语法填空Jia Sixie, author of China's first agricultural encyclopedia, was one of the leading agronomists (农学家) in Chinese history. In the late years of the Northern Wei Dynasty, he wrote Qimin Yaoshu, the 【小题1】 (early) and most complete agricultural encyclopedia still in existence in China.
Jia Sixie was born in Yidu County in Shandong Province. During his childhood, Jia's family wasn't wealthy, but had 【小题2】 rich collection of books. This provided the young Jia with an opportunity: to read ancient Chinese literature 【小题3】 (wide) on agriculture. He completed Qimin Yaoshu during the wars, 【小题4】 he saw the sufferings of the poor farmers. 【小题5】 he firmly believed was that the development of agriculture could help those farmers out.
The book, which has 92 chapters in 10 volumes and nearly 120,000 characters, 【小题6】 (cover) a wide range of topics and records on production experiences and methods. It includes advice on farming, fishery and sideline occupations. In the book, he emphasized the importance of seed breeding in order to cultivate better 【小题7】 (variety).
Qimin Yaoshu was first distributed mainly among common people. In the late Tang Dynasty, the book was introduced to Japan. So far, the book 【小题8】 (translate) into several languages. Qimin Yaoshu is considered 【小题9】 an important summary of farming knowledge. At present, it is still studied by Chinese farmers and students 【小题10】 (major) in agriculture.
