China is the world's largest producer of
rice, and the crop
makes up a little less than half of the country's total grain output. China
accounts for 26% of all world rice production. In a given year total rice
output came from four different crops. The early rice crop grows primarily in
provinces along the Yangtze
River and in
provinces in the south; it is planted in February to April and harvested in
June and July and contributes about 34 percent to total rice output.
Rice Fields

After centuries of rice production Chinese farmers developed the best way possible to get the best output out of their lands. They created the rice fields on the side of mountains and build their houses on the worst lands surrounding their fields.