Permalink: https://photo.greenpeace.org/archive/GE-Rice-Bus-Tour-in-China-27MZIF2QR78.htmlConceptually similarGE Rice Bus Tour in ChinaGP0CA2Completed★★★★GE Rice Bus Tour in ChinaGP0SS6Completed★★★★GE Rice Bus Tour in ChinaGP0OBUCompleted★★★★GE Rice Bus Tour in ChinaGP0MVQCompleted★★★★GE Rice Bus Tour in ChinaGP0CA3Completed★★★★GE Rice Bus Tour in ChinaGP0224Completed★★★★GE Rice Bus Tour in ChinaGP0T9WCompleted★★★★GE Rice Bus Tour in ChinaGP0NUWCompleted★★★★GE Rice Bus Tour in ChinaGP0IW1Completed★★★★View AllGP03Z9GE Rice Bus Tour in ChinaHani rice farmer with large traditional tobacco smoking pipe outside his home at Mitian village during the three day October rice festival. Jiayan, Honghe, Yunnan, China. Greenpeace visits rice farmers as part of the 8 day bus tour organised by Greenpeace to highlight the rice culture and diversity in the farming communities of Yunnan province, China. Yunnan is the homeland of rice to the Chinese nation and known as the source of rice culture to the whole world.Locations:Asia-China-YunnanDate:21 Oct, 2004Credit:© Greenpeace / John NovisMaximum size:4064px X 2704pxKeywords:Genetic engineering-KWCI (GPI)-Local population-Rice is Life (campaign title)-SAGE (campaign title)-Traditional farmingShoot:Rice Farming Documentation Bus Tour in ChinaGreenpeace organizes a 8 day bus tour to highlight the rice culture and diversity in the farming communities of Yunnan province, China. Yunnan is the homeland of rice to the Chinese nation and known as the source of rice culture to the whole world. The shoot includes images of the Hani New Year rice festival in Southern China. For the Hani people rice is more than just food, it is the very basis of their culture, however, it's a way of life that could be under threat as the spectre of genetic engineering (GE) creeps up on the planet's most important food crop.Related Collections:Rice is Life - Traditional Rice Farming in ChinaRice Farming Documentation in China (All Photographers)
