Preface to Lychee Picture (Agricultural Production and Social Life in Ancient China)

The Lychee Drawing is a picture depicting agricultural production and social life in ancient China, which vividly shows the labor scenes of ancient farmers, agricultural production tools, crops, and rural landscapes. Through this picture, we can understand the development of agricultural production and social life in ancient China.

Tools of Agricultural Production

The main tools of agricultural production in ancient times were plows, scythes, harrows, hoes and sickles. Among them, the plow is one of the most important agricultural tools, which can plow the land and make it more fertile. The steps of using a plow are as follows:

Choose a suitable plow head and mount it on the plow pole;

Insert the plow head into the soil to make it at the right depth;

Use an ox or a horse to pull the plow pole, and plough the plow head along the direction of the field.

Crops

The main crops in ancient China were grain crops, vegetables, and fruit trees. Among them, grain crops were one of the most important crops, mainly rice, wheat and beans. The steps of planting rice are as follows:

Select a good field and plow it smooth;

Soak the rice seeds in water and let them germinate;

Insert the germinated seeds into the moist soil and keep it moderately humid;

Wait for the rice seedlings to grow into size and then fill the field with water to make the rice seedlings grow more luxuriantly.

Rural Landscape

The rural landscape in ancient China consisted mainly of houses, villages, and fields. Houses were mostly built with wood and adobe, villages were mostly built in the mountains or near water, and fields showed a staggered pattern.

Ending

The Lychee Diagram gives us a more in-depth understanding of agricultural production and social life in ancient China, which vividly shows the labor scenes of ancient farmers, agricultural production tools, crops, rural landscape and so on. By studying Lychee Diagrams, we can better understand the development and evolution of traditional Chinese agricultural culture.