[ **up: [[Human ecology]] | [[Agriculture and Food Production]]** ] --- # Horticulture ## History ### Ancient China [[2024-0602. China's protected horticultural production dates back to the Qin Dynasty.|China's protected horticultural production dates back to the Qin Dynasty.]][^1] #### Eastern Han dynasty (25–220 CE) [[Shoebox/2024-0602. During the Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 CE), underground fire tunnels heated the ground and enabled early germination and cultivation of crops.|During the Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 CE), underground fire tunnels heated the ground and enabled early germination and cultivation of crops.]][^2] [[2024-0602. During the East Han dynasty (25-220 CE), many people believed protected cultivation of off-season vegetables was unnatural (and therefore unhealthy).|During the East Han dynasty (25-220 CE), many people believed protected cultivation of off-season vegetables was unnatural (and therefore unhealthy).]][^2] [^1]: Xia Ma, et al., ‘[[Ma, et al. ‘The history of protected horticulture production in China’, 2024.|The history of protected horticulture production in China]], *Acta Hortculturae* 1391 (March 2024), p. 205. [^2]: Xia Ma, et al., ‘[[Ma, et al. ‘The history of protected horticulture production in China’, 2024.|The history of protected horticulture production in China]], *Acta Hortculturae* 1391 (March 2024), p. 206.