The Book of Qi Yao Min systematically summarizes the production experience of agriculture and animal husbandry in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River before the 6th century, the processing and storage of grain, the utilization of wild plants, and the methods of controlling famine. The relationship between seasons, climate, different soils and different crops is introduced in detail, and it is emphasized to adapt to local conditions.
Advocating intensive cultivation, drought prevention and moisture conservation, promoting crop rotation, applying more green manure, creating fruit trees, and cultivating excellent varieties through methods such as seedling raising, cutting and grafting have great influence on the development of ancient agriculture in China.
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The Book of Qi Yao Min is a comprehensive agricultural book written by Jia Sixie in the Northern Wei Dynasty, and it is also one of the earliest monographs in the world agricultural history. It is the earliest and most complete agricultural book in China.
The book is rich in content and covers a wide range, including the cultivation of various crops, the production of various economic trees and the utilization of various wild plants.
Qi Yao Min Shu consists of preface, miscellaneous notes and text. Text ***92 articles, divided into 10 volume. 1 10000 words; Among them, the text is about 70 thousand words and the notes are about 40 thousand words.
In addition, there is a preface and miscellaneous words in front of the book, in which the preface widely quotes examples of attaching importance to agriculture, such as sages, sages and people of insight, and attaches importance to the remarkable achievements made in agriculture. It is generally believed that miscellaneous sayings were added by later generations. ?
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