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Images of farmhouses, mountain ranges, rice paddies, fields, and rivers

Images of farmhouses, mountain ranges, rice paddies, fields, and rivers. ＝San-in region, April 28, 2024.

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Image of farmhouses, mountain ranges, rice paddies, and fields

Image of farmhouses, mountain ranges, rice paddies, and fields. ＝San-in region, April 27, 2024

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Images of farmhouses, mountain ranges, rice paddies, fields, and a river

Image of farmhouses, mountain ranges, rice paddies, fields, and a river. ＝The San-in region on April 28, 2024.

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Images of farmhouses, mountain ranges, rice paddies, fields, and rivers

Images of farmhouses, mountain ranges, rice paddies, fields, and rivers. ＝San-in region, April 28, 2024.

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The World's Important Agricultural Cultural Heritage Grape Trellis In Zhangjiakou

Photo taken on June 24, 2023 shows grape tresses and hidden farmhouses in Guanhou village, Zhangjiakou city, North China's Hebei province. Xuanhua has a history of growing grapes for more than 1,300 years. The "Xuanhua Urban Traditional Vineyard" with Guanhou village as the main planting area has the oldest existing vines for more than 600 years. In June 2013, it was characterized by its unique "traditional grape planting system featuring funnel rack in the courtyard and multi-plant hole planting and cultivation". Identified by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations as the world's important agricultural cultural heritage protection pilot, the courtyard economy based on sightseeing, catering, picking experience has become a characteristic pillar industry for farmers to increase income and rural revitalization.

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The World's Important Agricultural Cultural Heritage Grape Trellis In Zhangjiakou

Photo taken on June 24, 2023 shows grape tresses and hidden farmhouses in Guanhou village, Zhangjiakou city, North China's Hebei province. Xuanhua has a history of growing grapes for more than 1,300 years. The "Xuanhua Urban Traditional Vineyard" with Guanhou village as the main planting area has the oldest existing vines for more than 600 years. In June 2013, it was characterized by its unique "traditional grape planting system featuring funnel rack in the courtyard and multi-plant hole planting and cultivation". Identified by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations as the world's important agricultural cultural heritage protection pilot, the courtyard economy based on sightseeing, catering, picking experience has become a characteristic pillar industry for farmers to increase income and rural revitalization.

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The World's Important Agricultural Cultural Heritage Grape Trellis In Zhangjiakou

Photo taken on June 24, 2023 shows grape tresses and hidden farmhouses in Guanhou village, Zhangjiakou city, North China's Hebei province. Xuanhua has a history of growing grapes for more than 1,300 years. The "Xuanhua Urban Traditional Vineyard" with Guanhou village as the main planting area has the oldest existing vines for more than 600 years. In June 2013, it was characterized by its unique "traditional grape planting system featuring funnel rack in the courtyard and multi-plant hole planting and cultivation". Identified by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations as the world's important agricultural cultural heritage protection pilot, the courtyard economy based on sightseeing, catering, picking experience has become a characteristic pillar industry for farmers to increase income and rural revitalization.

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The World's Important Agricultural Cultural Heritage Grape Trellis In Zhangjiakou

Photo taken on June 24, 2023 shows grape tresses and hidden farmhouses in Guanhou village, Zhangjiakou city, North China's Hebei province. Xuanhua has a history of growing grapes for more than 1,300 years. The "Xuanhua Urban Traditional Vineyard" with Guanhou village as the main planting area has the oldest existing vines for more than 600 years. In June 2013, it was characterized by its unique "traditional grape planting system featuring funnel rack in the courtyard and multi-plant hole planting and cultivation". Identified by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations as the world's important agricultural cultural heritage protection pilot, the courtyard economy based on sightseeing, catering, picking experience has become a characteristic pillar industry for farmers to increase income and rural revitalization.

