14th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Travel
Line of Nature

Besides of the famous known Pingan village of Zhuang Minority Ethnic, there is another unknown Jinkeng Rice Terrace, which is home to Yao minorities. Jinkeng Rice Terraces are located around 25 miles (40 km) away from Longsheng, where you will be rewarded feats of farm engineering going all the way up a string of 2400 feet (800 m) mountains. The 66-square-km network irrigation project was began by the ethnic Zhuang in the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368), and finished by the Qing (1644-1911).

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 06.2016
Date Uploaded: 10.2016
Photo Location: Jingkeng, Guilin, China
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark III
Copyright: © Gunarto Gunawan