It rains here for up to 250 days a year
这里一年之中有250天在降雨
and standing water is everywhere.
到处都是积水
In a floodplain of the Yangtze River,
在扬子江的涝原
black-tailed godwits probe the mud in search of worms.
黑尾鹬在泥泞中寻索着虫子
But it isn't just wildlife that thrive in this environment.
并非只有野生动物在这样的环境下茁壮成长
The swampy ground provides ideal conditions for the remarkable member of the grass family,
沼泽般湿润肥沃的土地为作物家族最显著的成员提供了最理想的环境
rice.
这就是稻米
The Chinese have been cultivating rice for at least 8 thousand years.
中国有着至少8000年的水稻种植史
It has transformed a landscape
他们改造了这块土地