中国是世界上最早种植水稻的国家。浙江省余姚县河姆渡遗址，距今已6,000多年。在这个遗址中发现分布遍及400平方米的水稻遗物，证明中国是最早种植水稻的国家。

China was the first country in the world to plant rice. This is evident in the remains of rice covering an area of 400 square metres found in the ruins of Hemudu in Yuyao County, Zhejiang Province, which dates back more than 6000 years.