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Two meter high giant rice shoots grow in Changhong Village, Chongqing Municipality, Aug. 31, 2021. (Photo/He Penglei)
China has successfully cultivated the “giant rice,” which has grown to over two meters -- twice as tall as regular rice, in a field at Changhong Village of Chongqing. The “giant rice” species is expected to yield more than 800 kilograms per mu (667 square meters) this year.
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Two meter high giant rice shoots grow in Changhong Village, Chongqing Municipality, Aug. 31, 2021. (Photo/He Penglei)
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People visit the giant rice field in Changhong Village, Chongqing Municipality, Aug. 31, 2021. (Photo/He Penglei)
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A staff worker of Chongqing branch of China National Hybrid Rice Research and Development Center live-streams at the giant rice field in Changhong Village, Chongqing Municipality, Aug. 31, 2021. (Photo/He Penglei)
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"That's amazing", says an old man who points to the ruler in the giant rice field at Changhong Village, Chongqing Municipality, Aug. 31, 2021. (Photo/He Penglei)
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Two meter high giant rice shoots grow in Changhong Village, Chongqing Municipality, Aug. 31, 2021. (Photo/He Penglei)