Yuanyang

For 1,300 years, Hani people carved mountains into the Honghe Terraces (UNESCO World Heritage)—a 17,000-acre masterpiece of hydraulic engineering. From November to March, flooded fields transform into liquid mirrors: at Duoyishu, dawn breaks over a silver sea of clouds lapping at stepped paddies; by sunset, Laohuzui blazes with crimson light melting into golden tiers. Wander Qingkou Village among mushroom-shaped thatched homes, learn farming chants that sync with seasons, and join fishermen catching terrace-nurtured fish for feasts paired with local rice wine. Photographers prize this ever-changing canvas—fog weaves through valleys at dawn, and twilight sets paddies ablaze. A testament to harmony between human hands and nature’s rhythm!