Cultural Landscape of Honghe Hani Rice Terraces
Honghe Hani Rice Terraces (Yuanyang Terraces)
Bada Terrace: Famous for its vast scale and spectacular orange-red "mirror" reflections at sunset.
Mushroom Houses: Traditional Hani thatched-roof dwellings in villages like Azheke and Qingkou.
Red Rice Culture: The primary crop grown using ancestral farming methods involving integrated fish and duck breeding.
Carved over 1,300 years by the Hani people, these spectacular terraces cascade down the Ailao Mountains to the banks of the Hong River. The site represents a unique "four-fold" ecological system: mountaintop forests (water catchment), traditional villages, vast rice terraces, and the river system. It is a living testament to a resilient land management system that balances spiritual, ecological, and social resources.
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