Blogs from Longji Rice Terraces, Guangxi, China, Asia

Longji Rice Terraces(near Longsheng!) Here in Southern China they grow rice, A LOT OF RICE. The Chinese like to cultivate rice by flooding the fields because it helps helps with soil fertilization, deters both weeds and pests, and keeps pesky vermin away. So how exactly does one grow rice on a hill? You make terraces. A LOT OF TERRACES. The mountainous region around Longsheng is heavily striated with rice fields. The Longji Rice Terraces (aka the Dragon's Backbone) is by far the most spectacular showing of this farm engineering technique with terraces running from valley floor up 1,640 feet to the ridges. We were lucky to have a few hours with a clear view across the valley. Heavy fog banks and strong mists severely limit visibility usually in the winter and early-spring months. The next morning ... read more

Terraços de arroz de Longji, 4 e 5 de agosto, 2012. Depois de uma noite no nosso luxuoso quarto com banheiro privativo, deixamos Guilin em direção a Dazhai. Dazhai é um vilarejo Yao que fica a 3 horas de Guilin. O povo Yao cultiva arroz em terraços nas montanhas da região. Como no dia seguinte faríamos uma caminhada entre Dazhai e Pingan, reservamos um albergue em Tientou, 1 hora de caminhada depois de Dazhai, em direção à Pingan – menos 1h de subida p a caminhada. O povo Yao é bem diferente do Han, a maioria chinesa. As mulheres não cortam o cabelo. O cabelo fica arrumado tipo um turbante coberto com por lenço. A roupa é bem característica tb, como dá p ver nas fotos. Infelizmente só as mulheres mais velhas estavam vestidas com a ... read more

Wow, this is one scenic place. About 880 m above sealevel. Climbing to the top is a very sweaty business, however. The beautiful scenery is just such a great reward. Starting the morning early by bus from Yangshuo we traveled by bus to this Longji terraces, also known as Dragon's Backbone due to the mountains ridges that can be seen from the top with beautiful rice terraces everywhere. It is about a 3 hours drive through a curving and climbing valley to this area. Before reaching the terraces we first stopped off at the famous long hair villages at the bottom of the valley. Some womans hair is 2.1 m long and they twirl it around their heads and then tie it in a certain way. The way they tie it also indicates if they are ... read more

hey everyone, here are our pictures from the rice terraces, they are said to be the oldest rice terraces in the world (over 650 years). We were pretty lucky with our weather, it was cloudy, but not as foggy as what we heard from other travelers. We had a great day and enjoyed the small villages and mountains surrounding the Terraces! :) Hope you enjoy! Randi and Quinn... read more