Shānmín cóngqián yòng dāogēng-huǒzhòng de fǎzi zhòng shētián.
The mountain folk once farmed by the slash-and-burn method.
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Best known in 畲族, one of China's recognized ethnic minorities. The name traces to 畲 meaning slash-and-burn fields, the group's traditional hill farming. A separate reading 畲 is a rare surname.
