1. More than a billion people live in China. Most of them live and work in the countryside. Some people have small plots of land where they grow food for their families and to sell at market. They might keep a few animals such as a pig, chickens or ducks for meat and eggs. Sample Slide Random Slides From This PowerPoint Show

2. South of the Yangtze River, where it’s warmer and wetter, tea and rice are grown. Everyone eats rice in China, especially in the south. This little girl is eating rice with chopsticks. Sample Slide Random Slides From This PowerPoint Show

3. The Chinese believe that rice is a gift from the animals. Once upon a time, China was flooded. The people ran up to the hills to escape the floods. When the floods were over, they came down from the hills and found that all the plants had died. They tried hunting but there were few animals left. Sample Slide Random Slides From This PowerPoint Show

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