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The World's Important Agricultural Cultural Heritage Grape Trellis In Zhangjiakou

Photo taken on June 24, 2023 shows grape tresses and hidden farmhouses in Guanhou village, Zhangjiakou city, North China's Hebei province. Xuanhua has a history of growing grapes for more than 1,300 years. The "Xuanhua Urban Traditional Vineyard" with Guanhou village as the main planting area has the oldest existing vines for more than 600 years. In June 2013, it was characterized by its unique "traditional grape planting system featuring funnel rack in the courtyard and multi-plant hole planting and cultivation". Identified by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations as the world's important agricultural cultural heritage protection pilot, the courtyard economy based on sightseeing, catering, picking experience has become a characteristic pillar industry for farmers to increase income and rural revitalization.

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The World's Important Agricultural Cultural Heritage Grape Trellis In Zhangjiakou

Photo taken on June 24, 2023 shows grape tresses and hidden farmhouses in Guanhou village, Zhangjiakou city, North China's Hebei province. Xuanhua has a history of growing grapes for more than 1,300 years. The "Xuanhua Urban Traditional Vineyard" with Guanhou village as the main planting area has the oldest existing vines for more than 600 years. In June 2013, it was characterized by its unique "traditional grape planting system featuring funnel rack in the courtyard and multi-plant hole planting and cultivation". Identified by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations as the world's important agricultural cultural heritage protection pilot, the courtyard economy based on sightseeing, catering, picking experience has become a characteristic pillar industry for farmers to increase income and rural revitalization.

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The World's Important Agricultural Cultural Heritage Grape Trellis In Zhangjiakou

Photo taken on June 24, 2023 shows grape tresses and hidden farmhouses in Guanhou village, Zhangjiakou city, North China's Hebei province. Xuanhua has a history of growing grapes for more than 1,300 years. The "Xuanhua Urban Traditional Vineyard" with Guanhou village as the main planting area has the oldest existing vines for more than 600 years. In June 2013, it was characterized by its unique "traditional grape planting system featuring funnel rack in the courtyard and multi-plant hole planting and cultivation". Identified by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations as the world's important agricultural cultural heritage protection pilot, the courtyard economy based on sightseeing, catering, picking experience has become a characteristic pillar industry for farmers to increase income and rural revitalization.

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The World's Important Agricultural Cultural Heritage Grape Trellis In Zhangjiakou

Photo taken on June 24, 2023 shows grape tresses and hidden farmhouses in Guanhou village, Zhangjiakou city, North China's Hebei province. Xuanhua has a history of growing grapes for more than 1,300 years. The "Xuanhua Urban Traditional Vineyard" with Guanhou village as the main planting area has the oldest existing vines for more than 600 years. In June 2013, it was characterized by its unique "traditional grape planting system featuring funnel rack in the courtyard and multi-plant hole planting and cultivation". Identified by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations as the world's important agricultural cultural heritage protection pilot, the courtyard economy based on sightseeing, catering, picking experience has become a characteristic pillar industry for farmers to increase income and rural revitalization.

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The World's Important Agricultural Cultural Heritage Grape Trellis In Zhangjiakou

Photo taken on June 24, 2023 shows grape tresses and hidden farmhouses in Guanhou village, Zhangjiakou city, North China's Hebei province. Xuanhua has a history of growing grapes for more than 1,300 years. The "Xuanhua Urban Traditional Vineyard" with Guanhou village as the main planting area has the oldest existing vines for more than 600 years. In June 2013, it was characterized by its unique "traditional grape planting system featuring funnel rack in the courtyard and multi-plant hole planting and cultivation". Identified by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations as the world's important agricultural cultural heritage protection pilot, the courtyard economy based on sightseeing, catering, picking experience has become a characteristic pillar industry for farmers to increase income and rural revitalization.

