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Yuanyang county lies at an altitude ranging from 140 along the Red River up to nearly 3000 metres above sea level in the Ailao mountains [4] and is situated about 50 km (31 mi) north of the border with Vietnam. The climate of Yuanyang county is mainly central sub-tropical monsoon with wet summers and dry winters.
The Honghe Hani Rice Terraces are the system of Hani rice-growing terraces located in Yuanyang County, Honghe Prefecture, Yunnan, China. The terraces' history spans around 1,200 years. The total area stretches across 1,000,000 acres and four counties: Yuanyang, Honghe, Jinpin and Lüchun, although the core area of the terraces is located in ...
In 2008, the State Administration of Cultural Heritage of the People's Republic of China nominated the Honghe Hani Terraced Fields of Yuanyang County for World Heritage Site status. It was added to the list on 22 June 2013, bringing the total number of World Heritage Sites in China to 45.
Rice-terraced mountains of Yuanyang county Ganden Sumtseling Monastery in Shangri-La City Old Town of Lijiang Baishui River with Jade Dragon Snow Mountain in background. Yunnan Province, due to its landscapes, mild climate and cultural diversity, is one of China's major tourist destinations.
Yuanyang County (simplified Chinese: 原阳 县; traditional Chinese: 原陽縣; pinyin: Yuányáng Xiàn) is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Xinxiang, in the north of Henan province, China.
Typical daily attire of ethnic Hani in China. In Yuanyang County, Yunnan Province. A Ho (Hani) woman and her child in Laos, circa 2003. The Hani or Ho people (Hani: Haqniq; Chinese: 哈尼族; pinyin: Hānízú; Vietnamese: Người Hà Nhì / 𠊛何贰) are a Lolo-speaking ethnic group in Southern China and Northern Laos and Vietnam.
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