Dragon Spine Rice Terraces
The terraced fields are built along the
slope winding from the riverside up to the mountain top,
between 600 m to 800 m above sea level.
A coiling terrace line that starts from the mountain
foot up to the mountain top divides the
mountain into layers of water in spring, layers
of green rice shoots in summer, layers
of rice in fall, and layers of frost in winter.
The terraced fields were mostly built
about 650 years ago.
This girl is cooking rice flavored with
locally raised pork,
vegetables and spices inside bamboo. The
rice is quite good
This man is selling stones cut to look
like slices of pork.
The rice will be harvested in early October
Yao women wear brightly colored collarless
blouses and knee length skirts.
Beauty is largely determined by the length
of their hair which is wound into a tight bun.
The Zhuang women of Longsheng wear black
pants with light tops. They are available
to carry loads up the steep paths to the
village. Women over sixty wrap their hair with a towel.
Homes are large and house two or three
generations
