The twists and turns stretch, and our ideal rural life is hidden here.

"Smoke clouds are scattered in the afternoon, and flowing water flows along the terraces". Terraces are built on mountains, planting crops and raising one side of the land. Terraces are layered like ladders, winding and continuous, like a freehand landscape painting, with different spectacular scenes at all times.

Longji Terrace in Guangxi

Longji terraces are about 80 kilometers away from downtown Guilin. It's far away, but it won't disappoint. Terraces are like chains, winding from the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain, hills like snails, mountains like towers, layered, strewn at random, with smooth lines, natural and unrestrained, and magnificent scale. Jinkengtai is one of the most spectacular parts of Longjitai, and scenic spots such as Xishan Shaole, Qian Ceng Ladder and Jinfoding can be seen at a glance. The terraced fields, which are uniform and full of lines, appear distinct in yellow and green, as if they were a ladder going straight into the sky. At sunset, the terraced fields are more charming under the golden light, which makes you far away from the secular and meet nature. Jinkeng terraced fields are also the cradle of Hongyao culture, and the unique Yao village is full of ethnic customs.

Hani Terrace in Yuanyang, Yunnan

Yuanyang Terrace is located at the southern foot of Ailao Mountain in Yuanyang County, Honghe Prefecture, Yunnan Province. It is a masterpiece handed down from generation to generation by the Hani people. It has four characteristics: large area, steep terrain, many stages and high altitude. Terraces cultivated by Hani people in Yuanyang are adapted to local conditions according to the changes of mountain topography. If the slope is gentle, the farmland will be cultivated, and if the slope is steep, the farmland will be cultivated, even under the ditch. Therefore, there are several acres of terraces, and the small ones are only as big as dustpans, and often there are thousands of acres on a slope.

Yuanyang terraced fields are large-scale and magnificent, spanning the south bank of the Red River, which is the core area of Hani terraced fields in the Red River. There are three main scenic spots in Hani Terrace in Yuanyang: Eight Wells, Tiger Mouth and One More Tree. The terraced fields filled with water, the unpredictable sea of clouds, the comfortable and warm sunshine ... all these will make people intoxicated in an instant, and the traditional mushroom houses of the Hani nationality are dotted among the terraced fields, forming the most perfect landscape picture.

Jiabang Terrace in Guizhou

Compared with the familiar Yuanyang Terrace and Longji Terrace, Jiabang Terrace is like a rough jade, still waiting to be carved. Jiabangtai has no specific boundaries and tickets. The road runs through the terraced fields, and tourists can walk freely in the terraced fields. Miao Township's unique diaojiao building is scattered in terraced fields, and humanity and nature are perfectly integrated. Terraces are shown in April and May of the lunar calendar every year, and are also very suitable for photography in early October. The essence section of Jiabangtai is a country road connecting Dangniu Village, Yejia Village and Jiache Village.

Jiangxi Jiangling terraced fields

From February every year, the main color of Wuyuan begins to turn bright yellow, and rape flowers in lowlands bloom from early March to mid-March. Huizhou architecture with ink color and bright yellow rape flowers will be staged for one month every year. The terraced fields in Jiangling make the rape flower scene better. Terraces are strewn at random, and Huizhou architecture fluctuates with terraces, dotted with bright flower fields like notes. Especially every winter, Jiangling terraces will also stage romantic snow terraces.

Fujian Youxi United Hua Ting

Since the Song Dynasty, the United villagers have cultivated terraces and planted rice with wooden plows, hoes and other tools, and cultivated magical and magnificent terraces in the steep Jinji Mountain. Unity terraces stretch for dozens of miles, covering an area of tens of thousands of acres, flat and natural. United terraced fields are surrounded by mountains, with terraced slopes ranging from 15 to 75 degrees, and the highest terraced fields reach thousands. Layers of terraces, such as ladders, are spectacular. Whenever the sunset falls on the endless terraces, the earth is golden and stained.

Ziquejie Terrace in Hunan Province

The formation of Ziquejie terraced fields has a history of 2000 years, which originated in the pre-Qin period and flourished in the Song and Ming Dynasties. It is a historical relic of the integration of mountain fishing and hunting culture and rice farming culture. There is no Shantang reservoir here, and there is no need for artificial water diversion irrigation. Ziquejie terraced fields are built on the mountain, ranging from a dish to a basin to a strip, winding like the moon, with various shapes and changes, just like a jade pond in the sky and a fairyland on earth. The world of purple magpie in winter is particularly beautiful, with fog and snowflakes everywhere. Feldspar terraces are the most magnificent terraces in Zique, with the richest levels and the most beautiful shapes. They are full of twists and turns and rhythms.

Guangdong Oujia Hua Ting

Oujia Terrace is the largest and most primitive terrace in Guangdong Province, located at the foot of Wushan Mountain. 1 1,000 mu of terraces are distributed around Oujia Village in an M-shape, and the terraced fields are layered downwards according to the mountain trend. Spring is as clear as a mirror, summer is full of green waves, autumn ears of rice are golden, and there are even several snowfalls in Guangdong in winter. The scenery between dusk and dusk is also different. You can enjoy the sunrise in the terraced fields in the east. The morning mist is full of poetry. In the west, you can enjoy the sunset, and the sunset glow is splendid and magnificent.

Chongli Saibei Hua Ting

The terraces in Saibei are called "the terraces closest to Beijing". Terraced fields are rare scenery in the north. In summer, there are green crops all over the mountains, but you can still see distinct layers. In autumn, the terraced fields in Saibei are colorful and criss-crossed, and all kinds of crops pile up after harvest. Saibei terraces are vast and sparsely populated. Here, you can enjoy the bright and cool northern autumn, golden crops, endless larches and slowly rotating white windmills. There is almost no development here, and the most simple pastoral scenery is still preserved.

What other magnificent terraces do you know?

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