From above, they may seem like a painting, but if you go near them, their beauty will bowl you over. The vast layers of rice terraces across the world vary in colours and sizes, but all beautiful and ...

For 2,000 years, the high rice fields of the Ifugao have followed the contours of the mountains. The fruit of knowledge handed down from one generation to the next, and the expression of sacred ...

TIBIAO, Antique—A hidden heritage has been “rediscovered” deep in the mountains of San Remigio town, Antique province. A cluster of rice terraces spread in a combined area of 600 hectares has been ...

Hand-carved in the hillsides some 500 years ago, the scenic rice terraces of the Philippines’ Ifugao province are recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site, and are a major draw for domestic and ...

BANAUE, Ifugao, Philippines — As fog creeps up the contours of the mountainside at daybreak, Miguel Tumucal fixes his gaze on the stair-shaped edges of the vast farmland. For decades, the 60-year-old ...

Sapa town in the Lào Cai Province of northern Vietnam is famous for its iconic rice terraces and also known for breathtaking landscapes. Terraced rice fields, lush valleys, and rugged mountain peaks ...

Minehiro Nakashima, professor emeritus at Waseda University and adviser to the Rice Terrace Research Association, speaks about the future of terraced rice fields, in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on March 23, ...