The terraces that paint themselves

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Deyao Township sits west of Gulin County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, a key junction on the Sichuan-Guizhou-Chongqing tourism "Golden Triangle" route. The terraced fields here are the living art carved into the mountainsides. They reflect clouds and sunlight across flooded paddies, shifting from emerald green in summer to golden harvest in autumn. Misty dawns and scattered peaks complete the breathtaking scene.

Beyond beauty, these terraces sustain a "rice-fish" farming system that produces tribute-quality rice while raising fish in the same water. It's a centuries-old tradition alive with modern ecology – and every season offers a new wonder. (Photos via CGTN)

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