The Longji Rice Terraces Scenic and Historic Area is located in Heping Township, Longsheng Various Nationalities Autonomous County, Guilin City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. It covers an area of 70.1 square kilometers and is 75 kilometers from Guilin City. National Highway 321 provides direct access to the entrance of the scenic area, making transportation very convenient. It is a national AAAA-level scenic area and a national agricultural tourism demonstration site. The scenic area is situated in a subtropical monsoon climate zone, with an average annual temperature of 17°C and a pleasant climate, and an average annual rainfall of 1,650 millimeters.
The Longji Rice Terraces have a long history and a splendid ethnic culture. The terraces were first built in the Yuan Dynasty, took shape in the Ming Dynasty, and were completed in the early Qing Dynasty, with a history of nearly 700 years. The terraces are majestic and spectacular in scale, with a powerful and imposing momentum. They integrate the finest forms of rice terraces from around the world, with lines that flow like drifting clouds and running water, graceful and smooth. They rank first among rice terrace landscapes in the world and can be called "the finest under heaven." The Longji Rice Terraces Scenic and Historic Area is a scenic and historic area that takes rice terrace farming culture as its main body and combines natural landscapes with the cultural landscapes of ethnic minorities. At present, the following areas have been developed: the Ping'an Zhuang Rice Terraces Viewing Area; the Jinkeng Hongyao Rice Terraces Viewing Area; and the Longji Ancient Zhuang Village Rice Terrace Cultural Viewing Area.
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Longji is named because the mountain range resembles the ridge of a dragon's back. To the left of the mountain range is the Sangjiang River, and to the right are the rice terraces carved out by the ancestors of the Zhuang and Yao peoples — the Longji Rice Terraces. The terraces belong to two ancient villages — Ping'an Village and Dazhai. The one beside Ping'an Village is called Longji Rice Terraces and belongs to the Zhuang people. The one in Dazhai is called Jinkeng Rice Terraces and belongs to the Hongyao (Red Yao). Walking on the terraces, what you feel is not only the strength of the hardworking people, but also their beauty and faith. If you have the chance, the rice terraces are definitely a place you must visit！