Climb to the old street of Yuanyang County, Yunnan Province at an altitude of 2,500 meters and look far into the distance; on one side is the Red River Valley at an altitude of only 144 meters, exposing the red soil of the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, which is extremely hot; More than 100,000 mu of Yuanyang terraced fields are continuous and integrated with the heaven and the earth.
Yuanyang is located in the southeast of Kunming, Yunnan, and is under the jurisdiction of Honghe Hani Yi Autonomous Prefecture. It has a hot and dry valley climate. The life of the Hani people living here is somewhat primitive, and the agricultural industry structure is relatively simple. It has the original flavor of slash-and-burn farming. Adapt to the growth of rice.
Jingkou Folk Village is a well-preserved natural Hani village in Yuanyang. When you enter the village, you will be surrounded by mushroom houses where the Hani people live. From a distance, it looks like a mushroom, which is natural.
It is precisely because of how high the mountains are and how high the water is that the industrious, kind and honest Hani people have created the Yuanyang Terraces like a fairyland. , The spring water drawn from the mountains is the best source of nourishing the growth of crops.
The terraced fields cultivated by the Hani people in Yuanyang vary with the terrain of the mountain and adapt to local conditions. Large fields are reclaimed on gentle slopes, small fields are reclaimed on steep slopes, and even small crevices are opened on the edge of ditches. Therefore, the terraced fields are large and small. Those who are only as big as a dustpan often have tens of thousands of acres on one slope.
The most spectacular part of the Yuanyang Terraced Fields has more than 3,000 "steps" in cumulative steps. Assuming that each step is 0.5 meters on average, the mountain is really full of fields. The 3,000-level terraced fields go straight up to the clouds, layer upon layer, majestic, and have a panoramic view. Meilun Meihuan, like a poem and a picture, delicately outlines the wisdom rings passed down from generation to generation by the Hani people.
The terraced fields in Yuanyang are intertwined layer by layer, and the shimmering scales hover among the green mountains. Standing on a high place, you can look far away at this refreshing masterpiece that looks like a beautiful natural landscape painting.
When the spring is warm and the flowers are blooming, when the sun is shining, the high mountains and flowing water flow out from the virgin forest, irrigating thousands of hectares of fertile fields, and outline the beautiful scenery of water bays for Ailao Mountain, leaving them for the appreciation of the world and adding beauty to the world.
Duoyishu, the terraced fields here are like engravings, with changeable colors and spectacular beauty. Especially at sunrise, the changing colors on the water surface in front of you are dizzying. There is a sense of entering a fairyland.
Tiger Mouth is the best scenic spot for shooting sunsets. The terraced fields here are distributed on three mountain ridges. They are high and low, curved and straight, and have a sense of rhythm. Shooting the sunset from the viewing platform on the top of the mountain feels like aerial photography.
Bada is the best scenic spot for shooting blue terraced fields. Whenever there is a clear sky and good weather, the water surface in the fields reflects the blue color of the sky, making the terraced fields a blue gem.
From the 12th of each year to the next February is the most beautiful season for Yuanyang terraced fields, because the curved seedling fields have been filled with water, and under the blue sky and white clouds, the terraced fields are ever-changing and extremely beautiful. The winter is warm, and the morning light is lingering; the morning glow is long, and the water in the terraced fields is sparkling. For the next year's harvest, there is a faint mist, and the tranquility remains.
In the corners of the fields, the smoke from the Hani village is curling up, nourishing the warm nostalgia in the winter sunshine, and revealing various styles in the winter mist; it is like a long scroll of Chinese painting with so many beautiful rivers and mountains stretched out, attracting Countless tourists are reluctant to part.
Due to the unique geological conditions and the long-term persistence of returning farmland to forests, the large terraced fields in Yuanyang have formed a virtuous cycle ecosystem of "people plant trees, trees conserve water, and water irrigate the fields", thus making the spring plowing water here very good. The guarantee also provides inspiration for our defense against drought.
In fact, Yuanyang Rice Terraces are not a place specially prepared for photographers. No matter who you are, as long as you really go there, you will be stunned by the beautiful scenery in front of you. It is the great heritage left by the Hani people for generations. A miracle created by wisdom and hard work.
The magical Ailao Mountain and the industrious and intelligent Hani people have worked hard for thousands of years to create the grand and majestic Yuanyang terraced fields. Water, go deep into the stockade, and capture the confusing and ever-changing moving picture.
On June 22, 2013, Yenyang Terraced Fields was successfully included in the World Cultural Heritage List. It is the 45th World Heritage Site in China. On December 12, 2018, it was named as the second batch of China's practice of "green water and green mountains are golden mountains and silver mountains". Innovation base.