BEIJING: In the vast mountains of southwestern Zhejiang, China, Yunhe Terraces in Lishui City are shrouded in mist and rain, appearing faint and elusive, like a scene from a fairyland.
As the largest terraced field group in East China, Yunhe Terraces were first built in the early Tang Dynasty and have a history of over 1000 years. Spanning across three geological landscapes—mountains, hills, and valleys—this area boasts natural wonders such as terraced fields, seas of clouds, mountain villages, bamboo forests, streams, waterfalls, and rime ice. It is praised as a three-dimensional chronicle of China’s agricultural civilization and the poetry of earth colors.
On February 6th this year, the Yunhe Terraced Fields Scenic Area was recognized as a National 5A-Level Tourist Attraction, breaking the zero record for terraced fields of this type in China to receive such an honor. What lies behind the confidence of Yunhe Terraced Fields in achieving this status?
As early as 2017, Yunhe first proposed the goal of creating a 5A level scenic spot for terraced fields. In 2018, Yunhe partnered with Hangzhou Business Travel Group to sign a comprehensive cooperation and development agreement, which not only broke through the development bottleneck, but also set a 5A speed for terraced fields with same year signing, same year landing, and same year construction.
With the determination of not returning until the Loulan is conquered, Yunhe has set a remarkable set of records: in 15 days, 15 sub projects of the Fuxing Road and the post intersection line improvement projects have been fully implemented; Within three months, the historical legacy issues of Chongtou Town over the past decade were resolved; Within 6 months, the dirty, messy, and poor Chonghe Village was renovated and became a scenic spot on Tongjing Road; In one year, key projects such as the Jiuqu yunhuan Tourist Center, the Sunrise Cloud Sea Viewing Platform, and the Guiye Campfire Campsite were fully completed, and key issues such as the smart tourism area and the guiding system were comprehensively upgraded. As long as one works hard, an iron pestle can an be ground into a needle. Nowadays, the terraced fields scenic spots that have entered the 5A level meet the immersive experience and diversified services for tourists from watching the scenery to entering the scenery, gradually becoming a solid reliance for Yunhe’s cultural tourism industry and rural prosperity. –Agencies
