The Hani (哈尼族) may get all the credit for their rice terraces in Yuanyang (元陽縣), but the terraced mountains cover much of southern Yunnan and are farmed by Yi (彝族), Bulang (布朗族), Lahu (拉祜族) and Wa (佤族), among others. The leaves from the tea trees in the foreground will be turned into Pu'er (普洱茶), which stretches far beyond the county of Pu'er (普洱縣), from which the tea gets its name.
When Tutu, the new tea farmer Evan just posted about, disses taidicha (台地茶), he’s talking about tea farms that look exactly like this.
That’s certainly true, but they sure make for great scenery!