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Longji located approximately 27 kilometers (about 16 miles) southeast of Longsheng County, a vast region of rice terraces stretches layer upon layer, coiling around from the base of Longji (the dragon's backbone) Mountain to its summit. Longji Rice Terraces is the most amazing terrace in China.The Longji Terraces, sometimes called the Dragon's Backbone rice Terraces.
Construction of the Longji terraces began in the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368), and continued until the early Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) when construction was completed. The Longji Rice Terraces are the culmination of both the profound wisdom and strenuous labor of the Zhuang people.
Now, the Longji Rice Terraces covers an area of 66 square kilometers (about 16308 acres) and spans an altitude between 300 meters (about 984 feet) and 1100 meters (about 3608 feet). It is said, 'Where there is soil, there is a terrace', be it in the valley, with swift flowing river to the mountains summit with its swirling cloud cover, or from bordering verdant forest to the cliff walls. Even though the Dragon's Backbone Rice Terraces is large, it is made up of numerous patches no more than 1 mu (it is a traditional unit of area in China, currently call shimu) (about 0.16 acres). The smaller ones are like snails while the bigger ones resemble of towers. The outline is very smooth with gradients between 26 degrees and 35 degrees.
Longji Terraces (Dragon's Backbone Terraces) Pictrues 
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