Ready for harvest. Dragon’s Backbone rice terraces.

Ready for harvest. Dragon’s Backbone rice terraces.

Ping’an Village, Dragon’s Backbone rice terraces. Ping’an is a Zhuang village located in the midst of the rice terraces. There are Yao ethnic minority villages in the area as well.

Ping’an Village, Dragon’s Backbone rice terraces. Ping’an is a Zhuang village located in the midst of the rice terraces. There are Yao ethnic minority villages in the area as well.

Contoured fields, Dragon’s Backbone rice terraces. Ping’an, China.

Contoured fields, Dragon’s Backbone rice terraces. Ping’an, China.

Dragon’s Backbone rice terraces. Ping’an, China.
These rice terraces, in northern Guangxi Province, are reputed to be the steepest-gradient terraces in the world. 

Dragon’s Backbone rice terraces. Ping’an, China.

These rice terraces, in northern Guangxi Province, are reputed to be the steepest-gradient terraces in the world.