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About Longsheng Rice Terraces
Their appearance changes with cultivation: flooded plots reflect the sky, growing rice turns the slopes green, and harvest changes their colour again. Ping’an and Dazhai belong to different visitor areas, each with its own village setting and viewpoints. Choose one base for a compact visit rather than assuming all of Longji is a single viewpoint or an easy continuous walk.
The terraces lie in Longji town, Longsheng County, and are about 650 years old. The name Longji, meaning dragon's spine, comes from the ridge's resemblance to a dragon's backbone; according to a local saying, the mountains are the dragon's spine and the fields are ladders reaching into the clouds.
The terraces reach an elevation of 1100 meters, with slopes as steep as 50 degrees. They are divided into two viewing areas: the Dazhai terraces, also called Jinkeng or Hongyao, associated with the Yao people, and the Ping'an terraces, associated with the Zhuang people. In early June water is pumped over the paddies and young rice plants are transferred to the terraces.
What to look for
- Curving field embankments trace the shape of the mountainsides.
- Ping’an’s Seven Stars Accompanying the Moon viewpoint centres on small rounded rises within the terraces.
Location & getting there
Getting to Longsheng Rice Terraces
Choose the Ping’an, Dazhai or Longji Ancient Zhuang Village entrance before arranging your road transfer in Longji Town, Longsheng County. For the suggested Ping’an circuit, ask specifically for the Ping’an village arrival area and follow its local access instructions.
Combine your visit
Suggested order for the visit:
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Ping’an village arrival area
Start with the inhabited setting below the fields.
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Seven Stars Accompanying the Moon
Read the small rises within the terraced pattern.
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Nine Dragons and Five Tigers
Compare a second named Ping’an terrace outlook if the route is open.
This is an editorial sequence of named spaces or places. It does not imply a verified walking connection or promise opening, ticket availability or a journey time.
Find Longsheng Rice Terraces
龙脊梯田 · 龙胜县
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View guide →Sources & visit information
The sources below support the place-specific description and arrival information. Suggested combinations are editorial planning ideas; confirm current opening, entry arrangements and transport services for your date.
- Longsheng Rice Terraces ↗
- Ecology China: Longji visitor areas ↗
- Chinese Wikipedia: 龙脊梯田 (revision 94272768, 2026-09-10) ↗
- English Wikipedia: Longsheng Rice Terraces (revision 1347748845, 2026-04-08) ↗
Visitor information adapted and edited from Wikipedia contributors, “Longsheng Rice Terraces” · CC BY-SA 4.0. Source revision 1347748845.
Background paragraphs translated and condensed from Wikipedia contributors, "龙脊梯田", Chinese Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0. Source revision 94272768.
Background paragraphs condensed from Wikipedia contributors, "Longsheng Rice Terraces", English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0. Source revision 1347748845.