How China's food factories feed 1.4 billion people
China's first computer-controlled greenhouse is located on the outskirts of Beijing and opened in 2010. Here, artificial lights are used to grow lettuce.
The quality of China's shrimp has been reportedly inconsistent due to the use of chemicals when breeding. Here, workers peel shrimp inside a seafood factory in Rizhao, Shandong.
In 2011, 1.35 million tonnes of edible oils, such as corn and soybean, were imported to China.
Fish dry on poles at a processing facility outside of Hangzhou, Zhejiang province.
Shark fin is a gourmet meal in China. Here, more than 10,000 fins lay out to dry on the rooftop of a factory building in Hong Kong.
A factory line of employees process meat at a factory in Luohe, Henan province.
This image was taken days before the Shanghai Food and Drug Administration shut down this meat-processing factory in 2014.
The factory was processing meat beyond its expiration date.
In 2013 there were 5,529 liquor, beverage, and tea manufacturing plants in China.
In 2014, China produced 26.5 million tons of dairy products.
Here's a look inside a beer factory in Shenyang, Liaoning province.
These workers are helping package instant noodles in the village of Nanjie.
Here, ginseng is being dried — just one of the many steps of processing it must go through.
The Kraft Foods' factory in Suzhou, Jiangsu province makes freshly baked Oreo cookies.
Chili oil is commonly found in many different Chinese cuisines. Here, newly harvested red chili is spread out to dry in the sun.
Chinese moon cakes, which are being processed here, are usually eaten around Zhongqiujie, or, the Mid-Autumn Festival. They're considered a delicacy.
Workers navigate a huge vinegar and soy sauce mill in Zhenjiang, Jiangsu province.
A worker makes stuffed steamed buns at a food factory in Yangzhou, Jiangsu province.
These workers are using their feet to spread coffee beans out to dry in a plantation in Chengmai county.
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