14 Mar 2015, Yuanyang, Yunnan Province, China --- A man farms irrigated fields in Yuanyang, Yunnan province, South China on 13th March 2015. --- Image by © Qiang Ye/Cpressphoto/Corbis
A man takes care a Buffalo in an irrigated fields in Yuanyang, Yunnan province, South China on 14th March 2015.
A man walks on a path between irrigated fields in Yuanyang, Yunnan province, South China on 14th March 2015.
13 Mar 2015, Yuanyang, Yunnan Province, China --- A man ploughs in a irrigated field in Yuanyang, Yunnan province, South China on 13th March 2015. --- Image by © Qiang Ye/Cpressphoto/Corbis
CHINA YUNNAN TERRACED RICE FIELDS
Landscape of terraced rice fields of the Honghe Hani Rice Terraces, one of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites, in Yuanyang county, Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan province, 4 March 2015. The Honghe Hani Rice Terraces have been cultivated by the people of Chinas Hani ethnic minority from generation to generation for more than 1,200 years. There are about 170,000 mu (28,000 acres) of such rice terraces in Yuanyang county. The Honghe Hani Rice Terraces was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site on June 22, 2013, and became the 45th World Heritage Site in China, which surpassed Spain as the worlds second-largest country of the World Heritage Site following Italy.
CHINA YUNNAN TERRACED RICE FIELDS
Landscape of terraced rice fields of the Honghe Hani Rice Terraces, one of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites, in Yuanyang county, Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan province, 4 March 2015. The Honghe Hani Rice Terraces have been cultivated by the people of Chinas Hani ethnic minority from generation to generation for more than 1,200 years. There are about 170,000 mu (28,000 acres) of such rice terraces in Yuanyang county. The Honghe Hani Rice Terraces was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site on June 22, 2013, and became the 45th World Heritage Site in China, which surpassed Spain as the worlds second-largest country of the World Heritage Site following Italy.
Dawn at the Great Wall of China --- Image by © Larry Dale Gordon/Corbis
CHINA YUNNAN TERRACED RICE FIELDS
Landscape of terraced rice fields of the Honghe Hani Rice Terraces, one of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites, in Yuanyang county, Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan province, 4 March 2015. The Honghe Hani Rice Terraces have been cultivated by the people of Chinas Hani ethnic minority from generation to generation for more than 1,200 years. There are about 170,000 mu (28,000 acres) of such rice terraces in Yuanyang county. The Honghe Hani Rice Terraces was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site on June 22, 2013, and became the 45th World Heritage Site in China, which surpassed Spain as the worlds second-largest country of the World Heritage Site following Italy.
16 Jan 2007, Hebei Province, China --- Great Wall at Sunset --- Image by © Keren Su/Corbis
CHINA YUNNAN TERRACED RICE FIELDS
Landscape of terraced rice fields of the Honghe Hani Rice Terraces, one of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites, in Yuanyang county, Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan province, 4 March 2015. The Honghe Hani Rice Terraces have been cultivated by the people of Chinas Hani ethnic minority from generation to generation for more than 1,200 years. There are about 170,000 mu (28,000 acres) of such rice terraces in Yuanyang county. The Honghe Hani Rice Terraces was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site on June 22, 2013, and became the 45th World Heritage Site in China, which surpassed Spain as the worlds second-largest country of the World Heritage Site following Italy.
begun ca. 4th century B.C., Badaling, Beijing, China --- Great Wall near Badaling --- Image by © Dennis Degnan/Corbis
CHINA YUNNAN TERRACED RICE FIELDS
Landscape of terraced rice fields of the Honghe Hani Rice Terraces, one of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites, in Yuanyang county, Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan province, 4 March 2015. The Honghe Hani Rice Terraces have been cultivated by the people of Chinas Hani ethnic minority from generation to generation for more than 1,200 years. There are about 170,000 mu (28,000 acres) of such rice terraces in Yuanyang county. The Honghe Hani Rice Terraces was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site on June 22, 2013, and became the 45th World Heritage Site in China, which surpassed Spain as the worlds second-largest country of the World Heritage Site following Italy.
begun ca. 4th century B.C., Huairou District, Beijing, China --- Cherry blossoms lining the Mutianyu section of the Great Wall --- Image by © (C) Guo Jian She / Redlink/Redlink/Corbis
14 Mar 2015, Yuanyang, Yunnan Province, China --- A man runs in a path between irrigated fields in Yuanyang, Yunnan province, South China on 13th March 2015. --- Image by © Qiang Ye/Cpressphoto/Corbis
A man works in a irrigated fields in Yuanyang, Yunnan province, South China on 14th March 2015.
