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Encyclopedia > Banaue Rice Terraces
Panoramic view of the Banaue Rice Terraces
Panoramic view of the Banaue Rice Terraces
Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras1
UNESCO World Heritage Site
The Banaue Rice Terraces
State Party Flag of Philippines Philippines
Type Cultural
Criteria iii, iv, v
Identification #722
Region2 Asia-Pacific
Inscription History
Formal Inscription: 1995
19th WH Committee Session
In Danger 2001-
WH link: http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/722

1 Name as officially inscribed on the WH List
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The Banaue Rice Terraces are 2000-year old terraces that were carved into the mountains of Ifugao in the Philippines by ancestors of the Batad indigenous people. It is commonly thought that the terraces were built with minimal equipment, largely by hand. The terraces are located approximately 1500 meters (5000 feet) above sea level and cover 10,360 square kilometers (about 4000 square miles) of mountainside. They are fed by an ancient irrigation system from the rainforests above the terraces. Look up terrace in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Ifugao is a landlocked province of the Philippines in the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon. ... High-altitude aerial view of irrigation in the Heart of the Sahara ( ) Irrigation is the replacement or supplementation of rainfall with water from another source in order to grow crops or plants. ...


The Banaue terraces are part of the Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras, ancient sprawling man-made structures from 2,000 to 6,000 years old. They are found in the provinces of Apayao, Benguet, Mountain Province and Ifugao, and are a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This is a commonly visted place. Apayao is a landlocked province of the Philippines in the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon. ... Benguet is a landlocked province of the Philippines in the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon. ... Mountain Province is a landlocked province of the Philippines in the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon. ... Ifugao is a landlocked province of the Philippines in the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon. ... Elabana Falls is in Lamington National Park, part of the Central Eastern Rainforest Reserves World Heritage site in Queensland, Australia. ...


Locals to this day still tend to the rice and vegetables on the terraces, although more and more younger Ifugaos do not find farming appealing, often opting for the more lucrative hospitality industry generated by the Rice Terraces. The result is the gradual erosion of the characteristic "steps", which need constant reconstruction and care.


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Banaue Rice Terraces - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (182 words)
The Banaue Rice Terraces are 2000-year-old terraces that were carved into the mountains of Ifugao in the Philippines by ancestors of the Batad people.
It is largely thought that the terraces were built with minimal equipments, largely by hand.
The terraces are located approximately 5000 feet above sea level and cover nearly 4000 square miles of the mountainside.
Dancing anew on the stairways to heaven (1589 words)
Filipinos are intent on preserving their rice terraces, which were declared “national treasures” in 1973.
Of all the exquisitely sculpted rice terraces which climb the slopes of the Cordillera in Luzon, the largest island in the Philippine archipelago, those of Banaue are the finest expression of the genius of local tribes.
At the edge of the rice terraces, the group was met by another parade of dancers from the neighbouring village of Nalnay, half of whom were children who beat their shields with an enthusiasm that rivalled those of their elder counterparts.
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