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About Shangbao Rice Terraces
Chongyi County lies where Jiangxi, Guangdong and Hunan meet, on the eastern flank of the Luoxiao range; forest covers 88.3 per cent of its 2,207.7 square kilometres, and land above 500 metres makes up nearly half of it. Shangbao Township sits in the west of the county about 50 kilometres from the county town, adjoining Rucheng and Guidong counties in Hunan, and covers 147 square kilometres with ten administrative villages and some 13,700 people. The county records the terraces here as the site of a Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System recognised by the Food and Agriculture Organization, and describes them as the largest Hakka terraces in China and one of the country's three major terrace systems. They are also a national AAAA tourist attraction and a national water conservancy scenic area, with Shuinan village at their core listed as a provincial key rural tourism village.
The terraces are worked ground rather than a set piece, and the county pairs them with a farming calendar of events, including a harvest festival with paddy-fish catching and rice-planting contests, and performances of the three-section dragon, the spring ox dance and Hakka wedding customs. The same township has a separate historical association: in October and November 1927 Zhu De and Chen Yi led surviving units of the Nanchang Uprising in the Shangbao training, one of three reorganisations carried out in southern Jiangxi that autumn.
What to look for
- The worked rice terraces themselves, recognised by the FAO as a Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System.
- Shuinan village at the centre of the scenic area, listed as a provincial key rural tourism village.
- The Chishui terraces and the glacial remains recorded elsewhere in the township.
- The seasonal farming events on the terraces, including the harvest festival and rice-planting contests.
- The site of the 1927 Shangbao training led by Zhu De and Chen Yi in the same township.
Location & getting there
Getting to Shangbao Rice Terraces
Check the open visitor route and follow the site’s rules on distance, food and photography. Conservation areas may limit access beyond designated paths.
- Search for 上堡梯田 with 赣州市 and 崇义县.
Find Shangbao Rice Terraces
上堡梯田 · 崇义县
No reliable map pin yet: search by the Chinese name.
Sources & visit information
The linked sources support the identity and background described in this introduction. Opening hours, admission, activity availability and exact arrival arrangements have not been comprehensively checked. Confirm current visitor information with the venue; the original catalogue locality and editorial review flag are retained.