Of the terraced fields in my mind, only the Longji Rice Terraces in Longsheng County, Guangxi are the most famous. I went online and searched on Baidu: The Longji Rice Terraces were first built in the Yuan Dynasty and completed in the Qing Dynasty. They have a history of more than 650 years.
The ancestors who opened the mountains and cultivated fields in Longji did not expect that the terraced fields they created with their blood, sweat and life would turn into such a charming and unrestrained curved world.
The terraces are like chains, surrounding the peaks into huge snails. Some are folded in half like giant fans and stacked diagonally to form long and narrow fans; some are divided like sky mirrors and then have layers.
The ground is inlaid into fragments with various shapes, forming a magnificent landscape painting.
In Shanghuo Town, Luhe County, there is also a terraced villa. As more and more people come to watch it, it has instantly become a place for Internet celebrities in Guangdong Province to check in.
With the feeling of being on a first come first served basis near the water, we also went there admiringly. We drove to Luhe Shanghu which is not far away. It only takes half an hour on the expressway.
After getting off the expressway, keep walking on the village road. The village road is also an asphalt road and can only accommodate two cars traveling side by side.
People in volunteer uniforms guided us along the way, uphill and downhill, turning left and right, just like the road to Gaotan, which made everyone on the bus feel dizzy.
There was an endless stream of people going to see the rice terraces. Cars came one after another, and there was a serious traffic jam approaching two kilometers from the foot of the mountain.
Our car moved slowly like ants, and several colleagues in the car kept complaining. If they had known this, they wouldn't have come.
After finally arriving, we grabbed a parking space, got out of the car, and slowly walked over with the flow of people. Looking from a distance, we saw a golden mountain with about a hundred acres of terraced fields, each level extending upward in a ladder-like manner.
Local farmers knew this was a business opportunity. They lined the roadside with various agricultural products and business was booming.
At the foot of the terraces, a breeze blows, and the fragrance of rice is refreshing. I have not smelled this smell for many years. It is a unique flavor to watch it on site today.
Mounds of rice are bent over with smiles, and every grain is plump. It seems that this year is another bumper year!
Among the visitors were the elderly, students, and children. Many people came from surrounding cities, such as Shenzhen, Dongguan, Jiexi, Haifeng, Shanwei and other places to watch.
The most excited ones are the young people, including many primary and secondary school students. How have their generation ever seen such beautiful scenery!
So they were standing or squatting in the fields one by one, assuming various postures and movements. The parents happily helped them keep the most beautiful scenery in their childhood.
A little boy of six or seven years old jumped happily on the field ridge, asking his father from time to time: "What kind of golden plant is this?" The father squatted down, pulled his son, held up an ear of rice and said: "This is ours.
The rice we eat every day is grown by the farmer uncle with hard work. You must cherish the food in the future!" The little boy nodded and said, "I understand, I will never waste food again in the future!"
The conversation floats in the mountains with the wind, and the rice in the terraces smiles even more happily!
There is a row of photography enthusiasts halfway up the mountain. They carry "long guns and short cannons" and take beautiful pictures from different angles. They are spread across the country through various self-media platforms. Why do tourists in this small mountain village
So many, probably thanks to these photojournalists and the people who come to watch!
I asked a local farmer, had there been terraces here before?
The simple farmer said: "There were no terraced fields before! A local boss built a terraced villa next to it, and developed this terraced field in the middle of the mountain for tourists to enjoy. When tourists come, they can enjoy the terraced fields after enjoying it in the villa.
Farm food, this is a business strategy. Oh, so that’s it, but I quite admire this boss’s foresight in attracting customers through terraced fields, which not only builds a local brand but also brings benefits to his restaurant.
, it really kills two birds with one stone! In recent years, due to the epidemic, people have rarely gone out, so if there are any local internet celebrity places, everyone comes here in droves, bringing their families and children to relax and relieve their psychological stress, especially if they have children.
Families take advantage of this opportunity to take their children out to learn about nature. Every plant and tree in nature is a resource for education. Like the little boy in the article, his father seized this opportunity to provide education invisibly.
The afterglow of the setting sun shines on the terraces, and the entire mountainside is golden, like gold all over the ground, shining. The tourists gradually disperse, but there are still some photography enthusiasts choosing shooting angles on the mountain. An old man on the roadside is holding an old ox.
, walking back leisurely, the old cow would "moo" from time to time. The feeling of satisfaction was really refreshing. The sunset, the rice, the old cow, and the surrounding mountains were really a beautiful scene in the mountain village.