Top: Yuanyang county in Southwest China’s Yunnan province is renowned for its UNESCO-listed rice terraces. Above: Students catch fish in terraced paddies while studying the rice-fish-duck farming ...

In Yuanyang County, more than 60,000 hectares of forests act as natural reservoirs. They absorb and store water vapor that rises from the rivers to form new rivers, springs, pools and waterfalls, all ...

Photo taken on Feb. 20, 2016 shows rice terrace scenery in Yuanyang County, Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture in southwest China's Yunnan Province. Yuanyang County is renowned for its rice ...

Yuanyang county in Southwest China's Yunnan province is renowned for its UNESCO-listed rice terraces. [Photo by Zheng Zheng/China Daily] College students swap city life for countryside fieldwork, ...