Day 1
Arrive in Yuanyang: Longshuba Rice Terrace and Mushroom-shaped Houses
Arrive in Yuanyang.
Then continue driving to Yuanyang Rice Terraces. You have time to tour around Xinjie Town to trek along Longshuba Rice Terrace and see kinds of Mushroom-shaped Houses. Stay overnight in Yuanyang.
Longshuba Rice Terrace: Located 5 km from Xinjie Town(old county seat of Yuanyang), Longshuba Rice Terrace is only accessible by foot around 40 minutes. When you arrive there, you will be surprised by the unique red duckweed and colorful rice terraces. Mushroom-shaped Houses: Where there are Hani people, there are Mushroom-shaped Houses. Inspired by the Mushroom, the Hani people built their houses. Nowadays, numbers of mushroom houses spread in Hani Villages, making a wonderful landscape with peaks, sea of clouds and diverse rice terraces.
Day 2
Yuanyang: Duoyishu Rice Terrace, Bada Rice Terrace and Laohuzui (Tiger Mouth) Rice Terrace
Sightseeing and Activities: Duoyishu Rice Terrace, Bada Rice Terrace and Laohuzui (Tiger Mouth) Rice Terrace
Accommodation: Yuanyang
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch
You will have a whole day to view the Yuanyang Hani Rice Terraces, including Duoyishu Rice Terrace, Bada Rice Terrace and Laohuzui (Tiger Mouth) Rice Terrace which are the best scenes to sightsee and photograph. Stay overnight in Yuanyang.
Duoyishu Rice Terrace: Duoyishu, 23 km from Xinjie Town(新街镇), is one of the major terraced-field areas applying for World Cultural Heritage. On this way you can find many Mushroom-shaped Houses, some relics of the mansion and the Family Temple can also be seen nowadays. Bada Rice Terrace: Bada Scenic Point is 14 km from Xinjie Town. Most visitors stop by Bada Rice Terrace on the way back to Xinjie Town from Duoyishu or come here late in the afternoon to catch the sunset. Laohuzui (Tiger Mouth) Rice Terrace: it is the biggest Hani Rice Terraces, which listed in World Cultural Heritage. It's a perfect place to shoot sunset. Standing at the scenic spot to view the spectacular terrace will make you feel overwhelmed by the nature.
We will also visit the local Hani Villages to immerse the authentic rural life and find how the Hani people live their lives.
Day 3
Departure from Yuanyang
Enjoy the sunrise view of Duoyishu Rice Terraces in the morening.
Departure from Yuanyang.