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Did you know that the Beijing Winter Olympic Village had a rooftop (屋顶) farm? It covered 4,620 square meters. To relax, athletes and coaches could try growing vegetables there.
It shows just how much Chinese people growing vegetables. China has a lot of available land for planting things. For , Chinese people made a living through farming. The Book of Songs《诗经》, written 2,500 years ago, records many of vegetables.
Nowadays, even though some Chinese people no longer have a lot of land, they still grow vegetables they can. Xue Ling, 35, is one of them. Since 2010, she has been planting vegetables on the balcony (阳台) of apartment in Jinan, Shandong province. "It's the only way to keep my food, at least the vegetables, clean and ," she said. Caroline Ma from Hong Kong grows vegetables a hobby. In 2020, Ma started farming on her rooftop and planting seeds that she collected during her travels. For Ma, is a meditative (冥想的) experience. "I am in my own little world and I can forget about my problems," she said.
It seems that planting vegetables brings than just food for Chinese people.
—Maybe my family are going to ____ because of the hot weather in Zigong.