Caption

Celestial Stairs — The Yuanyang Rice Terraces in Yunnan, China, carved by the Hani people over 1, 300?years, form a UNESCO-listed landscape covering about 16, 603?hectares (166?km²), stretching from roughly 140?m to 2, 940?m in elevation, with over 3, 000 terraced steps in the main scenic areas, where water, light, and tradition exist in perfect harmony between humans and nature

Date

Oct 30, 2013

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/ALESSANDRA MENICONZI

Reference

BRK26D62_244

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No

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No

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Rights managed

Available size

63.3Mb (21.1Mb) / 19.2in x 12.8in / 5760 x 3840 (300dpi)

Keywords

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