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The World's Important Agricultural Cultural Heritage Grape Trellis In Zhangjiakou

Photo taken on June 24, 2023 shows grape tresses and hidden farmhouses in Guanhou village, Zhangjiakou city, North China's Hebei province. Xuanhua has a history of growing grapes for more than 1,300 years. The "Xuanhua Urban Traditional Vineyard" with Guanhou village as the main planting area has the oldest existing vines for more than 600 years. In June 2013, it was characterized by its unique "traditional grape planting system featuring funnel rack in the courtyard and multi-plant hole planting and cultivation". Identified by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations as the world's important agricultural cultural heritage protection pilot, the courtyard economy based on sightseeing, catering, picking experience has become a characteristic pillar industry for farmers to increase income and rural revitalization.

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World Heritage-listed Shirakawa-go farmhouses

Thatched farmhouses in the hamlet of Shirakawa-go, a World Heritage site, are lit up within the Gifu Prefecture village of Shirakawa, central Japan, on Jan. 15, 2023.

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World Heritage-listed Shirakawa-go farmhouses

Thatched farmhouses in the hamlet of Shirakawa-go, a World Heritage site, are lit up within the Gifu Prefecture village of Shirakawa, central Japan, on Jan. 15, 2023.

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World Heritage-listed Shirakawa-go farmhouses

Thatched farmhouses in the hamlet of Shirakawa-go, a World Heritage site, are lit up within the Gifu Prefecture village of Shirakawa, central Japan, on Jan. 15, 2023.

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Gasho-zukuri farmhouses in Shirakawa-go lit up

SHIRAKAWA, Japan - Snow-covered gasho-zukuri farmhouses in Shirakawa-go in central Japan's Gifu Prefecture are lit up on Jan. 17, 2015, as the annual illumination event began. The traditional houses with steep thatched roofs are designed to withstand the large amounts of heavy snow during the winter. The Shirakawa-go and neighboring Gokayama regions were declared a UNESCO world heritage site in 1995.

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Water-discharge drill at Shirakawa-go

GIFU, Japan - Columns of water are discharged over traditional gassho-zukuri farmhouses during an annual water-discharge drill in the village of Shirakawa in the central Japan prefecture of Gifu on Nov. 9, 2014. The Shirakawa-go and neighboring Gokayama regions were declared a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site in 1995 for their farmhouses' steep thatched roofs designed to withstand the large amount of heavy snow in winter.

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Water-discharge drill at Shirakawa-go

GIFU, Japan - Columns of water are discharged over traditional gassho-zukuri farmhouses during an annual water-discharge drill in the village of Shirakawa in the central Japan prefecture of Gifu on Nov. 9, 2014. The Shirakawa-go and neighboring Gokayama regions were declared a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site in 1995 for their farmhouses' steep thatched roofs designed to withstand the large amount of heavy snow in winter.

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Gasho-zukuri farmhouses in Shirakawa-go lit up

SHIRAKAWA, Japan - Snow-covered gasho-zukuri farmhouses in Shirakawa-go, Gifu Prefecture, are lit up during an annual event on Jan. 18, 2014. The traditional houses with steep thatched roofs, some of which are more than 250 years old, are designed to withstand the large amount of heavy snow. The Shirakawa-go and neighboring Gokayama regions were declared a UNESCO world heritage site in 1995.

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Gasho-zukuri farmhouses in Shirakawa-go lit up

SHIRAKAWA, Japan - Snow-covered gasho-zukuri farmhouses in Shirakawa-go, Gifu Prefecture, are lit up during an annual event on Jan. 18, 2014. The traditional houses with steep thatched roofs, some of which are more than 250 years old, are designed to withstand the large amount of heavy snow. The Shirakawa-go and neighboring Gokayama regions were declared a UNESCO world heritage site in 1995.

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Snow-covered Gassho-style farmhouses

TOYAMA, Japan - These ''gassho-style'' farmhouses in Ainokura, Toyama Prefecture, are covered by a one-meter layer of snow on Dec. 13. The houses, which were registered on the World Heritage list in 1995, feature thatched gable roofs that slope down at an angle of 60 degrees. The roofs help the snow to slip off and prevent the houses from collapsing.

