China ranks first in the world in the number of Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS), designated by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said Tuesday.

Three sites in China -- an ancient tea-producing area in Anxi county, East China's Fujian province, a nomadic livestock-rearing region in Chifeng city, North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region, and a rain-fed stone terrace farming system in Shexian county, North China's Hebei province -- have been recognized, bringing the country's total number to 18.

5月24日来自农业农村部的消息，近日，联合国粮农组织正式认定我国3个传统农业系统为全球重要农业文化遗产，分别是福建安溪铁观音茶文化系统、内蒙古阿鲁科尔沁草原游牧系统和河北涉县旱作石堰梯田系统。

截至目前，我国全球重要农业文化遗产增至18项，数量居世界首位。

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