China Focus: UNESCO-listed rice terraces wed tradition and transformation_GMW.cn
The rural lifestyle has attracted an increasing number of viewers to her channel, and the young woman has come to be known as a spokesperson of the Hani rice terraces.
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The rural lifestyle has attracted an increasing number of viewers to her channel, and the young woman has come to be known as a spokesperson of the Hani rice terraces.
Cascading rice terraces set a majestic scene in Yuanyang county, Yunnan province. [Photo/Xinhua] In the 1990s, French photographer Yann Layma stunned the Western world with images of cascading rice terraces in Southwest China. Today the agricultural wonder remains as grand as ever, while the people there are living more radiant lives. The terraced fields in Yuanyang county in Yunnan province made it to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2013. They were created by the Hani, an ethnic group that mostly inhabits the area across the Ailao Mountains. "I'll show you how to catch fish," Ding Ji'...
Aerial photo taken on Feb. 24, 2021 shows the scenery of Hani terraced fields in Yuanyang County of Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province. (Xinhua/Chen Xinbo) In the 1990s, French photographer Yann Layma stunned the Western world with images of cascading rice terraces in southwest China, and till today, the agricultural wonder remains as grand as ever, while the people there are living more radiant lives. The terraced fields in Yuanyang County of Yunnan Province made it onto the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2013. They were created by the l...
2021-04-18 14:35:24 GMT2021-04-18 22:35:24(Beijing Time) Xinhua English by Xinhua writers Wang Changshan, Zhao Jiasong and Zeng Wei KUNMING, April 18 (Xinhua) -- In the 1990s, French photographer Yann Layma stunned the Western world with images of cascading rice terraces in southwest China, and till today, the agricultural wonder remains as grand as ever, while the people there are living more radiant lives. The terraced fields in Yuanyang County of Yunnan Province made it onto the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2013. They were created by the local Hani, an ethnic group that mostly inha...