China Backpacking – Dragon’s Backbone Rice Terraces, Ping’an, China – December, 2008

Page: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8

 
Pingan 25
Bamboo Forests On Mountaintops
Pingan 26
Ping'an From A Distance
Pingan 27
Rolling Hills Of Terraces
Pingan 28
Hogs In Ping'an
Pingan 29
Little Emperors
Pingan 30
Sunset In Longji Valley

 
< Previous

Dragon’s Backbone (Longji) Rice Terraces
Ping’an, China, December, 2008

From Guilin we took an eventful bus ride up to the tiny village of Ping'an, where we stayed overnight to fully explore the Longji Rice Terraces, also known as the Dragon's Backbone, which is over 700 years old. Although it was winter and so all of the rice was harvested and the hills golden brown, the 500m terraced hillsides, sweeping vistas to the valleys, and age-old architecture all was still quite a spectacle. We even hiked along a footpath to a nearby village, about an hour in. Outside of tourist season, this area is serene and peaceful, and breathtakingly beautiful.

See This Gallery's Slideshow

Back To China Backpacking Trip List

Back To Photolist

Next >

Buy Prints Of These Photos | Buy 5x7 Prints of All Six $29.99

Main | Photos | Discussion Board | Links | Submit | Contact | Chat | Products