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It rains here for up to 250 days a year,
這里一年之中有250天在降雨
and standing water is everywhere.
到處都是積水
In a floodplain of the Yangtse River,
在揚子江的澇原
black-tailed godwits probe the mud in search of worms.
黑尾鷸在泥濘中尋索著蟲子
But it isn't just wildlife that thrive in this environment,
并非只有野生動物在這樣的環境下茁壯成長
the swampy ground provides ideal conditions for the remarkable member of the grass family,
沼澤般濕潤肥沃的土地為作物家族最顯著的成員提供了最理想的環境
rice.
這就是稻米
The Chinese have been cultivating rice for at least 8 thousand years.
中國有著至少8000年的稻米種植史
It has transformed the landscape.
他們改變了這塊土地
Late winter in southern Yunnan is a busy time for local farmers,
對云南南部的農民而言 冬末是個繁忙的季節
as they prepare the age-old paddy field ready for the coming spring.
因為他們要為即將來臨的春天整頓這片古老的稻田
