Chinese shopping centre hosts indoor rice-planting activity

Over 1,000 people attended the event, with some taking part to relive their childhood memories, while others were brought by their parents to experience farming.

Published: 12:03pm, 24 Jun 2026

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A shopping centre in the eastern Chinese city of Ningbo recently held an indoor rice-planting event, attracting over 1,000 contestants to work in a makeshift paddy field. Some participants came to relive their childhood memories, while others brought their children to experience the back-breaking work.

Chinese shopping centre hosts indoor rice-planting activity

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}Over 1,000 people attended the event, with some taking part to relive their childhood memories, while others were brought by their parents to experience farming.

Over 1,000 people attended the event, with some taking part to relive their childhood memories, while others were brought by their parents to experience farming.