Chinese Name: 元阳哈尼梯田 English IPA: Yuanyang Hani Rice Terraces Location: Southeast of Yunnan Population (city): 424284 Language: Southwest Dialect and Hani Language Zip code: 662400 Tel code: 0873 Time zone: UTC+8

Yuanyang Hani Rice Terraces is located in the south of Yunnan province, the south section of Ailao mountain range. Yuanyang is adjacent to Jinping County in the east, Lvchun County in the south, Honghe County in the west, and faces Jianshui County, Gejiu City and Mengzi City in the north across the Honghe river. Yuanyang becomes well-known for its spectacular Hani rice terrace. Yuanyang County has 170,000 mu (about 11333 hectares) of rice terraces, which is the core area of Honghe Hani Rice Terraces. It is one of the important producing areas of Yunnan tropical fruits, as well as cloud and mist tea. The 6 cultural attractions, mainly consisting of Hani minority and 170,000 mu of terraced fields, constitute a beautiful and spectacular picture scroll.

Highlights:

• Terraced Landscape: Yuanyang is mainly terraced landscape, and is the core area of Honghe Hani Rice Terraces. The Yuanyang Hani Rice Terraces mainly include three major scenic spots, Bada Rice Terraces, Laohuzui Rice Terraces and Duoyishu Rice Terraces. A vast expanse of rice terraces form a magical and magnificent landscape in the shadow of vast forests and under the cover of boundless sea of clouds.
• Ethnic Culture: Yuanyang is a county mainly inhabited by Hani people. Hani culture includes ecological culture marked by forest, farming culture marked by rice terraces, food culture characterized by Long Street Banquet, architectural culture marked by mushroom house, costume culture dominated by apparel embroidery, and festival culture marked by Kuzhazha festival.
• Local Ethnic Markets: Many villages in Yuanyang have the custom of going to market, which is lively. When you travel to yuanyang, you might as well buy a local calendar and pay attention to the time of going to market in the local villages. You can have a better experience of local conditions and customs in the market.
• A Heaven for Photographers: Every year, a crowd of photographers are attracted by the spectacular view of Yuanyang Hani rice terraces like sunrise, sunset, sea of cloud. More and more people admire the charm of Yuanyang rice terrace. The sunrise of Duoyishu rice terraces is the most beautiful, while Bada rice terraces and Laohuzui rice terraces are the best places to watch the sunset. Bada scenic area is often shrouded in clouds, you can see the wonderful sea of clouds landscape.