What are the basic characteristics of ancient agricultural economy in China?

1. From the perspective of farming methods, Niu Geng with iron plough is the main farming method of Chinese traditional agriculture. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Niu Geng appeared. Niu Geng was widely popularized in the Han Dynasty. After the invention of Qu Yuan's plow in Tang Dynasty, China's plow technology became mature.

2. From the management mode, the small-scale peasant economy takes the family as the production and living unit, and agriculture is combined with cottage industry. Production is mainly to meet their basic living needs and pay taxes. It is a self-sufficient natural economy and the basic mode of agricultural production in China feudal society.

3. From the perspective of land ownership, feudal land ownership was established in the Warring States period. The landlord class occupies a lot of land through political privilege or economic strength, while the peasants have little or no land. The land ownership of the landlord class has become one of the main features of China's ancient agricultural economy.

4. From the point of production technology, intensive cultivation is one of the characteristics of agriculture in feudal society in China, and it is also one of the main characteristics of ancient agriculture in China.