Forest, Water and Shared Work in Longji
Forest litter, channels and local water management connect Longji’s terraces with the wider working landscape of Longsheng County.
Longji Rice Terraces
Longji lies in Longsheng County within Guilin. Read its fields together with woodland, channels and settlements, then follow the seasonal labor and livelihood decisions that keep this agricultural heritage productive.
Longji Rice Terraces
What the Terraces Are Doing Through the Year
Longji’s seasonal surfaces reflect the farming cycle, from wet soil and young plants to grain, harvest and field maintenance.
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Longji’s Villages and Their Living Landscapes
Ping’an, Longji Ancient Zhuang Village and Dazhai are distinct communities within Longji, where residents, houses and changing livelihoods shape the terraced landscape.
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Who Keeps a Terrace Landscape Alive?
Dazhai’s experience reveals why conserving Longji requires viable farming, fair tourism benefits and continuing negotiation.
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A path and retaining banks within Longji’s cultivated terraces. The photograph shows the working landscape, not a diagram of its water-distribution system. Source-reported photograph date: 2017-06-23.Rutger van der Maar · CC BY 2.0 Photo source ↗ Rights information ↗ Resized and converted to WebP; full composition retained.
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Longji in December, viewed from the Nine Dragons and Five Tigers viewpoint. Bare and wet terraces show a seasonal state, not the appearance throughout the year. Source-reported photograph date: 2016-12-16.Arian Zwegers · CC BY 2.0 Photo source ↗ Rights information ↗ Resized and converted to WebP; full composition retained.
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Village buildings and fields at Longji. Architectural appearance alone does not establish the residents’ ethnic identity. Source-reported photograph date: 2017-06-23.Rutger van der Maar · CC BY 2.0 Photo source ↗ Rights information ↗ Resized and converted to WebP; full composition retained.
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Longji terraces beside visitor accommodation, illustrating the proximity of agriculture and tourism infrastructure. Source-reported photograph date: 2017-06-23.Rutger van der Maar · CC BY 2.0 Photo source ↗ Rights information ↗ Resized and converted to WebP; full composition retained.
