Travel Inspiration: Yuanyang Rice Terraces, China

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Yuanyang Rice Terraces, China | The Hani people have been landscaping their rice terraces for well over a thousand years. As water wells up from mountain springs, it is channeled into irrigation ditches that keep each rice paddy filled with water. This famous landscape is a favorite destination for photographers who wait for the right interplay of mountain mist and sunlight on the collection of earthy green, brown and silver paddies.