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Water-discharge drill at World Heritage-listed Shirakawa-go

An annual water-discharge fire drill is held on Oct. 30, 2022, in Shirakawa-go, a World Heritage site famous for traditional "gassho-zukuri" thatched farmhouses in the Gifu Prefecture village of Shirakawa, central Japan.

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Water-discharge drill at World Heritage-listed Shirakawa-go

An annual water-discharge fire drill is held on Oct. 30, 2022, in Shirakawa-go, a World Heritage site famous for traditional "gassho-zukuri" thatched farmhouses in the Gifu Prefecture village of Shirakawa, central Japan.

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Water-discharge drill at World Heritage-listed Shirakawa-go

An annual water-discharge fire drill is held on Oct. 30, 2022, in Shirakawa-go, a World Heritage site famous for traditional "gassho-zukuri" thatched farmhouses in the Gifu Prefecture village of Shirakawa, central Japan.

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Water-discharge drill at World Heritage-listed Shirakawa-go

An annual water-discharge fire drill is held on Oct. 30, 2022, in Shirakawa-go, a World Heritage site famous for traditional "gassho-zukuri" thatched farmhouses in the Gifu Prefecture village of Shirakawa, central Japan.

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CHINA-SHAANXI-XI'AN-TRANSFORM VILLAGE WITH FINE ARTS (CN)

(220718) -- XI'AN, July 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Tourists listen to an concert at an open air theater in Caijiapo Village, Huyi District of Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, on June 12, 2022. Faculty and students of the Xi'an Academy of Fine Arts have been working with artists to transform villages by practicing their profession. Such transformation, combining rural tradition with modern lifestyles, turns plain grain fields and farmhouses into places of interest that promote rural culture and rural tourism. (Xinhua)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-XI'AN-TRANSFORM VILLAGE WITH FINE ARTS (CN)

(220718) -- XI'AN, July 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Pepole visit a village history exhibition in Caijiapo Village, Huyi District of Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, on July 5, 2022. Faculty and students of the Xi'an Academy of Fine Arts have been working with artists to transform villages by practicing their profession. Such transformation, combining rural tradition with modern lifestyles, turns plain grain fields and farmhouses into places of interest that promote rural culture and rural tourism. (Xinhua/Li Yibo)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-XI'AN-TRANSFORM VILLAGE WITH FINE ARTS (CN)

(220718) -- XI'AN, July 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on July 5, 2022 shows a view of Caijiapo Village, Huyi District of Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. Faculty and students of the Xi'an Academy of Fine Arts have been working with artists to transform villages by practicing their profession. Such transformation, combining rural tradition with modern lifestyles, turns plain grain fields and farmhouses into places of interest that promote rural culture and rural tourism. (Xinhua/Li Yibo)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-XI'AN-TRANSFORM VILLAGE WITH FINE ARTS (CN)

(220718) -- XI'AN, July 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Tourists take a rest at the Home of Artist in Caijiapo Village, Huyi District of Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, on July 5, 2022. Faculty and students of the Xi'an Academy of Fine Arts have been working with artists to transform villages by practicing their profession. Such transformation, combining rural tradition with modern lifestyles, turns plain grain fields and farmhouses into places of interest that promote rural culture and rural tourism. (Xinhua/Li Yibo)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-XI'AN-TRANSFORM VILLAGE WITH FINE ARTS (CN)

(220718) -- XI'AN, July 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Tourists dance in an already harvested wheat field in Caijiapo Village, Huyi District of Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, on June 12, 2022. Faculty and students of the Xi'an Academy of Fine Arts have been working with artists to transform villages by practicing their profession. Such transformation, combining rural tradition with modern lifestyles, turns plain grain fields and farmhouses into places of interest that promote rural culture and rural tourism. (Xinhua)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-XI'AN-TRANSFORM VILLAGE WITH FINE ARTS (CN)

