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A hillside can turn into a staircase when farmers need level ground for rice. Follow the lines of the paddies from the Philippine Cordilleras and the coast of Japan to the hills of Madagascar. Flooded fields mirror the sky, while growing rice colors the steps green and then gold.

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Batad Rice Terraces, Philippines
Batad Rice Terraces, Philippines: Stone-walled paddies curve around Batad village like an amphitheater. The narrow steps…
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Banaue Viewpoint Rice Terraces, Philippines
Banaue Viewpoint Rice Terraces, Philippines: Long rows of paddies follow the slope above Banaue. The view from the roadside…
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Longji Rice Terraces at Ping’an, China
Longji Rice Terraces at Ping’an, China: Paddies stack up above Ping’an in Guangxi’s Longji, or Dragon’s Backbone, terraces…
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Mu Cang Chai Rice Terraces, Vietnam
Mu Cang Chai Rice Terraces, Vietnam: Water fills the paddies at Dế Xu Phình in Mu Cang Chai. The flooded plots catch the…
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Duoyishu Rice Terraces, Yuanyang, China
Duoyishu Rice Terraces, Yuanyang, China: At Duoyishu, sunrise catches pools on the lower slopes of the Ailao Mountains…
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Shiroyone Senmaida, Japan
Shiroyone Senmaida, Japan: The small rice plots run all the way down the slope toward the Sea of Japan. Their compact…
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Jatiluwih Rice Terraces, Bali, Indonesia
Jatiluwih Rice Terraces, Bali, Indonesia: Long strips of green rice follow the rolling ground at Jatiluwih. Water is shared…
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Tegallalang Rice Terraces, Bali, Indonesia
Tegallalang Rice Terraces, Bali, Indonesia: The paddies at Tegallalang fit into a narrow valley north of Ubud. Palms rise…
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Rice Terraces Near Sapa, Vietnam
Rice Terraces Near Sapa, Vietnam: Low banks divide the rice paddies into long, curved strips near Sapa. The deep green of…
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Bangaan Rice Terraces, Philippines
Bangaan Rice Terraces, Philippines: Paddies wrap around the compact Ifugao village of Bangaan. The folds of the valley show…
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Central Mayoyao Rice Terraces, Philippines
Central Mayoyao Rice Terraces, Philippines: The view across Mayoyao shows rice plots on several levels around a settlement…
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Hapao Rice Terraces, Hungduan, Philippines
Hapao Rice Terraces, Hungduan, Philippines: Hapao’s paddies run down the valley floor and step back up toward the homes on…
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Nagacadan Rice Terraces, Philippines
Nagacadan Rice Terraces, Philippines: Rice terraces follow two sides of a narrow valley at Nagacadan in Kiangan. The banks…
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Jinkeng Rice Terraces at Dazhai, China
Jinkeng Rice Terraces at Dazhai, China: Paddies climb the hillsides at Dazhai in northern Guangxi. Seen in the spring…
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Bada Rice Terraces, Yuanyang, China
Bada Rice Terraces, Yuanyang, China: An aerial view from the Bada lookout shows field walls curling around a spur in the…
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Hoang Su Phi Rice Terraces, Vietnam
Hoang Su Phi Rice Terraces, Vietnam: Mature rice colors the slope gold in Hoang Su Phi. The close view shows how the…
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Maruyama Senmaida, Japan
Maruyama Senmaida, Japan: Many small paddies overlap visually on a steep hillside in Kumano. The stone-edged plots follow…
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Hoshitoge Rice Terraces, Japan
Hoshitoge Rice Terraces, Japan: Rice plots run down the slope at Hoshitoge in Tokamachi, Niigata. Their curves leave space…
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Oyama Senmaida, Japan
Oyama Senmaida, Japan: A summer view shows green paddies stepping down the slope in Kamogawa. The fields rely on rainwater…
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Gacheon Daraengi Village Rice Terraces, South Korea
Gacheon Daraengi Village Rice Terraces, South Korea: Narrow rice plots step toward the sea at Gacheon on Namhae Island…
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Landruk Rice Terraces, Nepal
Landruk Rice Terraces, Nepal: Late sunlight catches the edges of the stepped rice fields at Landruk. Their bright tops and…

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