Two meter high giant rice shoots grow in Changhong Village, Chongqing Municipality, Aug. 31, 2021. (Photo/He Penglei)
China has successfully cultivated the “giant rice,” which has grown to over two meters -- twice as tall as regular rice, in a field at Changhong Village of Chongqing. The “giant rice” species is expected to yield more than 800 kilograms per mu (667 square meters) this year.
Two meter high giant rice shoots grow in Changhong Village, Chongqing Municipality, Aug. 31, 2021. (Photo/He Penglei)
People visit the giant rice field in Changhong Village, Chongqing Municipality, Aug. 31, 2021. (Photo/He Penglei)
A staff worker of Chongqing branch of China National Hybrid Rice Research and Development Center live-streams at the giant rice field in Changhong Village, Chongqing Municipality, Aug. 31, 2021. (Photo/He Penglei)
"That's amazing", says an old man who points to the ruler in the giant rice field at Changhong Village, Chongqing Municipality, Aug. 31, 2021. (Photo/He Penglei)
Two meter high giant rice shoots grow in Changhong Village, Chongqing Municipality, Aug. 31, 2021. (Photo/He Penglei)
