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Qiling Pagoda, Yangzhou, Jiangsu province, China.
The Lake Tai plain in Jiangsu is a highly productive agricultural region. The primary crops and products cultivated in this area include:
- Rice1
- Wheat1
- Cotton1
- Fruit1
- Tea1
- Silk (supported by the region's status as a major center for sericulture)1
- Fish1
The region is widely recognized as a "land of fish and rice," benefiting from advanced agricultural practices such as multiple cropping and powered irrigation.1