Fourth Exhibition Room@@@- The Gifts from Nature -

Humans of the early age, lived in seeking out edible plants among wild flora, and then tried to cultivate them. Humans started to have permanent fields and settlements, and production of crops had stabilized, leading the civilization. Diverse cultures has developed we now can see on our dining tables many kinds of vegetables and fruits originated from all around the world, that have been selectively improved by humans in long history. Nature has provided us with many other gifts besides that of food. Letfs take a look at the gifts that nature has bestowed upon us in our daily life.

26. Food plants and their homes
27. Forest and man (Large wooden buildings in Japan; Plantation of conifer; Use of hard wood Increased timber import; Conservation of forest)

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