Famous centuries old terrace rice fields in Yangshou, Guilin

 

Our trip to the mountains of Yangshou to see the centuries old terraced rice fields carved on the mountain sides was considered quite lucky. We started the journey raining. We were lucky that the rain stopped when we reached the entrance to this attraction. Many batches of tourists who arrived earlier under the rain had departed and they were unlikely to see anything with dark clouds and rain. There were also quite a number of European tourist groups that went earlier. They would have to make another trip for the sight.

The entrance was crowded with many tour groups waiting to take the local buses into the mountain park. We were among the later groups and by the time we set out the rain stopped. We disembarked somewhere mid hill inside the mountain ranges. The sky brightened slightly for us to take a look at the rice terrace with fully ripen rice ready for harvesting. 

The lighting was not idea for photography. After the bus dropped us off, we were on foot to descend down the mountain side. As the hours got by, it got brighter slightly for us to take some photos. We were lucky that at some points there were gaps in between the hazy clouds to let in some light for a few minutes for us to get better pictures.

When we reached our lunch destination, a small village restaurant, it was still dry. While we were having lunch, rain came pouring down again. No more chance to take more photos. We took the bus down the mountain in heavy rain. Yet again, the rain stopped when we finally finished our journey back at the entrance of the site.