Ziquejie Terraced Fields in Hunan

Ziquejie Terraces Located in Shuiche Town, Xinhua County, Loudi City, Hunan Province, it is a world irrigation engineering heritage, a globally important agricultural cultural heritage, a national natural and cultural heritage, and a national 4A tourist attraction. It originated in the pre-Qin Dynasty and flourished in the Song and Ming Dynasties. It has a history of more than 2,000 years. It is a historical and cultural relic that blends the southern rice farming culture with the Miao and Yao mountain fishing and hunting cultures. The Ziquejie terraces are built according to the situation of the mountain. They are as small as a dish, as big as a basin, as long as a belt, and as curved as the moon. They have various shapes and changes. They are as graceful as a fairyland in the sky or a fairyland on earth. Here, the mountains are high and the valleys are deep, the gap is huge, the four seasons are distinct, the climate is humid, and the unique topography and climatic conditions make the Ziquejie Terraces form a unique natural landscape and ecological environment. The Ziquejie Rice Terraces are not only an outstanding representative of ancient Chinese agricultural civilization, but also a model of harmonious coexistence between humans and nature. It is not only a beautiful natural landscape, but also the crystallization of human wisdom and hard work, with extremely high historical, cultural and scientific value.