Source: Xinhua | 2026-10-12 | Editor:Doe

A foreign tourist experiences rice harvesting at Longji Village in Longsheng Ge Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Oct. 8, 2026.
Longji Rice Terraces in Longji Village are a popular destination for visitors seeking to experience traditional Chinese rural life. The village, home mainly to the Zhuang ethnic group, features traditional wooden houses nestled among terraced fields and retains its distinctive ethnic cultural heritage.
Drawing on its centuries-old rice-farming traditions, the village has integrated cultural heritage with tourism, offering activities such as mountain hiking, village tours, farming experiences and handicraft making. These activities have attracted lots of foreign visitors eager to experience the beauty of the landscape, traditional rice cultivation and ethnic culture in China. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)

A villager walks to fields at Longji Village in Longsheng Ge Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Aug. 16, 2026.
Longji Rice Terraces in Longji Village are a popular destination for visitors seeking to experience traditional Chinese rural life. The village, home mainly to the Zhuang ethnic group, features traditional wooden houses nestled among terraced fields and retains its distinctive ethnic cultural heritage.
Drawing on its centuries-old rice-farming traditions, the village has integrated cultural heritage with tourism, offering activities such as mountain hiking, village tours, farming experiences and handicraft making. These activities have attracted lots of foreign visitors eager to experience the beauty of the landscape, traditional rice cultivation and ethnic culture in China. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)

Foreign tourists stroll at Longji Village in Longsheng Ge Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Aug. 16, 2026.
Longji Rice Terraces in Longji Village are a popular destination for visitors seeking to experience traditional Chinese rural life. The village, home mainly to the Zhuang ethnic group, features traditional wooden houses nestled among terraced fields and retains its distinctive ethnic cultural heritage.
Drawing on its centuries-old rice-farming traditions, the village has integrated cultural heritage with tourism, offering activities such as mountain hiking, village tours, farming experiences and handicraft making. These activities have attracted lots of foreign visitors eager to experience the beauty of the landscape, traditional rice cultivation and ethnic culture in China. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)

Foreign tourists experience fruit picking at Longji Village in Longsheng Ge Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Oct. 7, 2026.
Longji Rice Terraces in Longji Village are a popular destination for visitors seeking to experience traditional Chinese rural life. The village, home mainly to the Zhuang ethnic group, features traditional wooden houses nestled among terraced fields and retains its distinctive ethnic cultural heritage.
Drawing on its centuries-old rice-farming traditions, the village has integrated cultural heritage with tourism, offering activities such as mountain hiking, village tours, farming experiences and handicraft making. These activities have attracted lots of foreign visitors eager to experience the beauty of the landscape, traditional rice cultivation and ethnic culture in China. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)

This photo taken on Aug. 15, 2026 shows the traditional Zhuang ethnic dwellings at Longji Village in Longsheng Ge Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
Longji Rice Terraces in Longji Village are a popular destination for visitors seeking to experience traditional Chinese rural life. The village, home mainly to the Zhuang ethnic group, features traditional wooden houses nestled among terraced fields and retains its distinctive ethnic cultural heritage.
Drawing on its centuries-old rice-farming traditions, the village has integrated cultural heritage with tourism, offering activities such as mountain hiking, village tours, farming experiences and handicraft making. These activities have attracted lots of foreign visitors eager to experience the beauty of the landscape, traditional rice cultivation and ethnic culture in China. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)

Foreign tourists experience harvest airing at Longji Village in Longsheng Ge Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Aug. 26, 2026. Harvest airing is an agricultural activity in which villagers take out the crops they have harvested to dry.
Longji Rice Terraces in Longji Village are a popular destination for visitors seeking to experience traditional Chinese rural life. The village, home mainly to the Zhuang ethnic group, features traditional wooden houses nestled among terraced fields and retains its distinctive ethnic cultural heritage.
Drawing on its centuries-old rice-farming traditions, the village has integrated cultural heritage with tourism, offering activities such as mountain hiking, village tours, farming experiences and handicraft making. These activities have attracted lots of foreign visitors eager to experience the beauty of the landscape, traditional rice cultivation and ethnic culture in China. (Photo by Lu Hengjiang/Xinhua)

Foreign tourists enjoy Youcha, or oil tea, a kind of local delicacy, at Longji Village in Longsheng Ge Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Aug. 16, 2026.
Longji Rice Terraces in Longji Village are a popular destination for visitors seeking to experience traditional Chinese rural life. The village, home mainly to the Zhuang ethnic group, features traditional wooden houses nestled among terraced fields and retains its distinctive ethnic cultural heritage.
Drawing on its centuries-old rice-farming traditions, the village has integrated cultural heritage with tourism, offering activities such as mountain hiking, village tours, farming experiences and handicraft making. These activities have attracted lots of foreign visitors eager to experience the beauty of the landscape, traditional rice cultivation and ethnic culture in China. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)

Foreign tourists visit a residential house at Longji Village in Longsheng Ge Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Aug. 16, 2026.
Longji Rice Terraces in Longji Village are a popular destination for visitors seeking to experience traditional Chinese rural life. The village, home mainly to the Zhuang ethnic group, features traditional wooden houses nestled among terraced fields and retains its distinctive ethnic cultural heritage.
Drawing on its centuries-old rice-farming traditions, the village has integrated cultural heritage with tourism, offering activities such as mountain hiking, village tours, farming experiences and handicraft making. These activities have attracted lots of foreign visitors eager to experience the beauty of the landscape, traditional rice cultivation and ethnic culture in China. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)

