Why can't Hebei grow rice, but cold Heilongjiang can?

Because of the different climate, rice is naturally inseparable from water. So from a natural point of view, it is mainly the climate difference.

Northeast China and North China belong to temperate monsoon climate. North China is flat and open, with different seasons and suitable temperature. The average annual temperature in North China is higher than that in Northeast China. In northern China, there is no rice anywhere, especially in some areas close to river networks, such as Tianjin, Jining, Linyi and other places. We can also find some small pieces of cultivated rice, but they are basically grown and eaten by ourselves, so it is difficult to form a scale. To a great extent, summer in North China is mainly dry. Although there is precipitation, there is no water underground, which is more suitable for dry crops.

In the northeast, water resources are too abundant. The winter in the northeast is extremely cold, the soil stores a lot of water, and the water network is dense. Affected by the Daxinganling Mountains, there will be more rain in the northeast in summer. Northeast China has a flat terrain and a large plain, forming a famous rice producing area along the Yangtze River.

The other is economic factors. No matter in Northeast China or North China, rice can only be planted once a year due to the influence of climatic conditions. Northeast China is vast and sparsely populated. A large area of land is enough to grow rice for one season, but in North China, the most densely populated area in China since ancient times, it is absolutely not enough to grow rice for one season. So in the north of China, rice fields have been transformed into dry fields, and no dry fields have been transformed into rice fields. In recent years, with the recovery of water resources in North China, the rice planting area has only increased. The rice produced in Northeast China is one of the best quality rice in China, and it is very popular with consumers.