Chapter 1 Origin of Agriculture Section 1 Introduction to Beginning of Agriculture in China Section 2 The Origin of Rice Section 3 The Origin of Sericulture and Tea Chapter 2 Farm Tools Section 1 Soil Preparation Tools and Planting Tools Section 2 Irrigation Tools Section 3 Harvesting, Threshing and Winnowing Tools Chapter 3 Production Methods Section 1 Alternating Fields Method and Pit Fields Method Section 2 Terraces and Polders Section 3 Shelf Fields and Sandy Fields Chapter 4 Water Engineering Section 1 Introduction to Water Engineering Section 2 Li Bing and Dujiangyan Section 3 The Grand Canal Chapter 5 Agricultural Rituals Section 1 24 Solar Terms Section 2 Customs and Festivities on 24 Solar Terms Section 3 Farming Ceremonies Chapter 6 Agriculture Policies Section 1 Agriculture Promotion Section 2 Land Polices Section 3 Tax Policies Chapter 7 Sino-foreign Agricultural Exchange Section 1 The History of the Silk Road Section 2 Two Heroes on the Silk Road Section 3 Foreign Visitors on the Silk Road