Longsheng Rice Terrace, Agricultural terraces in Longsheng County, Guangxi, China

Longsheng Rice Terrace, also called Longji Rice Terraces, is a system of terraced fields built along mountain slopes between 600 and 800 metres above sea level, about 100 kilometres from Guilin in Guangxi, China. The terraces coil from the riverside up to the mountain top, with narrow grassy risers holding shallow pools of water. The name Longji means "Dragon's Spine" because the terraces resemble a dragon's scales and the summit its backbone.

The terraces were mostly built about 650 years ago, in the 14th century. The Chinese source dates them to more than 650 years of history, placing their construction in the late Yuan and early Ming period. They lie in Longji town, Longsheng Various Nationalities Autonomous County, about 100 km from Guilin.

The name Longji means "Dragon's Spine": the terraces resemble a dragon's scales and the summit its backbone, as the local saying goes, "The mountain is the dragon's spine, the fields are ladders in the clouds." The site is split between the Yao Dazhai (Jinkeng or Hong Yao) viewing area and the Zhuang Ping'an viewing area. In 2016, 354 local farm inns earned about 150 million yuan.

The terraces lie in Longji town, about 100 km from Guilin. Two main viewing areas exist: Ping'an, belonging to the Zhuang, and Dazhai (Jinkeng), belonging to the Yao. Paths between levels are steep, with slopes reaching 50 degrees, so wear sturdy shoes. In early June water is pumped over the paddies and young rice is transplanted.

The fields transform through the seasons: water fills them like mirrors in spring, they glow green in summer, turn golden in autumn, and frost covers them in winter. Each season creates a completely different visual appearance of the same landscape.