Monday, March 19, 2018

China Grove

During the excursion to Dabu County, we hired a ride to visit the Pingshan Terraces. And where are the Pingshan Terraces, well according to Chinadaily.com they are “located in Pingshan Village, Dadong Town, in the east of Dabu County, Guangdong province, 40km from the seat of Dabu County.” Dabu County is a county of Meizhou City. As I said in the previous post, the administrative districts are confusing. I am still learning. According to Wiki, Dabu County is the center of Hakka culture. Anyway the Pingshan Terraces were quite interesting. The construction was finished over 400 years ago during the early Qing Dynasty. It shows how determine mankind can be to farm on hilly terrain. I also got a good look at rural China during this trip. Here are the pictures.
View from the road
Pingshan Terraces
Pingshan Terraces with viewing platform
Water wheel at the terraces
View of a nearby village from the terraces
Another village from the terraces
Out on the terraces.  Viewing platform
A flower growing on the terraces
Looking back on the Pingshan Terraces
The Terraces are over there.
Picture of a building on the way back
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4 comments:

Pops said...

The pace in the country looks slower. That would suit me better. Hillside terraced farming looks interesting.

11:14 AM
Mom said...

The terracing and irrigation ditches makes me think of the many places in the American West where the people worked hard to make the land productive. Your pictures are beautiful, by the way. Thanks for pointing out the terraces. Mom

8:30 AM
Mom said...

What’s the story behind the heart and the word “LOVE” at the bottom of the terraces? Did you arrange for that to impress Linghua? Mom

8:34 AM
Mighty Mike said...

Neither one of us noticed the heart and the word "LOVE". The theory is that it is there to attract young lovers.

10:50 PM

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