A paddy field is a flooded field of arable land used for growing semiaquatic crops, most notably rice and taro. It originates from the Neolithic rice-farming cultures of the Yangtze River basin in southern China, associated with pre-Austronesian and Hmong-Mien cultures. It was spread in prehistoric times by the expansion of Austronesian peoples to Island Southeast Asia, Southeast Asia including Northeastern India, Madagascar, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. The technology was also acquired by other cultures in mainland Asia for rice farming, spreading to East Asia, Mainland Southeast Asia, and South Asia.
CATEGORIES
Sharing is not just caring, it's also about giving credit - add this image to your page and give credit to the talented photographer who captured it.:
KEYWORDS
acquired also arable asia associated austronesian basin china crops cultures east expansion farming field flooded growing hmongmien india island land madagascar mainland melanesia micronesia most neolithic northeastern notably originates other paddy peoples polynesia preaustronesian prehistoric rice ricefarming river semiaquatic south southeast southern spread spreading taro technology times tmilnadu used vayal was yangtze
Similar Images
More images by the same author
1 week free trial. Any size, for free
Renews at $25/month, cancel or upgrade at any time
Click here for your free trial!
245,807,426 images | 1,228,598 contributors | 53,748,930 total users