reached 265 million yuan (about 39.3 million U.S. dollars). (Xinhua/Xu Yu)

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(ZhejiangPictorial) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-QINGTIAN-RICE-FISH CO-CULTURE SYSTEM (CN)

(220719) -- QINGTIAN, July 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on July 19, 2022 shows a fish caught by a farmer in a protection area of the rice-fish co-culture system in Qingtian County, east China's Zhejiang Province. The rice-fish co-culture system in Qingtian has a history of more than 1,300 years and was listed in the world's first group of the Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) designated by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in 2005. Qingtian, in the southwestern part of Zhejiang, has sufficient water resources and a terraced landscape. The rice-fish co-culture system can bring handsome incomes to local farmers. In 2021, the rice-fish co-culture system in Qingtian covered around 3,700 hectares of paddy fields, with an average rice yield of 7.2 tonnes per hectare. The total output value of rice and fish reached 265 million yuan (about 39.3 million U.S. dollars). (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

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(ZhejiangPictorial) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-QINGTIAN-RICE-FISH CO-CULTURE SYSTEM (CN)

(220719) -- QINGTIAN, July 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on July 18, 2022 shows fish swimming in a protection area of the rice-fish co-culture system in Qingtian County, east China's Zhejiang Province. The rice-fish co-culture system in Qingtian has a history of more than 1,300 years and was listed in the world's first group of the Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) designated by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in 2005. Qingtian, in the southwestern part of Zhejiang, has sufficient water resources and a terraced landscape. The rice-fish co-culture system can bring handsome incomes to local farmers. In 2021, the rice-fish co-culture system in Qingtian covered around 3,700 hectares of paddy fields, with an average rice yield of 7.2 tonnes per hectare. The total output value of rice and fish reached 265 million yuan (about 39.3 million U.S. dollars). (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

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(ZhejiangPictorial) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-QINGTIAN-RICE-FISH CO-CULTURE SYSTEM (CN)

(220719) -- QINGTIAN, July 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A farmer catches fish in a protection area of the rice-fish co-culture system in Qingtian County, east China's Zhejiang Province, July 19, 2022. The rice-fish co-culture system in Qingtian has a history of more than 1,300 years and was listed in the world's first group of the Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) designated by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in 2005. Qingtian, in the southwestern part of Zhejiang, has sufficient water resources and a terraced landscape. The rice-fish co-culture system can bring handsome incomes to local farmers. In 2021, the rice-fish co-culture system in Qingtian covered around 3,700 hectares of paddy fields, with an average rice yield of 7.2 tonnes per hectare. The total output value of rice and fish reached 265 million yuan (about 39.3 million U.S. dollars). (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

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(ZhejiangPictorial) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-QINGTIAN-RICE-FISH CO-CULTURE SYSTEM (CN)

(220719) -- QINGTIAN, July 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on June 11, 2020 shows fish swimming in a rice field in Xiaozhoushan Township, Qingtian County, east China's Zhejiang Province. The rice-fish co-culture system in Qingtian has a history of more than 1,300 years and was listed in the world's first group of the Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) designated by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in 2005. Qingtian, in the southwestern part of Zhejiang, has sufficient water resources and a terraced landscape. The rice-fish co-culture system can bring handsome incomes to local farmers. In 2021, the rice-fish co-culture system in Qingtian covered around 3,700 hectares of paddy fields, with an average rice yield of 7.2 tonnes per hectare. The total output value of rice and fish reached 265 million yuan (about 39.3 million U.S. dollars). (Xinhua/Xu Yu)

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(ZhejiangPictorial) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-QINGTIAN-RICE-FISH CO-CULTURE SYSTEM (CN)

(220719) -- QINGTIAN, July 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on July 25, 2019 shows terraced rice fields in Xiaozhoushan Township, Qingtian County, east China's Zhejiang Province. The rice-fish co-culture system in Qingtian has a history of more than 1,300 years and was listed in the world's first group of the Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) designated by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in 2005. Qingtian, in the southwestern part of Zhejiang, has sufficient water resources and a terraced landscape. The rice-fish co-culture system can bring handsome incomes to local farmers. In 2021, the rice-fish co-culture system in Qingtian covered around 3,700 hectares of paddy fields, with an average rice yield of 7.2 tonnes per hectare. The total output value of rice and fish reached 265 million yuan (about 39.3 million U.S. dollars). (Xinhua/Xu Yu)

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(ZhejiangPictorial) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-QINGTIAN-RICE-FISH CO-CULTURE SYSTEM (CN)

