Describes the characteristics of terraces of different sizes and shapes.
Nianshan Terraced Fields:
Nianshan Terraced Fields are located in Nianshan Village, Xingxi Township, 10 kilometers east of Zhenghe County in northern Fujian. They are one of the most beautiful and largest terraced fields in Fujian Province and have a long history. It has a long history, dating back more than a thousand years.
In the autumn of the fifth year of Emperor Qianfu of the Tang Dynasty (878), Huang Chao sang the poem "The array of incense soaring to the sky penetrates Chang'an, and the city is filled with golden armor", and built fortifications here to fight against the Tang Dynasty's envoy Zhang Jin , commanding thousands of troops to defeat the Tang officers and soldiers. Later, people reclaimed Huangchao's fortifications and planted food crops, and the majestic Nianshan Terraces were born.
In order to commemorate this talented rebel general, people collectively named the seven villages scattered in the terraced fields: Chentun, Cuojiao, Houshanzai, Shangyuanzai, Beixin, Yutun and Houmenchang. Huang Nian Mountain.
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History of terraced fields:
China began to have terraced fields at least during the Qin and Han Dynasties. The cultivation of rice requires large-area ponds, but the southeastern provinces of China are mostly hilly and have few plains suitable for growing rice. In order to solve the food problem, farmers who immigrated here built terraces and used dams to conserve water sources. It became possible to plant rice in large areas in hilly areas, solving local food problems.
However, the labor consumption of terrace cultivation is much higher than that of plains, without any advantage in yield, and it seriously damages the vegetation in hilly areas, so this farming method is gradually eliminated and is only used as A tourism resource continues to exist.