In the Qing Dynasty,especially after bureaucratization of native officers,the rice farming ag-riculture in Wuling ethnic minority area developed rapidly,with remarkable changes in distribution,varieties,technology,circulation and consumption,showing many new characteristics.Rice planting was mainly con-centrated in the southwest of Hunan and the northeast of Guizhou,and other areas had a certain planting area.There were 295 rice varieties,mainly indica rice and Japonica rice,supplemented by glutinous rice,indica rice was the most widely distributed,japonica rice was mainly distributed in some high-altitude areas,and glutinous rice was mainly distributed in Miao and Dong ethnic areas.With the development of rice produc-tion,a set of regional and national characteristics of rice production technology system had been formed around seed selection and breeding,tilling and transplanting.In terms of rice circulation and consumption,the distribution of rice circulation mainly consisted of mutual aid,tribute to the court,rice and grain trade,etc.The geographical distribution of rice consumption was unbalanced,and showed obvious class differences.