Long Ji, means "Dragon's Spine", is a range of hills that has been sculptured into rice terraces over 80 generations or 2000 years by the Zhuang people.
The Longji Terraces are located in Longsheng County about 2 hours from Guilin. The terraces look like great chains or ribbons as they wind from the foot to the top of the hill. This ingenious construction makes best use of the scare arable land and water resources in the mountainous area.

The Zhuang are one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China. They live mostly in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in southern China. Some also live in the Yunnan, Guangdong, Guizhou and Hunan provinces. (Wikipedia)