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Farming in
China Today
Farming is still important
to the Chinese economy.
China is a leading
producer of wheat, rice,
corn, tea, and barley.
Still Important Silk
Silk is still an export in
China today. It makes up
a part of China’s textile
Chinese farming today (TEKS-tile) industry. Silk
is used to make clothing
Yellow River Valley
and other products
around the world. Not
many people outside of
China knew how to make
silk until the 800s.
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