Longsheng County is 90kms northwest to Guilin, where lives many different ethnic minority groups such as Zhuang, Yao, Miao and Dong etc. The ancestors of these minorities started to cultivate the lands on the mountains hundred of years ago, leaving almost 66 square kilometers terraced rice fields in southeast of Longsheng, of which the terraced fields in Heping village called as "Longji" in Chinese show a picture of great momentum and imposing beauty, being reputed as "unrivalled in the world".

Longji in Chinese means "Dragon's Backbone". When climbing to the top of it and looking down at the nearby terraced rice fields, you will have the feeling that you are standing on the dragon's back as the terraced rice paddies look like the shining scales of the dragon.