(220718) -- XI'AN, July 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A villager passes a wall painting in Caijiapo Village, Huyi District of Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, on July 5, 2022. Faculty and students of the Xi'an Academy of Fine Arts have been working with artists to transform villages by practicing their profession. Such transformation, combining rural tradition with modern lifestyles, turns plain grain fields and farmhouses into places of interest that promote rural culture and rural tourism. (Xinhua/Li Yibo)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-XI'AN-TRANSFORM VILLAGE WITH FINE ARTS (CN)

(220718) -- XI'AN, July 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Barista Shen Hongyi (L) brews coffee for tourists at the Home of Artist in Caijiapo Village, Huyi District of Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, on July 5, 2022. Faculty and students of the Xi'an Academy of Fine Arts have been working with artists to transform villages by practicing their profession. Such transformation, combining rural tradition with modern lifestyles, turns plain grain fields and farmhouses into places of interest that promote rural culture and rural tourism. (Xinhua/Li Yibo)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-XI'AN-TRANSFORM VILLAGE WITH FINE ARTS (CN)

(220718) -- XI'AN, July 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Tourists take a rest at the Home of Artist in Caijiapo Village, Huyi District of Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, on July 5, 2022. Faculty and students of the Xi'an Academy of Fine Arts have been working with artists to transform villages by practicing their profession. Such transformation, combining rural tradition with modern lifestyles, turns plain grain fields and farmhouses into places of interest that promote rural culture and rural tourism. (Xinhua/Li Yibo)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-XI'AN-TRANSFORM VILLAGE WITH FINE ARTS (CN)

(220718) -- XI'AN, July 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on July 5, 2022 shows a manually decorated water tower in Caijiapo Village, Huyi District of Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. Faculty and students of the Xi'an Academy of Fine Arts have been working with artists to transform villages by practicing their profession. Such transformation, combining rural tradition with modern lifestyles, turns plain grain fields and farmhouses into places of interest that promote rural culture and rural tourism. (Xinhua/Li Yibo)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-XI'AN-TRANSFORM VILLAGE WITH FINE ARTS (CN)

(220718) -- XI'AN, July 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Villager Wang Yan poses for a photo in front of his portrait on the wall in Caijiapo Village, Huyi District of Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, on July 6, 2022. Faculty and students of the Xi'an Academy of Fine Arts have been working with artists to transform villages by practicing their profession. Such transformation, combining rural tradition with modern lifestyles, turns plain grain fields and farmhouses into places of interest that promote rural culture and rural tourism. (Xinhua/Li Yibo)

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Chinese muralists decorate countryside with creativity, passion

STORY: Chinese muralists decorate countryside with creativity, passion DATELINE: May 10, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:45 LOCATION: KUNMING, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of murals 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LIU ZHICHENG, Mural artist STORYLINE: Liu Zhicheng, a 26-year-old painter, together with his partner Xu Fengkai, has been creating artworks on the walls of farmhouses in Xingyi Village, Lijiang City, southwest China's Yunnan Province. Liu has studied wall painting for about six years. In 2020, Liu and his partner began painting walls free of charge and full of love and passion. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LIU ZHICHENG, Mural artist "I started painting walls in villages when I lived in Tongliang District of Chongqing. Now I paint in Lijiang City of Yunnan Province, which is my hometown. When I paint on walls, I try to combine the environment with my paintings. I also borrow some highlights from 'China chic' and Chinese ink painting. I was in a period of teenage rebellion, and my family worried about me a

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World Heritage-listed Shirakawa-go farmhouses

Visitors walk past thatched farmhouses in the hamlet of Shirakawa-go as the World Heritage site is lit up in the Gifu Prefecture village of Shirakawa, central Japan, on Jan. 16, 2022.

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World Heritage-listed Shirakawa-go farmhouses

Thatched farmhouses in the hamlet of Shirakawa-go, a World Heritage site, is lit up in the Gifu Prefecture village of Shirakawa, central Japan, on Jan. 16, 2022.

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World Heritage-listed Shirakawa-go farmhouses

Thatched farmhouses in the hamlet of Shirakawa-go, a World Heritage site, is lit up in the Gifu Prefecture village of Shirakawa, central Japan, on Jan. 16, 2022.

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