大航海时期,哥伦布从美洲加勒比海地区发现了一种奇特的作物,并把它带回了欧洲,这种后来遍及世界各地的作物就是玉米。约明朝时期,玉米传入中国,身为舶来品,玉米最先在广西落地生根,在接下来不到二百年的时间,玉米翻越崇山峻岭,跨越大江湖海,最终成为国人最主要的食物之一。时至今日,玉米已经成为国内种植面积最大和用途最广泛的粮食作物,在中国的粮食安全中,玉米也是绝对的主力,对于这种与国计民 During the voyage, Columbus discovered a peculiar crop from the Americas, the Caribbean, and brought it back to Europe, a crop that was later spread all over the world. About the Ming Dynasty, corn was introduced into China. As exotic products, corn first took root in Guangxi. Within the next two hundred years, corn crossed the mountains and crossed the rivers and lakes and eventually became the most important food for Chinese people one. To date, corn has become the largest and most widely used food crop in the country. Corn is also the absolute mainstay of China’s food security.