(220719) -- QINGTIAN, July 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A farmer releases a fish into a rice field in a protection area of the rice-fish co-culture system in Qingtian County, east China's Zhejiang Province, July 19, 2022. The rice-fish co-culture system in Qingtian has a history of more than 1,300 years and was listed in the world's first group of the Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) designated by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in 2005. Qingtian, in the southwestern part of Zhejiang, has sufficient water resources and a terraced landscape. The rice-fish co-culture system can bring handsome incomes to local farmers. In 2021, the rice-fish co-culture system in Qingtian covered around 3,700 hectares of paddy fields, with an average rice yield of 7.2 tonnes per hectare. The total output value of rice and fish reached 265 million yuan (about 39.3 million U.S. dollars). (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

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(ZhejiangPictorial) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-QINGTIAN-RICE-FISH CO-CULTURE SYSTEM (CN)

(220719) -- QINGTIAN, July 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on July 25, 2019 shows terraced rice fields in Xiaozhoushan Township, Qingtian County, east China's Zhejiang Province. The rice-fish co-culture system in Qingtian has a history of more than 1,300 years and was listed in the world's first group of the Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) designated by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in 2005. Qingtian, in the southwestern part of Zhejiang, has sufficient water resources and a terraced landscape. The rice-fish co-culture system can bring handsome incomes to local farmers. In 2021, the rice-fish co-culture system in Qingtian covered around 3,700 hectares of paddy fields, with an average rice yield of 7.2 tonnes per hectare. The total output value of rice and fish reached 265 million yuan (about 39.3 million U.S. dollars). (Xinhua/Xu Yu)

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(ZhejiangPictorial) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-QINGTIAN-RICE-FISH CO-CULTURE SYSTEM (CN)

(220719) -- QINGTIAN, July 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People visit a museum themed on Qingtian rice-fish co-culture system in Qingtian County, east China's Zhejiang Province, July 18, 2022. The rice-fish co-culture system in Qingtian has a history of more than 1,300 years and was listed in the world's first group of the Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) designated by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in 2005. Qingtian, in the southwestern part of Zhejiang, has sufficient water resources and a terraced landscape. The rice-fish co-culture system can bring handsome incomes to local farmers. In 2021, the rice-fish co-culture system in Qingtian covered around 3,700 hectares of paddy fields, with an average rice yield of 7.2 tonnes per hectare. The total output value of rice and fish reached 265 million yuan (about 39.3 million U.S. dollars). (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

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(ZhejiangPictorial) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-QINGTIAN-RICE-FISH CO-CULTURE SYSTEM (CN)

(220719) -- QINGTIAN, July 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on July 18, 2022 shows a protection area of the rice-fish co-culture system in Qingtian County, east China's Zhejiang Province. The rice-fish co-culture system in Qingtian has a history of more than 1,300 years and was listed in the world's first group of the Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) designated by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in 2005. Qingtian, in the southwestern part of Zhejiang, has sufficient water resources and a terraced landscape. The rice-fish co-culture system can bring handsome incomes to local farmers. In 2021, the rice-fish co-culture system in Qingtian covered around 3,700 hectares of paddy fields, with an average rice yield of 7.2 tonnes per hectare. The total output value of rice and fish reached 265 million yuan (about 39.3 million U.S. dollars). (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

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(ZhejiangPictorial) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-QINGTIAN-RICE-FISH CO-CULTURE SYSTEM (CN)

(220719) -- QINGTIAN, July 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on July 18, 2022 shows a protection area of the rice-fish co-culture system in Qingtian County, east China's Zhejiang Province. The rice-fish co-culture system in Qingtian has a history of more than 1,300 years and was listed in the world's first group of the Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) designated by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in 2005. Qingtian, in the southwestern part of Zhejiang, has sufficient water resources and a terraced landscape. The rice-fish co-culture system can bring handsome incomes to local farmers. In 2021, the rice-fish co-culture system in Qingtian covered around 3,700 hectares of paddy fields, with an average rice yield of 7.2 tonnes per hectare. The total output value of rice and fish reached 265 million yuan (about 39.3 million U.S. dollars). (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

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(ZhejiangPictorial) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-QINGTIAN-RICE-FISH CO-CULTURE SYSTEM (CN)

(220719) -- QINGTIAN, July 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People visit a protection area of the rice-fish co-culture system in Qingtian County, east China's Zhejiang Province, July 18, 2022. The rice-fish co-culture system in Qingtian has a history of more than 1,300 years and was listed in the world's first group of the Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) designated by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in 2005. Qingtian, in the southwestern part of Zhejiang, has sufficient water resources and a terraced landscape. The rice-fish co-culture system can bring handsome incomes to local farmers. In 2021, the rice-fish co-culture system in Qingtian covered around 3,700 hectares of paddy fields, with an average rice yield of 7.2 tonnes per hectare. The total output value of rice and fish reached 265 million yuan (about 39.3 million U.S. dollars). (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