A woman walks on a path between irrigated fields in Yuanyang, Yunnan province, South China on 13th March 2015.
CHINA YUNNAN TERRACED RICE FIELDS
Landscape of terraced rice fields of the Honghe Hani Rice Terraces, one of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites, in Yuanyang county, Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan province, 4 March 2015. The Honghe Hani Rice Terraces have been cultivated by the people of Chinas Hani ethnic minority from generation to generation for more than 1,200 years. There are about 170,000 mu (28,000 acres) of such rice terraces in Yuanyang county. The Honghe Hani Rice Terraces was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site on June 22, 2013, and became the 45th World Heritage Site in China, which surpassed Spain as the worlds second-largest country of the World Heritage Site following Italy.
CHINA YUNNAN TERRACED RICE FIELDS
Landscape of terraced rice fields of the Honghe Hani Rice Terraces, one of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites, in Yuanyang county, Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan province, 4 March 2015. The Honghe Hani Rice Terraces have been cultivated by the people of Chinas Hani ethnic minority from generation to generation for more than 1,200 years. There are about 170,000 mu (28,000 acres) of such rice terraces in Yuanyang county. The Honghe Hani Rice Terraces was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site on June 22, 2013, and became the 45th World Heritage Site in China, which surpassed Spain as the worlds second-largest country of the World Heritage Site following Italy.
CHINA YUNNAN TERRACED RICE FIELDS
Landscape of terraced rice fields of the Honghe Hani Rice Terraces, one of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites, in Yuanyang county, Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan province, 4 March 2015. The Honghe Hani Rice Terraces have been cultivated by the people of Chinas Hani ethnic minority from generation to generation for more than 1,200 years. There are about 170,000 mu (28,000 acres) of such rice terraces in Yuanyang county. The Honghe Hani Rice Terraces was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site on June 22, 2013, and became the 45th World Heritage Site in China, which surpassed Spain as the worlds second-largest country of the World Heritage Site following Italy.
begun ca. 4th century B.C., China --- Great Wall of China --- Image by © Frans Lemmens/Corbis
CHINA YUNNAN TERRACED RICE FIELDS
Landscape of terraced rice fields of the Honghe Hani Rice Terraces, one of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites, in Yuanyang county, Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan province, 4 March 2015. The Honghe Hani Rice Terraces have been cultivated by the people of Chinas Hani ethnic minority from generation to generation for more than 1,200 years. There are about 170,000 mu (28,000 acres) of such rice terraces in Yuanyang county. The Honghe Hani Rice Terraces was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site on June 22, 2013, and became the 45th World Heritage Site in China, which surpassed Spain as the worlds second-largest country of the World Heritage Site following Italy.
begun ca. 4th century B.C. --- Section of the Great Wall in --- Image by © Redlink/Corbis
04 Mar 2015, Yunnan Province, China --- Landscape of terraced rice fields of the Honghe Hani Rice Terraces, one of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites, in Yuanyang county, Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan province, 4 March 2015. The Honghe Hani Rice Terraces have been cultivated by the people of Chinas Hani ethnic minority from generation to generation for more than 1,200 years. There are about 170,000 mu (28,000 acres) of such rice terraces in Yuanyang county. The Honghe Hani Rice Terraces was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site on June 22, 2013, and became the 45th World Heritage Site in China, which surpassed Spain as the worlds second-largest country of the World Heritage Site following Italy. --- Image by © Imaginechina/Corbis
Great wall of china --- Image by © Image Source/Corbis
CHINA YUNNAN TERRACED RICE FIELDS
Landscape of terraced rice fields of the Honghe Hani Rice Terraces, one of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites, in Yuanyang county, Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan province, 4 March 2015. The Honghe Hani Rice Terraces have been cultivated by the people of Chinas Hani ethnic minority from generation to generation for more than 1,200 years. There are about 170,000 mu (28,000 acres) of such rice terraces in Yuanyang county. The Honghe Hani Rice Terraces was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site on June 22, 2013, and became the 45th World Heritage Site in China, which surpassed Spain as the worlds second-largest country of the World Heritage Site following Italy.