Red Yao Ethnic in Huangluo Yao Village in Guilin

Once people could say, hair is the crown of every woman. Because of that, most of women will keep their hair longer for make their image more feminine and beauty. But, in some areas in the world, hair still regarded as a sacred place of the body which related in to their tradition and culture. For example in China, there have Red Yao ethnic minorities from Huangluo Yao Village near Guilin which have known as a long hair village. The woman of Yao ethnic still hold their culture from the past which only could cut their hair when their 16 years old which is before start to find their partner. 

The woman from minority Red Yao ethnic believe that long hair could bring the prosperity, wealth, luck and long life. So, they believe longer their hair, the more fortunate the owners. Because that woman only have once in a lifetime cut their hair, so in average hair length reaches 5.5 meters. Moreover, based on Daily Mail article, the longest hair reaches 6.8 metres. This unbelievable thing make Huangluo Yao Village become the village which have the first longest hair which listed by Guinness World Record. 

Yao Women long hair considered the sacred one, and because of that only her husband and children could see their hair bun. So, if there one man accidentally see the woman hair without scarf close their hair, then he would be forced to live with the family of that woman for 3 years as son. Not only that, based on the tradition, their long hair only be parsed in front of closest family. But since 1987, Yao Woman begins leave those traditions.

Today, visitors for Guilin tour could watch the show of that long hair woman in the Jinjiang River when summer and autumn comes. They usually will wash their shine long hair there. Many China local tours will also offer a trip to see that incredible and unique show near Guilin.

Have long and beauty hair does not mean those women having difficulties when their arranging their hair. They look very expert and fully skilled to arrange her long hair. They seem very easy and professional to waved, rotate, and wrapping their long hair till form become a complicated bun. From wash till form their long hair, all of those activities could visitors see in Jinjiang River, Longsheng Huangluo Yao Village, Guilin. Bring amazing and memorable experience to see this unique long hair show.

Magnificent Sceneries of Longji Rice Terrace in Guilin

Travelling China , Guilin Longji Terrace or also called Dragon's Backbone Terraced Rice Fields is one of the beautiful and exotic nature sceneries, the art of agriculture in China. Located not far from Guilin, it has a long history from Ming, Qing and Yuan Dynasty and become an old heritage since 700 years ago. Beauty panorama when the rice fields full of water bring them as one of the spectacular views in China.  

 Longji Terrace is one wonderful sceneries the work from the minority ethnic of Guilin. It built on the hillside with various terrace height, between 300 meters and 1100 meters and slopes between 26 degrees and 35 degrees. Although on the south of China there have lots of paddy fields, but the view of Dragon's Backbone Rice Terraces is the rare and magical one. It looks like a big chain which makes a unique shape from the foot to the top of the hill and that was so amazing. This structure was really become the best paddy fields construction to take advantage of the land resource which fertile but small and the water flows from the mountain will save more water.

Wonderful panorama of the stretch green and yellow colors of paddies can be seen from the top of the hills. Visitors will amazed with those many levels of terrace paddy fields, from the bottom till the top level of it. It also has a big area of paddy fields and because of that, the area has called as "The champion of the terrace world". No wonder, Longji Terrace has its own beauty and attract so many tourist and photographer to capture such excellent sceneries during the trip. Have been called as the paradise of photographs there occasionally also hold some photograph competition, national or even international.  

Longji Terrace can be found in Longsheng town not far from Guilin only about 2 hours distance. Those paddy terraces have become one of the main attractions of Guilin that worth for tourism. For visiting Longji Terrace, visitors could climb up to the top of the hill and enjoy the large and wide fertile paddy fields from above. At that time, visitors could refreshing and relax, enjoy the quiet and fresh atmosphere surround by the beauty nature landscape of rice terraces around the area. In the early morning, from the top of the hill visitors could also see clearly and magnificent sunrise if the weather is fine.