ZHANG GUOJUN/XINHUA A revolutionary land management model is being applied across the fields of Northeast China to restore its precious and fertile black soil. Black soil, characterized by its ...
Diverting the Black River, the city's water source ... look into ways to preserve soil richness in China and beyond, and use a wind tunnel and banks of optical-scanning computers to study the ...
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In eastern China, archaeologists brushed away layers of soil to reveal something astonishing: a 7,000-year-old fire-drilling ...
China has had a ... evenly spread layer of black mud was left behind. Farmers would immediately plant their crops—never needing fertilizers because the flood soil was so rich.
Dragons were a symbol of luck and protection from natural disasters during the Tang Dynasty, archaeologists said.
The range of climates and environments across China pose distinct ... are needed for three major soil types found in the country: saline soils in the north, black soils in the northeast, and ...
SUN ZIFA/CHINA NEWS SERVICE For years, Jia has walked in the fields with colleagues, considering the issue of land degradation in black soil areas from the perspective of farmers and agricultural ...