Keywords: Hani Folk Culture, Mushroom Houses

Location: 6 kilometers in the south of Xinjie town of Yuanyang county, Honghe

About Qingkou Hani Ethnic Village:

Qingkou is a typical Hani Village, which consists of 150 families and has a population of 800 of Hani ethnic minority.This Hani village is mainly presents the common characteristics of the Hani Terraced Fields culture. It maintain an integrated ecosystem among the forest, water system, villages and terraced field. Having been properly exploiting and comprehensively using the natural resources for hundreds of years, it is regarded as a model village in promoting the agricultural development. It not only protects its ecological balance but also promotes its development and civilization. There is also a museum established to showcase the history and culture of Hani people.

The village is shrouded in luxuriant forests where you can here the humming birds and cicadas in summer and experience the primitiveness.Walking around the village along the stone path, you can see the change of time as well as the local unchanged life on magnificent terrace fields. The earth-made houses on the both side of path are well ranked, whose housetop looks like a big mushroom. These houses are called mushroom houses, which are the traditional residences of Hani people. They are comprised of earth-made walls, bamboo or wood frameworks and straw housetops.

Qingkou Hani Ethnic Village

Distances from Others Scenic Areas in Yuanyang:

• Duoyishu Rice Terraces: about 5 kilometers
• Bada Rice Terraces: about 2.5 kilometers
• Laohuzui Rice Terraces: about 4.8 kilometers

About Ticket：

• The day ticket is CNY 100 (including Duoyishu, Bada, Laohuzui Scenic Areas and Jingkou Folk village).

• The through ticket is CNY 180 ( you can visit the above four scenic areas in ten days of validity).

• The annual ticket is CNY 360 ( you can visit the above four scenic areas in one year of validity).

Accommodation:

There are many hostels in Xinjie Town. If you arrange your accommodation in Xinjie Town, you should take a mini bus to arrive at each scenic area. Apart from Xinjie town, you can also stay at Duoyishu Rice Terraces Scenic Area and Shengcun Village where various hostels and inns are located. The hostel are decorated in Hani ethnic style and offer great chance to view the beautiful rice terraces through windows.

‣‣‣  Honghe Hani Rice Terraces Travel Guide

‣‣‣  Yuanyang County Travel Guide

‣‣‣  Tours Including Yuanyang Rice Terraces

• 3 Days Yuanyang Rice Terraces Photograph Tour

• 7 Days Kunming Mile Jianshui Yuanyang Hani Rice Terraces Photograph Tour

• 10 Days Yunnan Photograph Tour to Kunming Dongchuan Red Soil and Yuanyang Hani Rice Terrace Field