大致说来,一万年前是中国稻作的起源时期,一千年前则是中国稻作传统的形成时期,而最近一百年则是中国稻作发展最快的时期。用一百年、一千年、一万年这三个大致的时间节点,全景展示中国稻米的历史、稻米对于国计民生的重要性、千百年来中国人民为解决吃饭问题所做的努力、近百年来中国稻作科技的发展与进步,展望未来稻米所可能遇到的挑战和前景。

Generally speaking, about 10,000 years ago is the period when Chinese rice cultivation originated, 1,000 years ago is the period when Chinese rice cultivation tradition was formed, and the last 100 years is the period when Chinese rice cultivation has developed the fastest. The three time periods of 100 years, 1,000 years and 10,000 years are used to present a panoramic view of the history of Chinese rice, the importance of rice to the livelihood of the nation, the efforts made by the Chinese people to solve the problem of food for thousands of years, the development and progress of rice cultivation and technology in China in the last hundred years, and the challenges and prospects that rice may encounter in the future.