Harvest at Longji Rice Terraces starts on 1 November
Published on 10/18/2026 at 01:32 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS
Longji Rice Terraces will begin their 2026 core-area rice harvest on 1 November, giving visitors to Guilin a fixed date for the change from golden standing crops to harvested fields. The terraces, part of Longji Village in Longsheng County, are a working agricultural landscape as well as a travel destination.
A small rehearsal on 8 October allowed visitors to take part in rice cutting before the main operation. The date and place were reported by Xinhua's harvest report, which describes the scheduled work in the core terrace area.
Rice harvest at Longji Rice Terraces starts on 1 November
Harvesting is an annual farming activity and a visitor-facing part of the landscape. Xinhua reported that local authorities set 1 November 2026 for cutting rice in the core area, after preparations that included the 8 October rehearsal and participation by overseas visitors.
The timing gives travellers a clear dividing line in the autumn calendar. The fields can still be viewed before 1 November, while the harvest itself marks a physical change to the crop rather than a concert, exhibition or commercial tour. A current guide also records 1 November 2026 for the three principal terrace villages, including Jinkeng, Ping'an and the Ancient Zhuang village.
Longji Rice Terraces connect farming and heritage
The terraces lie in Longsheng County, north of Guilin, in Guangxi. Zhuang villages are built among the slopes, with traditional wooden houses alongside the cultivated fields. The setting is therefore not a reconstructed display: rice production, village life and visitor activity occupy the same mountain landscape.
Xinhua says Longji Village entered China's first national traditional-village list in 2012. It also reports that the broader rice-terrace system in southern China was recognised by the Food and Agriculture Organization as a Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System in 2018, with Longji Rice Terraces included within it. The fixed harvest date links that international heritage status to an immediate agricultural process: what visitors see is scheduled to change because the fields are still farmed.
Visiting Longji Rice Terraces: what travellers from Western Europe should know
- The scheduled core-area rice harvest begins on 1 November 2026 at Longji Rice Terraces in Longsheng County, Guilin.
- The 8 October rehearsal included visitors taking part in rice cutting. The available reports describe harvesting activity, not a closure of the viewpoints or villages.
- The terraces are reached by road from Guilin. Longsheng County is the relevant reference area, while the terrace villages lie within the wider scenic area rather than in central Guilin.
- Travel involves mountain villages, cultivated slopes and paths between viewpoints and houses. Practical guides describe separate areas including Ping'an, Jinkeng Dazhai and the Ancient Zhuang village, so one visit does not cover a single compact site.
- 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 does the rice harvest take place at Longji Rice Terraces?
The core-area harvest is scheduled to begin on 1 November 2026. A rehearsal took place on 8 October 2026.
Where are Longji Rice Terraces and how do you get there?
They are in Longsheng County in the Guilin region of Guangxi, China. Travellers reach the mountain terrace villages by road from Guilin.
What are Longji Rice Terraces?
They are cultivated mountain rice fields connected with Zhuang villages and traditional wooden houses. The terrace system was included in a Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System recognised in 2018.