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(ZhejiangPictorial) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-QINGTIAN-RICE-FISH CO-CULTURE SYSTEM (CN)

(220719) -- QINGTIAN, July 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on July 18, 2022 shows a protection area of the rice-fish co-culture system in Qingtian County, east China's Zhejiang Province. The rice-fish co-culture system in Qingtian has a history of more than 1,300 years and was listed in the world's first group of the Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) designated by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in 2005. Qingtian, in the southwestern part of Zhejiang, has sufficient water resources and a terraced landscape. The rice-fish co-culture system can bring handsome incomes to local farmers. In 2021, the rice-fish co-culture system in Qingtian covered around 3,700 hectares of paddy fields, with an average rice yield of 7.2 tonnes per hectare. The total output value of rice and fish reached 265 million yuan (about 39.3 million U.S. dollars). (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

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(ZhejiangPictorial) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-QINGTIAN-RICE-FISH CO-CULTURE SYSTEM (CN)

(220719) -- QINGTIAN, July 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A farmer plows the rice field in Xiaozhoushan Township, Qingtian County, east China's Zhejiang Province, June 11, 2020. The rice-fish co-culture system in Qingtian has a history of more than 1,300 years and was listed in the world's first group of the Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) designated by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in 2005. Qingtian, in the southwestern part of Zhejiang, has sufficient water resources and a terraced landscape. The rice-fish co-culture system can bring handsome incomes to local farmers. In 2021, the rice-fish co-culture system in Qingtian covered around 3,700 hectares of paddy fields, with an average rice yield of 7.2 tonnes per hectare. The total output value of rice and fish reached 265 million yuan (about 39.3 million U.S. dollars). (Xinhua/Xu Yu)

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(ZhejiangPictorial) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-QINGTIAN-RICE-FISH CO-CULTURE SYSTEM (CN)

(220719) -- QINGTIAN, July 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- In this aerial photo, villagers celebrate in traditional costumes as they start ploughing and release fish fry into rice fields in Xiaozhoushan Township, Qingtian County, east China's Zhejiang Province, June 11, 2020. The rice-fish co-culture system in Qingtian has a history of more than 1,300 years and was listed in the world's first group of the Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) designated by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in 2005. Qingtian, in the southwestern part of Zhejiang, has sufficient water resources and a terraced landscape. The rice-fish co-culture system can bring handsome incomes to local farmers. In 2021, the rice-fish co-culture system in Qingtian covered around 3,700 hectares of paddy fields, with an average rice yield of 7.2 tonnes per hectare. The total output value of rice and fish reached 265 million yuan (about 39.3 million U.S. dollars). (Xinhua/Xu Yu)

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(ZhejiangPictorial) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-QINGTIAN-RICE-FISH CO-CULTURE SYSTEM (CN)

(220719) -- QINGTIAN, July 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A farmer releases fish fry into a rice field in Xiaozhoushan Township, Qingtian County, east China's Zhejiang Province, June 11, 2020. The rice-fish co-culture system in Qingtian has a history of more than 1,300 years and was listed in the world's first group of the Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) designated by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in 2005. Qingtian, in the southwestern part of Zhejiang, has sufficient water resources and a terraced landscape. The rice-fish co-culture system can bring handsome incomes to local farmers. In 2021, the rice-fish co-culture system in Qingtian covered around 3,700 hectares of paddy fields, with an average rice yield of 7.2 tonnes per hectare. The total output value of rice and fish reached 265 million yuan (about 39.3 million U.S. dollars). (Xinhua/Xu Yu)

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(ZhejiangPictorial) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-QINGTIAN-RICE-FISH CO-CULTURE SYSTEM (CN)

(220719) -- QINGTIAN, July 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Farmers release fish fry into a rice field in Xiaozhoushan Township, Qingtian County, east China's Zhejiang Province, June 11, 2020. The rice-fish co-culture system in Qingtian has a history of more than 1,300 years and was listed in the world's first group of the Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) designated by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in 2005. Qingtian, in the southwestern part of Zhejiang, has sufficient water resources and a terraced landscape. The rice-fish co-culture system can bring handsome incomes to local farmers. In 2021, the rice-fish co-culture system in Qingtian covered around 3,700 hectares of paddy fields, with an average rice yield of 7.2 tonnes per hectare. The total output value of rice and fish reached 265 million yuan (about 39.3 million U.S. dollars). (Xinhua/Xu Yu)

