The economy in ancient China was characterized by _ _ _ _ _, and the main mode of production in ancient China was ————.

The traditional social economy in China is a highly decentralized natural economy with small farmers as the main body, and farmers mainly cultivate and operate sideline businesses. "Self-sufficiency" and "male ploughing and female weaving" are the most common economic phenomena.

The main mode of production in ancient China was small-scale peasant economy.

(1) Formation: The progress of production tools and farming techniques and the emergence of private land have promoted the formation of small-scale peasant economy. During the Spring and Autumn Period, yeoman farmers appeared. They own a small amount of land and run agriculture on a family basis, resulting in the phenomenon of "a family of five governs a hundred acres of land".

(2) Features: Self-sufficiency, generally nothing but salt and iron. Small production scale and simple division of labor make it difficult to expand reproduction, which hinders the development of social division of labor and exchange economy. It is the main undertaker of national tax revenue. Very fragile.

(3) Understanding: The emergence of small-scale peasant economy is the inevitable result of the development of productive forces, which constitutes the economic foundation of China feudal society; But in the long run, it hindered the development of commodity economy, which is also one of the reasons for China's backwardness in modern times.