Cultural Landscape of Honghe Hani Rice Terraces
Unesco World Heritage

Facts and Data

Webpages:
Official Unesco Page

Basis Data:
Unesco World heritage since: 2013
Size of heritage: 16,603 ha
- Buffer zone: 29,501 ha

Coordinates:
Longitude: 102,780°
Latitude: 23,093°

About

The Cultural Landscape of Honghe Hani Rice Terraces, China covers 16,603-hectares in Southern Yunnan. It is marked by spectacular terraces that cascade down the slopes of the towering Ailao Mountains to the banks of the Hong River. Over the past 1,300 years, the Hani people have developed a complex system of channels to bring water from the forested mountaintops to the terraces. They have also created an integrated farming system that involves buffalos, cattle, ducks, fish and eel and supports the production of red rice, the area’s primary crop. The inhabitants worship the sun, moon, mountains, rivers, forests and other natural phenomena including fire. They live in 82 villages situated between the mountaintop forests and the terraces. The villages feature traditional thatched “mushroom” houses. The resilient land management system of the rice terraces demonstrates extraordinary harmony between people and their environment, both visually and ecologically, based on exceptional and long-standing social and religious structures.

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元陽・多依樹の棚田　Rice Fields Duoyishu Yuanyang China

Published: February 02, 2012
Length: 11:37 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: puipui糕

見ての通りです。が朝焼け、日の入りは見られませんでした。がイ族のたまご売りが買ってよ買ってよとやってきました。が２００７年１月１４...

Postcard without Word - Terrace Rice Fields in Yuanyang China

Published: January 05, 2013
Length: 47:03 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: PeaceOnEarthDotOrg

Mountain mist embraces the terrace rice fields in Yuanyang, China.

Postcard without Word - Terrace Rice Fields in Yuanyang China (2)

Published: January 05, 2013
Length: 28:41 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: PeaceOnEarthDotOrg

Mountain mist embraces the terrace rice fields in Yuanyang, China.