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Chongtou Town, Yunhe County, Zhejiang Province, China
One of the most beautiful rice terraces in China
Yunhe Rice Terraces are located in Yunhe County, Zhejiang Province, China. Together with, Yuanyang Rice Terraces in Yunnan, Longji Rice Terrace in Guilin and Ziquejie Rice Terraces, it is one of the most beautiful rice terraces in china. Yunhe Terraces covers a total area of 51 square kilometers, containing mountains, hills, and valleys surrounding it. The altitude of the terraces ranges from 200 to 1,400 meters, which gives Yunhe Rice Terraces amazing scenery. It has great views especially in rainy days. Rainy days are the best time to travel, when steam from river water floats through the terraces, creating a kind of agricultural dreamscape, which make you feel like in a fairyland. Winding in a maze up mountainsides from 200 to 1,400 meters, individual terraces can be constructed of as many as 700 layers. The view of the Rice Terraces is a pretty sight for photography. Many photographers come here to take great photos. If you are an enthusiastic about photography, who not come here to take amazing photos?
The local people living here is mostly She ethnic group, which is a minority with a very small population in China. Visitors can learn about and experience the culture and customs of the ethnic group when they are traveling in this place.
Yunhe Rice Terraces is divided into three parts: Tourist Center, Silver Valley and Dragon Scales Over the Sea of Clouds. And these three parts are connected by the cableway.
Kenggen Stone House Village
Kenggen Stone House Village is located in the Silver Valley. Kenggen Stone House Village is an ancient village with a history of 800 years. The houses of Kenggen Stone House Village are built with woods and stones, and the roads are built with stones. The ancient houses at the village are built with stones, yellow mud and woods. With an altitude of 600 meters, Kenggen Stone House Village is cool in summer, which is an ideal destination for avoiding heat in summer. There is a beautiful bridge called Yinguan Bridge at Kenggen Stone House Village, where you can stop to have a look at Kenggen Stone House Village.
Seven-Star Pier Viewing Platform
Seven-Star Pier Viewing Platform is the highest viewing platform in Yunhe Rice Terraces with an altitude of about 1,100 meters. Standing on the Seven-Star Pier Viewing Platform, you can have the best perspective of the terraces of the whole Silver Valley. The Seven-Star Pier Viewing Platform is just on the opposite of the 7 hills of the valley. Here you can not only have a panoramic view of the terraces of the Silver Valley, but also have chance to witness the stunning sunrise, sunset and sea of clouds of the Yunhe Rice Terraces.
Wujian Waterfall
With rolling mountains and streams, the pools and waterfalls are connected at Yunhe Rice Terraces. The Wujiuan Stream is 2.7 kilometers, forming the famous Wujian Waterfall. And there are several waterfalls at Silver Valley, which form many big and small pools.
Yuwang Temple
Yuwang Temple, built in 1846, is the place that local people pray for blessings. And pray activities will be held here every year.
He Sheng Yun Jian Viewing Platform
He Sheng Yun Jian Viewing Platform(禾生云间) is a viewing platform at the Dragon Scales Over the Sea of Clouds, where you can see the typical wave-like terraces landscapes. The largest field here can be planted over 10 lines of seeding. And the smallest field can only be planted with 1-2 seeding.
Sunrise and Sea of Clouds Viewing Platform
Sunrise and Sea of Clouds Viewing Platform(日出云海) is one of the main viewing platforms in the Dragon Scales Over the Sea of Clouds of Yunhe Rice Terracess, which is one of the best places to view the sunrise, sunset and sea of clouds at the Yunhe Rice Terraces. And there is a village near the Sunrise and Sea of Clouds Viewing Platform, where you can pay a visit.
Tian Kai Yun Ding Viewing Platform
Tian Kai Yun Ding Viewing Platform(天开云顶) is 800 meters above sea level, which is the best place to have a panoramic view of the Xiayang Rice Terrace of the Yunhe Rice Terraces and the village near the Xiayang Rice Terrace.
And there is a glass sightseeing tower called Cloud Top Grass Sightseeing Tower at the Tian Kai Yun Ding Viewing Platform, which is 40 meters tall. Standing on the Cloud Top Grass Sightseeing Tower, you can have a panoramic view of the terraces here. And standing and walking on the Cloud Top Grass Sightseeing Tower itself is a trilling experience at Yunhe Rice Terraces.
Farming Path
Farming Path provides you experience to get close to the terraces at Yunhe Rice Terraces. The farmers here walk on the farming path when farming. Since the Farming Path at Yunhe Rice Terraces is narrow, please be careful when walking on it.
3-4 Hours Itiberary
1. Yunghe Rice Terrace Tourist Center(30 minutes)
You can pay a visit to the World Terrace Museum.
2. Cableway to Dragon Scales Over the Sea of Clouds(12 minutes)
Take the cableway to the Dragon Scales Over the Sea of Clouds
3. Cableway to Dragon Scales Over the Sea of Clouds(10 minutes)
Get off the cableway and go to the Dragon Scales Over the Sea of Clouds
4. Dragon Scales Over the Sea of Clouds(60-90 minutes)
You can visit the viewing platforms and other attractions at the Dragon Scales Over the Sea of Clouds of Yunhe Rice Terraces
5. Cableway from Dragon Scales Over the Sea of Clouds to Silver Valley(15 minutes)
During the cableway, you can see the bamboo forest and Wujian Waterfall
6. Seven-Star Pier Viewing Platform(40-60 minutes)
Get off the cableway and go to the Seven-Star Pier Viewing Platform
7. Take cableway back from Sliver Valley to Tourist Center(25 minutes)
Please note that the time listed is just for your reference, and the actual time will depend on the actual situation.
Yunhe literally means "peaceful clouds" in Chinese. Yunhe and its surrounding rice terraces have been home to farmers for at least 1,000 years. Yunhe Rice Terrace was initially developed in early Tang Dynasty, and became thriving during Yuan and Ming Dynasties. Up to now it has a history of over 1,000 years. Distributed mainly on the mountains and hills around Chongtou Town, Yunhe County, Yunhe Rice Terraces has been nourishing the local people for a lot of years.
The unique geographical environment of Yunhe Rice Terraces created unique natural landscape of it. At sunrise, the sky is filled with red rolling cloud, with vague shadow of trees underground. Standing upon rice terrace make you feel like entering paradise. Preserved terraces everywhere and sparkling water, golden and shiny, rice terrace is like a straight ladder to the sky, forming with a stunning magnificent picture. At sunset, village and forest are like dressed in a golden scarf shepherd; the landscape is full of praise. The landscape of rice terrace varies throughout the year.
Best time to visit Yunhe Rice Terraces is from May to November. This place has a subtropical monsoon climate, with warm and humid temperature. It has four distinct seasons. Due to the complex terrain of this area and large altitude difference, it has a distinct vertical distribution of climate significantly. The annual average temperature is 16.5℃. The extreme minimum temperature of it is -7℃, with frost-free period about average 227 days. Rainy day are mainly concentrated from May to October.
Yunhe County is 67 kilometers southwest of Lishui city in Zhejiang Province. Shuttle buses between Yunhe and Lishui are available at Lishui Train Station. To get to Lishui, you should take a train from big cities including Shanghai, Hangzhou and Beijing first.
Also, you can go directly to the Rice Terraces. It is takes about 2 hours from Wenzhou, and 3 hours from Hangzhou to Yunhe Rice Terraces.
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