Upon seeing these stunning images of rice terraces in Southeast Asia and China, one could think that rice is actually only the byproduct of a bigger project: landscape art.

The technique of rice farming and the work today is done pretty much the way it was millennia ago – one reason why most of the amazing rice terraces
are still intact.

Rice farming is also backbreaking work, as most of the narrow paddies can only be farmed by hand, like they were millennia ago. No wonder then that the younger generation is more drawn to jobs in the hospitality industry, or moves away...

Just amazing, and beautiful pictures. I wonder what standing in the water does to their feet?!