The Wisdom Behind Shangbao Terraced Fields
05 Noviembre 2024 - 4:32AM
Recently, on World Food Day, Ganzhou Municipal Government
Information Office invited Internet celebrities Roger and
Miranda to explore the Shangbao Terraces in Chongyi, Jiangxi,
China, which was named a "Globally Important Agricultural
Cultural Heritage" by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the
United Nations in April 2018.
A Media Snippet accompanying this announcement is
available by clicking on this link.
To witness how Chongyi people achieved a double harvest of
agriculture and tourism by protecting the terraced field heritage,
please watch Tour of Ancient Heritage: Harvest in Terraced Fields.
(https://fb.watch/vfhFfyLN6k/)
The Shangbao Terraces are located in the mountainous area in the
northwest of Chongyi County, Ganzhou City, Jiangxi Province. More
than 50,000 acres of terraces are built along the mountains. It is
one of the three largest terraces in China and is also known as the
"world's largest Hakka terraces". The ancient Chinese farming
civilization is still preserved here without industrial
development.
They first learned about the ancient and wise irrigation system
of the terraced fields. They also first time to experience
rice harvesting on terraced fields.
Source: Ganzhou Municipal Government Information Office
Contact person: Mr. Wong, Tel: 86-10-63074558