When did potatoes enter China?

Potato is the fourth most important food crop in the world, also known as potato, potato, Dutch potato and so on. it is the tuber of perennial herb of Solanaceae, and it is called the five largest crops in the world along with wheat, rice, corn and sorghum. China is the country with the largest total potato production in the world. Let's take a look at when potatoes entered China.

When will Tudou enter China?

Due to the lack of early written records or confusion of crop names in written records, experts have different opinions on the time when potatoes were introduced into China. Some think that during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty (1573-1619), others think that potatoes were first introduced into China in the 18th century. According to the textual research of Chinese scientists, it is believed that potatoes were first introduced into China during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty (1573-1619). In the second volume of Changan Hakka dialect written by Jiang Yikui during the Ming Wanli period, potatoes grown in Beijing are described as potatoes.

Where is the origin of potatoes?

Potatoes are native to the Andes in South America, and the history of artificial cultivation can be traced back to southern Peru from 8000 to 5000 BC. Titicaca Lake, which is 3800 meters above sea level in the Andes, may be the earliest place to cultivate potatoes. About 7,000 years ago, an Indian tribe migrated from the east to the cold Andes, camped near Lake Titicaca, hunted and gathered for a living, and was the first to discover and eat wild potatoes.

How do potatoes spread?

1. In the mid-16th century, potatoes were brought to Europe from South America by a Spanish colonist.

In 1586, the British defeated the Spaniards in the Caribbean and brought potatoes to England.

3. In 1650, potato became the main food crop in Ireland and began to spread in Europe.

In the 4th and 17th century, potato has become an important food crop in Europe and has spread to China.

5. It was brought back to the United States by Irish immigrants in 1719 and began to be planted in the United States.

In the early 18th century, Peter the Great of Russia bought a bag of potatoes for planting in the palace garden when he traveled to Europe, and then gradually developed to folk cultivation.