No, there are many kinds of Chinese cabbage, and rape can be regarded as one kind. In some places, rape is also called Chinese cabbage, but Chinese cabbage is not rape!

Chinese cabbage (scientific name: common Chinese cabbage)

1. Latin scientific name: Brassica campestris? L. ssp.? chinensis? Makino (var.? communis? Tsen et Lee)

2. In English, Chinese cabbage is translated as bok choy (or pak/buk choi) according to Cantonese pronunciation, while Chinese cabbage is napa cabbage.

3. Chinese cabbage is a kind of vegetable originated in East Asia, commonly known as green vegetables, also known as gum vegetables, pickled cabbage, pickled cabbage, rape (in some areas of northeast China), oil cabbage, etc. [1]. It is a close relative of Chinese cabbage (heading cabbage) and belongs to Brassica genus, which is also close to western cabbage. Originated in China, it is distributed all over the north and south, and is widely cultivated in China. Chinese cabbage is a cultivated plant of Brassica with edible stems and leaves. It is an annual or biennial herb and is often cultivated as an annual. The plant is short, with shallow roots and developed fibrous roots. The leaves are light green to dark green, the leaves are obovate or oval, the leaves are smooth or wrinkled, and a few have fluff. Petiole hypertrophy, white or green. Do not knot the ball. Flowers yellow, seeds suborbicular. According to the determination, Chinese cabbage is the most abundant vegetable with minerals and vitamins.

4. According to morphological characteristics, biological characteristics and cultivation characteristics, Chinese cabbage can be divided into autumn and winter Chinese cabbage, spring Chinese cabbage and summer Chinese cabbage, each including different varieties. Variety classification

5. Autumn and winter Chinese cabbage: widely cultivated in southern China with many varieties. Plant type is erect or waist-tied, mainly cultivated in autumn and winter, and can be divided into white stem type and green stem type according to the color of petiole. The representative varieties of white stem types are Nanjing dwarf yellow, Changzhou Changbai stem, Guangdong dwarf black leaf, Hefei lobular vegetable and so on. The representative varieties of green stalk types are Shanghai Aiji, Hangzhou Zaoyoudong, Changzhou green stalk vegetables and so on.

6. Spring cabbage: Many plants are developed, and a few are erect or slightly waist-tied. Strong winterness, cold tolerance and high yield. According to bolting in the morning and evening and supply period, it is divided into early spring vegetables and late spring vegetables. The representative varieties of early spring vegetables are Nanjing bright white leaves with white stems, Hangzhou late oil winter with white stems and green stems in Wuxi in March, and Shanghai slow in March. The representative varieties of late spring vegetables are Nanjing April White with white stalks, Hangzhou silkworm cabbage and so on, and Shanghai April Slow and May Slow with green stalks.

7. Summer cabbage and summer and autumn high-temperature season cultivation, also known as "fire cabbage" and "Fucai", are representative varieties such as Shanghai fire cabbage, Guangzhou Ma 'er cabbage and Nanjing Aiza No.1..