Foreign tourists enjoy bamboo tube rice, a kind of local delicacy, at Longji Village in Longsheng Ge Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Aug. 16, 2026.
Longji Rice Terraces in Longji Village are a popular destination for visitors seeking to experience traditional Chinese rural life. The village, home mainly to the Zhuang ethnic group, features traditional wooden houses nestled among terraced fields and retains its distinctive ethnic cultural heritage.
Drawing on its centuries-old rice-farming traditions, the village has integrated cultural heritage with tourism, offering activities such as mountain hiking, village tours, farming experiences and handicraft making. These activities have attracted lots of foreign visitors eager to experience the beauty of the landscape, traditional rice cultivation and ethnic culture in China. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)

Foreign tourists experience rice harvesting and threshing at Longji Village in Longsheng Ge Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Oct. 26, 2025.
Longji Rice Terraces in Longji Village are a popular destination for visitors seeking to experience traditional Chinese rural life. The village, home mainly to the Zhuang ethnic group, features traditional wooden houses nestled among terraced fields and retains its distinctive ethnic cultural heritage.
Drawing on its centuries-old rice-farming traditions, the village has integrated cultural heritage with tourism, offering activities such as mountain hiking, village tours, farming experiences and handicraft making. These activities have attracted lots of foreign visitors eager to experience the beauty of the landscape, traditional rice cultivation and ethnic culture in China. (Photo by Wei Jiyang/Xinhua)

An aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 16, 2026 shows a view of Longji Village in Longsheng Ge Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
Longji Rice Terraces in Longji Village are a popular destination for visitors seeking to experience traditional Chinese rural life. The village, home mainly to the Zhuang ethnic group, features traditional wooden houses nestled among terraced fields and retains its distinctive ethnic cultural heritage.
Drawing on its centuries-old rice-farming traditions, the village has integrated cultural heritage with tourism, offering activities such as mountain hiking, village tours, farming experiences and handicraft making. These activities have attracted lots of foreign visitors eager to experience the beauty of the landscape, traditional rice cultivation and ethnic culture in China. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)

This photo taken on Aug. 17, 2026 shows a view of Longji Village in Longsheng Ge Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
Longji Rice Terraces in Longji Village are a popular destination for visitors seeking to experience traditional Chinese rural life. The village, home mainly to the Zhuang ethnic group, features traditional wooden houses nestled among terraced fields and retains its distinctive ethnic cultural heritage.
Drawing on its centuries-old rice-farming traditions, the village has integrated cultural heritage with tourism, offering activities such as mountain hiking, village tours, farming experiences and handicraft making. These activities have attracted lots of foreign visitors eager to experience the beauty of the landscape, traditional rice cultivation and ethnic culture in China. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)

An aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 15, 2026 shows a view of Longji Village in Longsheng Ge Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
Longji Rice Terraces in Longji Village are a popular destination for visitors seeking to experience traditional Chinese rural life. The village, home mainly to the Zhuang ethnic group, features traditional wooden houses nestled among terraced fields and retains its distinctive ethnic cultural heritage.
Drawing on its centuries-old rice-farming traditions, the village has integrated cultural heritage with tourism, offering activities such as mountain hiking, village tours, farming experiences and handicraft making. These activities have attracted lots of foreign visitors eager to experience the beauty of the landscape, traditional rice cultivation and ethnic culture in China. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)

A drone photo taken on Aug. 15, 2026 shows a view of Longji Village in Longsheng Ge Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
Longji Rice Terraces in Longji Village are a popular destination for visitors seeking to experience traditional Chinese rural life. The village, home mainly to the Zhuang ethnic group, features traditional wooden houses nestled among terraced fields and retains its distinctive ethnic cultural heritage.
Drawing on its centuries-old rice-farming traditions, the village has integrated cultural heritage with tourism, offering activities such as mountain hiking, village tours, farming experiences and handicraft making. These activities have attracted lots of foreign visitors eager to experience the beauty of the landscape, traditional rice cultivation and ethnic culture in China. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)

Foreign tourists visit a museum at Longji Village in Longsheng Ge Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Aug. 16, 2026.
Longji Rice Terraces in Longji Village are a popular destination for visitors seeking to experience traditional Chinese rural life. The village, home mainly to the Zhuang ethnic group, features traditional wooden houses nestled among terraced fields and retains its distinctive ethnic cultural heritage.
Drawing on its centuries-old rice-farming traditions, the village has integrated cultural heritage with tourism, offering activities such as mountain hiking, village tours, farming experiences and handicraft making. These activities have attracted lots of foreign visitors eager to experience the beauty of the landscape, traditional rice cultivation and ethnic culture in China. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)

A villager walks in a terraced field at Longji Village in Longsheng Ge Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Aug. 17, 2026.
Longji Rice Terraces in Longji Village are a popular destination for visitors seeking to experience traditional Chinese rural life. The village, home mainly to the Zhuang ethnic group, features traditional wooden houses nestled among terraced fields and retains its distinctive ethnic cultural heritage.
Drawing on its centuries-old rice-farming traditions, the village has integrated cultural heritage with tourism, offering activities such as mountain hiking, village tours, farming experiences and handicraft making. These activities have attracted lots of foreign visitors eager to experience the beauty of the landscape, traditional rice cultivation and ethnic culture in China. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)
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