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Longji Titian rice terraces, China

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May 13th 2005
Hi everybody, I woke up early in the morning, took all my stuff, and left Yangshou. Took the bus to Longji Titian (Dragon's Spine Terraces), a range of hills just 4 hours from Yangshou. This place is known for the amazing rice terraces that cover every hill in the area. The terraces are about 700 years old, and are covering the hills from 300m to 900m or so. The amazing thing is that they are not ... read more

Asia » China

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more