Whatever form it takes, no matter how it tastes or how it’s cooked, rice reflects the cultures and destinies of the peoples it sustains and nurtured. In this episode, we look at how rice spread across Eurasia and came to be cultivated in Europe and how the unstinting efforts of Chinese scientists are improving rice output and optimizing the crop's value.

Editor: Luo Wen

Operation: Qiu Ruiqi

Producer: Li Xin

Chief Editor: Zhang Wan

Supervisor: Wang Feizhou