The Dragon Back Rice Terraces are located in Guangxi Province in southeast China near Vietnam. The nearest city is Guilin, which is close to the Li River.
When we arrived, there was two-legged transportation for anyone who wasn’t strong or healthy enough to climb to the top. There are fifty-six minorities in China and this is an autonomous region where the Zhuan minority lives—the largest minority in China.
Halfway to the top
Halfway to the top, we passed this woman cleaning rice.
We arrived in the autumn and the rice had been harvested. The terraces were turning brown. For lunch, we ate in the village. The terraced rice was cooked in segments of bamboo over an open fire.
at the top looking back
At the top, we looked toward the far mountains—a foggy blue outline. On the way down, we noticed an entrepreneur making money by letting tourists dress in minority costumes and take pictures.
To see more photos of the Dragon’s Back, click on Travel Pod. You may also want to join me on a Li River Cruise.
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Lloyd Lofthouse is the author of the award winning novels My Splendid Concubine and Our Hart. He also Blogs at The Soulful Veteran and Crazy Normal.
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