Honghe Hani Rice Terraces topographic map

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Honghe Hani Rice Terraces

The terraces follow a distinct vertical structure that has allowed the landscape to persist for so long, incorporating forests, villages, terraces, and water supply. At the tops of the mountains (above 2000 meters in elevation), the forests are conserved, to act as a catchment for the rainfall and to "recharge" the fields and terraces below. An intricate system of canals and ditches divert the water into the terraces below. The villages in the region are usually constructed just below the forests, between 1400 and 2000 m. In the World Heritage Site, 82 villages, each with 50-100 households, are protected. The buildings are usually made of adobe and stone. Each household farms one or two terrace plots below, usually growing red rice and breeding cattle.

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Name: Honghe Hani Rice Terraces topographic map, elevation, terrain.

Location: Honghe Hani Rice Terraces, Zhulu, Yuanyang County, Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan, China (23.02226 102.69587 23.17142 102.84256)

Average elevation: 1,585 m

Minimum elevation: 559 m

Maximum elevation: 2,849 m