Dragon’s Backbone (Longji) Rice Terraces are located around 80km (50 miles) northwest of Guilin, where you will be rewarded feats of farm engineering going all the way up a string of 2400 feet (800 m) mountains. The 66-square-km network irrigation project was began by the ethnic Zhuang in the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368), and finished by the Qing (1644-1911).
 Further uphill Zhuang and Yao people two-story cabins are nestled against the breathtaking man-made wonder. The layout of the village mimics the terraced fields’ symmetry, giving an appearance that the houses are stacked on top of one another- an integrated part of the land.
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