Permalink: https://photo.greenpeace.org/archive/GE-Rice-Bus-Tour-in-China-27MZIFBGEU1.htmlConceptually similarGE Rice Bus Tour in ChinaGP0GU9Completed★★★★GE Rice Bus Tour in ChinaGP0PBDCompleted★★★★GE Rice Bus Tour in ChinaGP0SS6Completed★★★★GE Rice Bus Tour in ChinaGP0OBUCompleted★★★★GE Rice Bus Tour in ChinaGP0CA3Completed★★★★GE Rice Bus Tour in ChinaGP0CA2Completed★★★★GE Rice Bus Tour in ChinaGP0JXECompleted★★★★GE Rice Bus Tour in ChinaGP0MVXCompleted★★★★GE Rice Bus Tour in ChinaGP06BSCompleted★★★★View AllGP07XJGE Rice Bus Tour in ChinaGreenpeace volunteers from Greenpeace China join in the festivities with local farmers at the October rice festival in the village of Mitian. 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:2704px X 4064pxKeywords:Festivals-Food-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 Farming Documentation in China (All Photographers)
