Chapter 8 " Agriculture: From Antiquity to Revolution to Reform"

Due to Beijing's rapid economic growth and urbanization ever since 1984, it has been leading to resources and environmental problems. Such problems were cropland decrease, environmental deterioration, and traffic jams. In order to improve the urban environment, more space for glades and trees are needed. One of the problem that Beijing has faced was the central government's decision where they had to choose between keeping the cropland/ planting more trees and enlarging the glades.