1 Days Yuanyang Hani Rice Terraces Hiking Tour

On this day, try to get up early and head to Duoyishu Rice Terrace to watch sunrise. Duoyishu is the best place to shoot sunrise and misty Hani village, surrounded by high mountains in three sides and stretching to the valley in one side. There are many mushroom-like houses dotted aside the rice paddies, just like the sailboat moving into the sea. The ray appears splendidly over the high mountains at first light and when the sun rises up, the whole rice terraces change its colors from quiet blue into golden, shining brilliantly.

Later, move from Duoyishu Rice Terrace to Aichun Village which is about 5km away to see the blue rice terrace. It is in blue not because the water here is blue but for the terrace is the huge mirrors of the blue sky. Standing at a high observation deck, you can feast your eyes with a beautiful painting scrolls with azure sky and white clouds above, blue rice terraces layer by layer on the ground, traditional Hani houses hidden among the trees at a short distance… (Travel tip: come to visit Aichun Village during 09:00-10:00 which is the best time to appreciate blue rice terrace.)

The following time is a leisure hiking trip (about 1.5-2 hours) to Azheke Village, the most primitive Hani Village and its 51 mushroom houses are listed into the protective mushroom houses in Yuanyang. Azheke Village is the best example of harmony living between humankind and nature, fully presenting Forest – Village – River – Clouds fused together. Walking into the village, you’ll numerous old mushroom houses, stone mills, sheep, buffaloes, back pigs, smoke rising continuously from the chimneys…Pay a visit to one of the local Hani families and have a good talk with them to know their daily life and ethnic customs.

In this afternoon, take a hiking tour from Luomadian to Bada Rice Terrace which provides the best opportunity to view the panoramic rice terraces at good locations. Have a nice shoot in the spectacular Bada Rice Terrace – the best place to shoot sunset. At dusk, when the sun shines on the 950-hectare rice paddies rising from 800 meters to 2000 meters, and the magnificent scene forms – like the ladders toward heaven led by bright light. Hold your breath when sunset glow shining upon the paddies and you’ll see the 3700-level terraces first turns pink, then rosy and later dark red, pink, golden and white…