Obviously, you look down on Chinese farmers. There have been earth-shaking changes in farmers' lives recently. The government has abolished the agricultural tax-- farmers in other countries have to pay so much in taxes! The government has also raised the purchase price of grain, so farmers will never again have to rely on Nature to eat. And modern farmers understand the laws of the market, so they plant things that will sell well. Haven't you heard: there are urban dwellers who go to the villages, rent land, and plant sweet potatoes, and they've gotten rich on it!