Malaysian visiting Yunnan discovers not all rice fields are the same


The Luoxiagou Village at Dong Chuan Redland. — Photos: KATHERINE KUAN

Right before my eyes were miles and miles of colourful rice terraces. It was truly a sight to behold.

I was in Yuan Yang, a town in Yunnan, China with my husband in late October. From our third floor hotel window, in the wee hours of the morning I saw the sun peeping out from the mountains and lighting up the Duo-yishu Rice Terraces. The colours slowly changed from white to different hues: yellow, blue, grey and gold. I was awestruck by the magical moment.

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