There are few large, flat areas of land in Guangxi. That’s why the local people build terraces to increase the areas 【小题1】 they could grow rice. It took the Zhuang and Yao people hundreds of years 【小题2】 the construction of the terraces which cover the mountains from the bottom to the very top. The Longji Terraces, 【小题3】 in silver water in spring, turn bright green with growing rice in summer. Thousands of visitors come 【小题4】 the beauty of them.

The greatest 【小题5】 of Longji Rice terraces lies in the way in which people have worked in 【小题6】 with nature. The terraces are cleverly designed, with hundreds of waterways connecting with each other. During the rainy season, rainwater moves down the mountains and into the terraces along the waterways. The rainwater and the soil can be kept by the flat terraces. The heat of the sun turns the water into vapour. This forms clouds from which rain 【小题7】 onto the mountain terraces again. Besides, the terraces provide birds and fish 【小题8】 a perfect environment to live in.

This ancient method of agriculture 【小题9】 from generation to generation since the Yuan Dynasty. 【小题10】, traditions hold much value in the locals’ eyes.