Wuxi County, which was founded in the Qin and Han Dynasties, was once a famous "land of plenty" in China, and was honored as the first of the "four rice markets" in China.
Changsha has a changeable climate in spring, abundant sunshine in summer and autumn, short cold period and long hot summer period, and is known as "Land of Fish and Rice" and "Land of Hunan Embroidery".
Jiujiang, also known as Jiangzhou, is located in the north of Jiangxi, near the river and bordering the lake, with unique scenery.
Wuhu is located in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, with a subtropical humid monsoon climate, mild climate, abundant rainfall and four distinct seasons.
The history of four rice markets
Wuxi 1
Wuxi, as a national historical and cultural city and a city under the jurisdiction of Jiangsu Province, was called Liangxi and Jingui in ancient times and was known as the "Pearl of Taihu Lake". This area is located in the hinterland of the Yangtze River Delta Plain, south of Jiangsu, the transportation center of Taihu Lake Basin, and the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal passes through it. Wuxi Jianxian County began in Qin and Han Dynasties and is still in use today. Historically, it was once a famous land of fish and rice in China.
By the peak of water transportation in Ming and Qing Dynasties, Wuxi had become a famous grain market in the south of the Yangtze River, a water transportation distribution center in Taihu Lake Basin and Zhejiang Province. During the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, the grain throughput of Wuxi reached 78 million stone.
2. Changsha
As the capital of Hunan Province, Changsha has been known as the hometown of Qujia, the famous city of Chu and Han, and Xiaoxiang Bamboo Silk for 3,000 years. Changsha is located in the eastern and northern part of Hunan Province, the lower reaches of Xiangjiang River and the western edge of Xiangliu Basin. During the Qing Dynasty, there were thousands of ships transporting rice on the Xiangjiang River, and the Yisu River has become a valley catchment area with an annual trade volume of more than 2 million tons.
For Changsha, apart from its special geographical and economic status, the prosperity of rice market is mainly based on the relatively developed grain production in Hunan Province, which once ranked third in the country.
3. Jiujiang
Jiujiang is a provincial city of Jiangxi Province, located in the northernmost part of Jiangxi Province, at the junction of Jiangxi, Hubei, Anhui and Hunan provinces. Known as "the mouth of three rivers, the thoroughfare of seven provinces" and "the land of the eyebrows in the world". Jiujiang and its surrounding counties are historically the land of plenty and the main source of rice market. In addition, neighboring Anhui and Hubei provinces grow rice along the river.
The transfer points of Jiujiang rice market in northern Jiangxi are Hukou, Tujiabu and Wucheng. These three towns are all near rivers and lakes, which is convenient for rice and water transportation. Jiujiang is not only one of the four major rice markets, but also known as the three major tea markets with Fuzhou in Fujian and Hankou in Hubei.
4. Wuhu
Wuhu is a provincial city in Anhui Province, and it is also a sub-central city and sub-central city in Anhui Province. Wuhu and Hefei, the provincial capital, are also called "dual-core" cities in Anhui Province. Wuhu has been recorded in writing for more than 2500 years, and is known as "a famous town in the east of the Yangtze River" and "a famous district in Wuchu".
In the history of China, the "Four Big Rice Markets" were formed because of centralized rice trading. Its rice market is adjacent to Wuhu Yangtze River Bridge in the west and Wuhu Airport in the east. There is a 5000-ton special grain wharf with convenient transportation, covering an area of 2. 1 hectare and a building area of 1.6 square meters. The annual service turnover of grain is 5 million tons. As a result, Wuhu is known as the first of the "four rice markets in the south of the Yangtze River".