Colorful rice paddies become art in hands of retired researcher
By Zhou Wenting in Shanghai | China Daily | Updated: 2015-10-23 07:52
Cultivator creates map of China in 30 shades of grain
A gigantic map of China created through the novel use of colorful rice paddies has been attracting visitors to a farm in rural Shanghai's Jinshan district over the past few weeks.
A 71-year-old retired rice researcher produced the unique living art using 30 varieties of rice, which he cultivated himself, and which ripen to various colors, from green to purple.
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