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The main mode of operation of ancient Chinese agriculture and its characteristics

The main mode of operation of ancient Chinese agriculture: small peasant economy.

Introduction of Small Farmer Economy:

Small Farmer Economy is the basic mode of agricultural production in the feudal society of China for a long time. The small peasant economy takes the family as the unit of production and life, combines agriculture and cottage industry, and the main purpose of production is to satisfy the needs of the basic life of the family and pay taxes, so it is a kind of self-sufficient natural economy. In China, the self-sufficient natural economy always dominated the feudal economy. The mode of operation was a self-sufficient small peasant economy.

Features:

1. family-based, men plowing and women weaving

2. combined with cottage industry

3. vulnerable to natural disasters, draconian government, population explosion, land annexation, etc.