Longji Rice Terrace [ Related Itinerary ]

Longji Terrace or also called Dragon's Backbone Terraced Rice Fields is one of the beautiful and exotic nature scenery, the art of agriculture in China. Located not far from Guilin city, it has a long history from Yuan, Ming, Qing Dynasties and become an old heritage since 700 years ago. Beauty panorama when the rice fields full of water bring them as one of the spectacular views in China.

Longji Rice Terrace is grown on the hillside with various terrace height, between 300 meters and 1100 meters and slopes between 26 degrees and 35 degrees. Although on the south of China there have lots of paddy fields, but the view of Longji Rice Terraces is the rare and magical one. It looks like a big chain which makes a unique shape from the foot to the top of the hill. This structure was really the best paddy fields construction to take advantage of the land resource which fertile but small and the water flows from the mountain will save more water.

Wonderful panorama of the stretch green and yellow colors of paddies can be seen from the top of the hills. While sightseeing, visitors will amaze at those many levels of terrace paddy fields, from the bottom till the top level of it. It also has a big area of paddy fields and because of that, the area has called as "The champion of the terrace world". No wonder, Longji Terrace has its own beauty and attract so many tourist and photographer to capture such excellent scenery during the trip. Have been called as the paradise of photographs there occasionally also hold some photograph competition, both national or even international.

Longji Rice Terrace can be found in Longsheng town not far from Guilin, only about 2 hours driving. Those paddy terraces have become one of the main attractions of Guilin that worth for tourism. For visiting Longji Terrace, visitors could climb up to the top of the hill and enjoy the large and wide fertile paddy fields from above. At that time, visitors could refreshing and relax, enjoy the quiet and fresh atmosphere surround by the beauty nature landscape of rice terraces around the area. In the early morning, from the top of the hill visitors could also see clearly and magnificent sunrise if the weather is fine.


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