The rapid increase in paddy planting area and the northward expansion of the paddy fields since the mid 1980s are response to the distinct rising trend of temperature since the 1980s.

• 1980年代中期以来全省水稻种植面积的显著增加，特别是北部地区种植面积的显著增加，是对1980年代以来显著增温的响应。