Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Ma-Meiyan-in-Xinping-27MZIFL5NEXU.htmlConceptually similarBai Yunxian in XinpingGP07GJCompleted★★★★Dai Festival in XinpingGP0PV9Completed★★★★Elderly Woman in XinpingGP01BLRCompleted★★★★Dai Girl in XinpingGP016Y5Completed★★★★Sharing Yangluo Rice in XinpingGP0X9ECompleted★★★★Weaving Traditional Dress in XinpingGP0DBXCompleted★★★★GE Rice Bus Tour in ChinaGP0DTOCompleted★★★★Dai Embroidery in XinpingGP0QDQCompleted★★★★GE Rice Bus Tour (China : 2004)GP015Y0Completed★★★★View AllGP01F3PMa Meiyan in XinpingPortrait of Ma Meiyan, a photographer for the 'Rice Farmers Project' in Yunnan Province."To grow rice for two seasons in a year is no easy job but this is our life. The land feeds us and keeps us alive. I want to record it with the camera"Locations:Asia-China-Xinping County-Yunnan ProvinceDate:1 Jan, 2005Credit:© Greenpeace / Yunsheng GengMaximum size:450px X 662pxKeywords:Camera equipment-Day-Farmers-Indigenous People-KWCI (GPI)-Local population-One person-Organic farming-Portraits-Rice-SAGE (campaign title)-Traditional costumes-Villages-WomenShoot:Rice Farmers Photography Project in ChinaFive rice farmers from the Yunnan Province with no experience in photography were given a camera and asked to document their sustainable rice farming methods over the space of a year to highlight the potential of ecological agriculture. The farmers are part of a strong, local community, indigenous to the area. They work closely with the land, cultivating the rice and soil. The project, entitled ‘Rice is Life’ presents authentic evidence to show the importance of rice and ecology and the interaction between rice and culture amongst rice farmers. This is set against the growing trend in genetically engineered rice and the potential risks involved.Related Collections:Rice is Life - Traditional Rice Farming in China