A September 2013 trip to the Longji Dazhai rice terraces, about 3 hours north of Guilin city. It was a bumpy, cliff-clinging ride there, and a long hike up, but well worth it.
Chicken and rice cooked in bamboo, a local specialty
Nearly harvest season
Cable cars make a long hike back down much quicker
Nearly harvest season
Nearly harvest season
Nearly harvest season
Rice isn’t the only thing grown, there are many other crops tucked into the terraces
Terraces vista
Terraces vista
Terraces vista
Chicken and rice cooked in bamboo, a local specialty