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CH I N A
Fertile ground
Terraces of rice paddies climb the
mountainsides in an area of Yuanyang
County in Yunnan, southern China.
Rising to elevations of up to 2,000m
above sea level, the local Hani people
crafted many of the terraces over 1,000
years ago. The crop is harvested in the
autumn, before the terraces fill with
water over the winter, and then
planting begins again in the spring.
PHOTO: GETTY/DIGITAL GLOBE
CHINA
CHINA
Yuanyang County
