(agriculture) agribusiness: a large-scale farming enterprise
relating to or used in or promoting agriculture or farming; "agricultural engineering"; "modern agricultural (or farming) methods"; "agricultural (or farm) equipment"; "an agricultural college"
(irrigate) supply with a constant flow or sprinkling of some liquid, for the purpose of cooling, cleansing, or disinfecting; "irrigate the wound"
supplying dry land with water by means of ditches etc
(medicine) cleaning a wound or body organ by flushing or washing out with water or a medicated solution
An instance of moving something or being moved by or as if by such a machine
An active transport mechanism in living cells by which specific ions are moved through the cell membrane against a concentration gradient
(pump) operate like a pump; move up and down, like a handle or a pedal; "pump the gas pedal"
A mechanical device using suction or pressure to raise or move liquids, compress gases, or force air into inflatable objects such as tires
(pump) a mechanical device that moves fluid or gas by pressure or suction
(pump) heart: the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body; "he stood still, his heart thumping wildly"
By the Yellow River
This is an irrigation canal, hooked up further upstream to a pump that
may or may not still work to bring water directly from the river up
the this level, about 100 feet above river level or so. After this
you'll see two shots that show the contrast: a downright Disney-esque
castle that serves no function I could see: it was empty. In the
foreground there you will see some agricultural workers walking the
road in front of it, but the castle itself appeared utterly empty.
I've a feeling it was built in anticipation of a glut of tourism that
has yet to fully materialize here. You'll also see some weeds piled
next the bicycle their picker rode to work and will load them onto for
the return home. As you'll see in later shots taken from the train,
and you may have seen in other shots from Guangxi, the vast majority
of farm work here in China is still done individually or by families,
by hand.