Longji Rice Terraces host harvest festival from 1 to 7 November

Longji Rice Terraces hosted its Harvest Festival from 1 to 7 November 2026 in Guilin, China, bringing visitors into the autumn farming cycle through rice cutting, threshing and traditional activities. The event took place across the scenic area near Longsheng, where rice fields and Zhuang villages form a working mountain landscape.

Harvest Festival brings farm work to Longji terraces

The Harvest Festival began on 1 November 2026 and continued through 7 November, with activities linked to the rice harvest. A festival report from Guilin described the programme as a combination of agricultural experiences, folk customs and seasonal sightseeing.

Visitors joined villagers in cutting rice, carrying sheaves and threshing grain. The programme also included bamboo dancing, maize-related activities and a supervised chicken-catching activity for children. The event therefore connected the familiar viewing points with the fields below them, rather than presenting the harvest only as a display. Xinhua also reported that foreign visitors joined the rice harvest and dancing at the terraces during the same period.

Three terrace areas share the November harvest

The festival followed the coordinated opening of the harvest in three core areas: Jinkeng Dazhai, Ping'an Zhuang Village and Longji Ancient Zhuang Village. The timing matters because these terraces are not simply scenic structures; they remain cultivated fields, and the annual cutting schedule shapes what visitors see on the slopes.

Ping'an Zhuang Village is described as one of the earliest parts of the area opened to visitors and a representative Zhuang settlement. The mountain rice terraces form part of the southern Chinese rice terrace system, which was recognised by the Food and Agriculture Organization in 2018 as globally important agricultural heritage. That status places the festival's hands-on activities within a landscape valued for both farming practice and cultural continuity.

Rice harvest links Guilin visitors with village life

The event also shows why the Longji landscape cannot be separated from the communities on its slopes. Cutting, bundling, carrying and threshing are practical stages of rice production, while bamboo dancing and folk activities provide a cultural setting for visitors arriving during the harvest.

For travellers, the result is a changing experience rather than a fixed seasonal backdrop. The terraces can be viewed from established vantage points, while the festival programme brought visitors closer to the work taking place in the fields. Participation was described in reports from the event itself, not as a general claim about ordinary daily access.

Visiting Longji Rice Terraces: what travellers from Western Europe should know

• The Harvest Festival ran from 1 to 7 November 2026 across the Longji scenic area, including Jinkeng Dazhai, Ping'an Zhuang Village and Longji Ancient Zhuang Village.
• The programme offered rice cutting, carrying and threshing, as well as bamboo dancing and other agricultural activities. The festival period ended on 7 November 2026.
• The site is in Longsheng County in the Guilin region of Guangxi, China, and the three core terrace areas are connected with Zhuang and Yao village communities.
• Visitors should expect steep mountain terrain, terraced fields and active agricultural areas rather than a single enclosed monument. Walking conditions vary between viewpoints, village paths and cultivated slopes.
• Entry requirements depend on your nationality; UK travellers can check the FCDO travel advice at gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice, Irish travellers the Department of Foreign Affairs at ireland.ie.

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Frequently asked questions about Longji Rice Terraces

When did the Harvest Festival take place at Longji Rice Terraces?

The Harvest Festival ran from 1 to 7 November 2026 across the scenic area near Guilin.

What could visitors do during the Harvest Festival?

Visitors could join rice cutting, carrying and threshing, and take part in bamboo dancing and other agricultural activities.

Where are Longji Rice Terraces and how do you get there?

The terraces are in Longsheng County in the Guilin region of Guangxi, China, across several village and viewpoint areas.