RICE TERRACES
My friends from other Asian countries were proudly saying to me, ‘Oh, we have wonder of the world in our country, the rice terraces.’ It was the first time for me to appreciate the rice terraces when I go home, though it was common scenery for me before. Indonesians like other Asians consume more rice daily. Since the Indonesia’s landscape is mostly mountainous, the farmers plant their rice in a unique way to get more space on the hills/mountains. It creates the rice terraces, one of the spectacular scenes in the villages. You may see the good ones in Java and Bali. In fact, Jatiluwuh rice terrace is one of the tourist destinations in Bali. The better view of rice terraces will be on the planting and shortly after the planting time when you can still see the edges and the borders clearly. Shortly before the harvest time, the rice stem will be longer and full with rice. During this time,...
