the remote, secluded and little known rice terraces of yuanyang county in china’s yunnan province were built by the hani people along the contours of ailao mountain range five hundred years ago. during the early spring season, the terraces, once planted, are irrigated with spring water from the forest above, reflecting sunlight to create these stain glass like landscapes
photos by jialiang gao, hai thinh, javarman, isabelle chauvel, chaluntorn preeyasombat and thierry bornier
holy shit I thought these were paintings ……. unreal
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