In the 16th century.

The potato was introduced to China in the 16th century. The potato is native to the Andean region of South America, and the history of its cultivation dates back to about 8000 to 5000 B.C. in southern Peru.

In the mid-16th century, the potato was brought to Europe from South America by a Spanish colonizer, who only used its flowers as decorations.

Time of spread

1. In the mid-16th century, the potato was brought to Europe from South America by a Spanish colonist.

2. The English defeated the Spanish in the Caribbean in 1586 and brought the potato to England.

3. By 1650, the potato had become the main food crop in Ireland and began to spread throughout Europe.

4. By the 17th century, the potato had become an important food crop in Europe and had spread to China.

5, 1719 by the Irish immigrants brought back to the United States, began to grow in the United States.

6, in the early 18th century, the Russian Peter the Great traveled to Europe to buy a bag of potatoes planted in the palace garden, and later gradually developed to folk planting.