Intensive Subsistence with Wet Rice Not Dominant

Intensive Subsistence with Wet Rice Not Dominant-Rural China 

In places that precipitation levels are too low and winters too harsh, crops other than rice are grown. In rural parts of NorthEastern China, wheat and barley serve as the primary crop grown. Land is still worked intensively to produce enough food to feed to large populations. Human and animal power is used to properly cultivate the land. 

One new thing I noticed while I was in NorthEaster China was that crop rotation was used to keep from exhausting the soil. There were many workers for small areas of land due to lack of machinery. Workers told me of the low government funding, which gave them few options other than to hire more workers to tend to the fields. Workers told me that they have seen an increased enthusiasm in farmers due to government policies that have strengthened grain production, which has, in turn, created economic growth. 

http://www.chinagrain.gov.cn/english/General%20Situation.html