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(ZhejiangPictorial) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-QINGTIAN-RICE-FISH CO-CULTURE SYSTEM (CN)

(220719) -- QINGTIAN, July 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on July 18, 2022 shows a protection area of the rice-fish co-culture system in Qingtian County, east China's Zhejiang Province. The rice-fish co-culture system in Qingtian has a history of more than 1,300 years and was listed in the world's first group of the Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) designated by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in 2005. Qingtian, in the southwestern part of Zhejiang, has sufficient water resources and a terraced landscape. The rice-fish co-culture system can bring handsome incomes to local farmers. In 2021, the rice-fish co-culture system in Qingtian covered around 3,700 hectares of paddy fields, with an average rice yield of 7.2 tonnes per hectare. The total output value of rice and fish reached 265 million yuan (about 39.3 million U.S. dollars). (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

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(ZhejiangPictorial) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-QINGTIAN-RICE-FISH CO-CULTURE SYSTEM (CN)

(220719) -- QINGTIAN, July 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on July 18, 2022 shows a protection area of the rice-fish co-culture system in Qingtian County, east China's Zhejiang Province. The rice-fish co-culture system in Qingtian has a history of more than 1,300 years and was listed in the world's first group of the Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) designated by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in 2005. Qingtian, in the southwestern part of Zhejiang, has sufficient water resources and a terraced landscape. The rice-fish co-culture system can bring handsome incomes to local farmers. In 2021, the rice-fish co-culture system in Qingtian covered around 3,700 hectares of paddy fields, with an average rice yield of 7.2 tonnes per hectare. The total output value of rice and fish reached 265 million yuan (about 39.3 million U.S. dollars). (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

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(ZhejiangPictorial) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-QINGTIAN-RICE-FISH CO-CULTURE SYSTEM (CN)

(220719) -- QINGTIAN, July 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- In this aerial photo, villagers celebrate in traditional costumes as they start ploughing and release fish fry into rice fields in Xiaozhoushan Township, Qingtian County, east China's Zhejiang Province, June 11, 2020. The rice-fish co-culture system in Qingtian has a history of more than 1,300 years and was listed in the world's first group of the Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) designated by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in 2005. Qingtian, in the southwestern part of Zhejiang, has sufficient water resources and a terraced landscape. The rice-fish co-culture system can bring handsome incomes to local farmers. In 2021, the rice-fish co-culture system in Qingtian covered around 3,700 hectares of paddy fields, with an average rice yield of 7.2 tonnes per hectare. The total output value of rice and fish reached 265 million yuan (about 39.3 million U.S. dollars). (Xinhua/Xu Yu)

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(ZhejiangPictorial) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-QINGTIAN-RICE-FISH CO-CULTURE SYSTEM (CN)

(220719) -- QINGTIAN, July 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on July 25, 2019 shows fish swimming in a terraced rice field in Xiaozhoushan Township, Qingtian County, east China's Zhejiang Province. The rice-fish co-culture system in Qingtian has a history of more than 1,300 years and was listed in the world's first group of the Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) designated by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in 2005. Qingtian, in the southwestern part of Zhejiang, has sufficient water resources and a terraced landscape. The rice-fish co-culture system can bring handsome incomes to local farmers. In 2021, the rice-fish co-culture system in Qingtian covered around 3,700 hectares of paddy fields, with an average rice yield of 7.2 tonnes per hectare. The total output value of rice and fish reached 265 million yuan (about 39.3 million U.S. dollars). (Xinhua/Xu Yu)

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(ZhejiangPictorial) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-QINGTIAN-RICE-FISH CO-CULTURE SYSTEM (CN)

(220719) -- QINGTIAN, July 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A farmer feeds fish in Xiaozhoushan Township, Qingtian County, east China's Zhejiang Province, July 25, 2019. The rice-fish co-culture system in Qingtian has a history of more than 1,300 years and was listed in the world's first group of the Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) designated by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in 2005. Qingtian, in the southwestern part of Zhejiang, has sufficient water resources and a terraced landscape. The rice-fish co-culture system can bring handsome incomes to local farmers. In 2021, the rice-fish co-culture system in Qingtian covered around 3,700 hectares of paddy fields, with an average rice yield of 7.2 tonnes per hectare. The total output value of rice and fish reached 265 million yuan (about 39.3 million U.S. dollars). (Xinhua/Xu Yu)