China is one of the four ancient civilizations with a splendid farming culture for thousands of years. In some periods, China's farming technology was in the forefront of the world at that time, and many crops were planted, such as millet, rice, barley and soybeans. Do you know what is the earliest crop in the world? It is the millet in ancient China, which is what we often say.

Millet (millet), the earliest crop in the world, has many kinds of crops. There are rice, wheat and corn in China, but what is the earliest crop in the world? That's Xiaomi from China. What's it also called? Xiaomi? Originated in the Yellow River valley in northern China, the planting history can be traced back to about 7000 years ago, and it was also the main food crop in ancient China.

1973 Hemudu Site, located in the northeast of Hemudu Village, Yuyao City, Zhejiang Province, China, is an early Neolithic site in southern China discovered about 7,000 years ago. Thousands of original production tools, household appliances and works of art were found in the site, among which the world's earliest crop millet was found. When these millet are piled together, they are not only golden in color, but also intact in shape, and some details are clearly visible.

So, as early as 7000 years ago, primitive humans in China began to grow millet, which was not found in other ancient countries in the world. In the Xia and Shang Dynasties in ancient China, because people planted a lot of millet, historians called this period? Su culture? .

The growth characteristics of millet are mainly drought resistance, which is very suitable for the climate, soil and natural environment in ancient China. Therefore, it became one of the main crops of ancient ancestors in feudal times, and it is still one of the important food crops in China today. At the same time, the earliest wine in China was also brewed with millet, which obviously had an important impact on the historical development of China.