Yuanyang rice terraces are
without any doubt the most beautiful and
spectacular paddy fields around China! Located
all around Yuanyang Old Town, those rice
fields have been carved on the Mountain
by the Hani people for centuries. Catch
a sunrise or sunset on those terraces full
of water are one of the greatest highlights
to any trips in China. If it is advised
to be in the area from December to May when
rice fields are full of water, the weather
is changing and it may be foggy all day
long in the Mountain. But with luck and
patience, you won’t regret the trip
here. Yuanyang is also interesting for its
intense minorities’ life. You can
find a Hani and Yi colorful market each
day, based on the Chinese calendar. Hani
and Yi minorities aslo still wear their
colorful traditional clothes.
Yuanyang
Old Town
