Hani Rice Terraces (Chinese: 哈尼梯田) are the system of Hani rice-growing terraces located in Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture (紅河哈尼族彝族自治州), Yunnan (雲南) Province, China. Hani people (Chinese: 哈尼族) are ethnic group in Southern China.
There are many Hani villages scattered in the scenic area of Hani Rice Terraces, besides the magnificent rice terraces, those villages are also worth seeing.
Hani people form one of the 56 officially recognized nationalities of China, over ninety percent of present-day Hani peoples live in the Province of Yunnan in Southern China.
Over ninety percent of present-day Hani peoples live in the Yunnan (雲南) Province in Southern China, the population of Hani people in China is around 1.4 million.
Choumeizai meets three lovely Hani kids in the village, their smiles are the most beautiful thing in the world, even more impressive than the splendor of the rice terraces.
The Hani oral traditions state that they are descended from the Yi people, and that they split off as a separate tribe fifty generations ago.
There is an observation at the edge of the village, where you can enjoy the beautiful view of rice terraces.
There is an abandoned office of Tusu in the village. Tusi (Chinese: 土司) was hereditary tribal leader recognized as imperial official by the Yuan (元), Ming (明), and Qing 清) dynasties of China.
