YUANYANG

Yuanyang Rice Terrace Field

 

	Yuanyang is about 300km south of Kunming, renowned for its rice terraces, which claim as the world's largest and most spectacular one, crafted out by bare hands by the Hani people one thousand years ago and is still in use today. The rice farmers have had to practice ecology and land preservation centuries before those concepts were widely accepted around the world. Without hard work maintaining the terrace walls and irrigation system, the precious top soil would wash down the hillsides into the rivers. |
	Yuanyang Rice Terrace is a self sustaining ecosystem. During winter to early spring, the entire field is irrigated with spring water from the forest above to rejuvenate and getting prepared for the next season. The Hani people have repeated this for more than a thousand years. There is only one harvest in a year for the Yuanyang Rice Terrace; planting is from March to Oct./Nov. every year. Yuanyang Rive Terrace is a perfect example of SYMBIOSIS with nature. The water evaporate from the rice terrace to form cloud, the rain is collected and trapped by the forest on the mountains, the spring water flow down to the rice terrace and the whole cycle repeats itself perpetually.
Jianshui Old Town	Although not many general tourists have visited the Yuanyang Rice Terraces, hordes of photographers have. The landscape changes vividly through the year. The flooded paddies from Dec. to April creates reflecting pool effect, which is a photographer's dream. In summer, the paddies are luxuriantly green with growing rice stalks. After the fall harvest, the paddies become naked bare earth. es. .
Zhang's Famliy Garden	Zhuge Old Well

【 Major Scenic Spots in Jianshui 】

Chaoyang Gateway Arch | Private Garden of the Zhu Family | Swallow Cave | Jianshui Confucius Temple |Shuanglong Bridge | Zhilin Temple |

【 Related Tour Routes 】

Tour Code	Length	Tour Progrom
YNBK01	20-Day	20 days Southwest China Cycle tour, Yunnan cycling tour to Kunming, Yuanyang, Jianshui, Simao, Xishuangbanna, Dali, Shaxi, Tiger Leaping Gorge, Tina's, Lijiang
ECR0139	19-Day	Kunming, Jianshui, Yuanyang, Pingbian, Maguang, Dulong, Wenshan, Qiubei, Pu zhehei, Luopin, Qujing, Huize, Dongchuan, Red Earth, 19 days/ 18 nights Tour, Yunnan Pure travel. Yunnan Real Trip.
ECR0140	15-Day	Kunming, Jianshui, Yuanyang, Mile, Luoping, Qiubei, Pu zhehei, Huize, Yuxi, Xinping, Jianchuang, Kunming, 15 days/ 14 nights Tour
ECR0125	15-Day	Kunming, Dali, Lijiang, Shangrila, Jinghong, Kaiyuan, Yuanyang, Jianshui Tour, 16 days/15 nights
ECR0102	8-Day	Tour  Kunming, Jianshui, Yunyang, Hehou, Vietman Travel
ECR0121	8-Day	Kunming, Kaiyuan, Yuanyang, Jianshui, Tonghai tour
ECR0122	9-Day	Hekuo, Yuanyang, Jianshui, Stone Forest, Luopin, Kunming, Dali, Lijiang Tour
ECR0301	18-Day	Yunnan Bicycle Tour to Jianshui, Yanyang, Dali, Lijiang
ECR0117	17-Day	Tour Yunnan-Tibet Land Adventure
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