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Aztec Farmers Built Floating Gardens
阿兹特克人建造浮岛农田
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Lake Texcoco held shallow waters near Tenochtitlan.
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Aztec farmers tied reeds and mud to make chinampas.
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They planted maize, beans, and flowers on these islands.
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Willow trees anchored each garden to the lakebed.
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Chinampas produced multiple harvests every year.
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This clever farming fed over two hundred thousand people.
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It showed deep understanding of local ecology and water.
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Spanish soldiers later admired this ingenious food system.